RalphTomaccio

Q: Safari Won't Load my Home Page

Safari has been working fine never since switching to OS 10.9.1, albeit a little slow in loading pages, but that's not my complaint.

 

I have my home page set and it used to load with no problem. All of a sudden whenever I start Safari, all I get is an empty tab. I've checked and reset my URL numerous times but it will not load, nor will any other site I tried as a home page. When I manually select a bookmark they all load without a problem, including that of what I would like as my home page.

 

Any ideas as to what's up with this issue? Thanks.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9), 3.6 Ghz - 1TB HD - 8GB Ram

Posted on Jan 8, 2014 2:13 PM

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  • by dominic23,

    dominic23 dominic23 Jan 8, 2014 2:40 PM in response to RalphTomaccio
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    Jan 8, 2014 2:40 PM in response to RalphTomaccio

    Go step by step and test.

     

      Quit Safari.

      Hold the shift key down and relaunch Safari.

     

     

    Reset Safari.

     

    Click Safari in the menu bar.

    From the drop down select "Reset Safari".

    Uncheck the boxes beside  all items.

    Just check the box beside “Remove all website data”.

    Click "Reset".

     

     

     

    Empty Caches

     

    Safari > Preference > Advanced

    Checkmark the box for "Show Develop menu in menu bar".

    Develop menu will appear in the Safari menu bar.

    Click Develop and select "Empty Caches" from the dropdown.

     

    Turn off Extensions if any, and launch Safari.

    Safari > Preferences > Extensions

  • by RalphTomaccio,

    RalphTomaccio RalphTomaccio Jan 8, 2014 3:34 PM in response to dominic23
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    Jan 8, 2014 3:34 PM in response to dominic23

    dominic23,

     

    I really appreciate all the suggestions you offered, but I did each one very carefully and none of them made a difference, unfortunately.

     

    Anything else you can suggest?

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 8, 2014 3:57 PM in response to RalphTomaccio
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    Jan 8, 2014 3:57 PM in response to RalphTomaccio

    Please read this whole message before doing anything.

     

    This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.

     

    Step 1

     

    The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.

     

    Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”

     

    While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.

     

    Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?

     

    After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.

     

    *Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.

     

    Step 2

     

    The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.

     

    Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.

       

    Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.

     

    Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.

     

    The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.

     

    Test while in safe mode. Same problem?

     

    After testing, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of steps 1 and 2.

  • by RalphTomaccio,

    RalphTomaccio RalphTomaccio Jan 9, 2014 11:01 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jan 9, 2014 11:01 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Hi Linc,

     

    Thanks for your suggestions. I have run through both steps and the problem remains in both.

     

    What can you, or anyone else, suggest as my next step?

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 9, 2014 11:35 AM in response to RalphTomaccio
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    Jan 9, 2014 11:35 AM in response to RalphTomaccio

    Please make sure you're running the copy of Safari in the Applications folder, and not an outdated copy somewhere else. It should be version 7.0.1.

  • by RalphTomaccio,

    RalphTomaccio RalphTomaccio Jan 9, 2014 11:39 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jan 9, 2014 11:39 AM in response to Linc Davis

    It's 7.0.1.

     

    Is there any way to delete and reinstall?

     

    I couldn't find it in the app store as a separate download, so I assume it's integrated into the system software.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 9, 2014 11:42 AM in response to RalphTomaccio
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    Jan 9, 2014 11:42 AM in response to RalphTomaccio

    If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS. You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.

         

    If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode.

  • by RalphTomaccio,

    RalphTomaccio RalphTomaccio Jan 9, 2014 2:06 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Jan 9, 2014 2:06 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Well, here's a kicker!

     

    I backed up everything and downloaded Mavericks and reinstalled. And, I still have the problem! I just can't imagine what else is left to try.

     

    Anyone?

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 9, 2014 2:20 PM in response to RalphTomaccio
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    Jan 9, 2014 2:20 PM in response to RalphTomaccio
    If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. This procedure is a diagnostic  test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything suggested in this comment. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
       
    Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. It does nothing but produce human-readable data about the state of your computer. However, you need to be cautious about running any program at the behest of a stranger on a public message board. If you question the safety of the procedure suggested here — which you should — search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects. If you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them.

    Here's a summary of what you need to do: Copy a line of text from this web page into the window of another application. Wait about a minute. Then paste some other text, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page. The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. Details follow.

    You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only run the test in safe mode, proceed anyway.

    If you have more than one user, and the affected user is not an administrator, then please run the script twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The administrator is the user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time. If you can't log in as an administrator, just run the script as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.

    The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clickinganywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in your browser, and you can then copy it.

    Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:

    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.

    When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign ($) or a percent sign (%). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.

    Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:

    clear; shopt -s extglob; Fb='%s\n\t(%s)\n'; Fm='\n%s:\n\n%s\n'; Fs='\n%s: %s\n'; PB="/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print"; Pm () { [[ "$o" ]] && o=$(sed 's/^/   /' <<< "$o") && printf "$Fm" "$1" "$o"; }; Pc () { o=$(egrep -v '^[[:blank:]]*($|#)' "$2"); Pm "$1"; }; Pp () { o=$($PB "$2" | awk -F'= ' \/$3'/{print $2}'); Pm "$1"; }; Ps () { o="${o##+( )}"; [[ "$o" -ne 0 ]] && printf "$Fs" "$1" "$o"; }; a=$(id | grep -w '80(admin)'); r=1; [[ "$a" ]] && { sudo true; r=$?; }; { [[ "$a" ]] || echo $'No admin access\n'; [[ "$a" && "$r" -ne 0 ]] && echo $'No root access\n'; system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType | sed '8!d;s/^ *//'; o=$(system_profiler SPDiagnosticsDataType | sed '5,6!d'); fgrep -q P <<< "$o" && o=; Pm "POST"; o=$(nvram boot-args | awk '{$1=""; print}'); Ps "boot-args"; o=$(($(vm_stat | awk '/Pageo/{sub("\\.",""); print $2}')/256)); o=$((o>=1024?o:0)); Ps "Pageouts (MiB)"; s=( $(sar -u 1 10 | sed '$!d') ); [[ ${s[4]} -lt 90 ]] && o=$(printf 'User %s%%\t\tSystem %s%%' ${s[1]} ${s[3]}) || o=; Pm "Total CPU usage" && o=$(ps acrx -o comm,ruid,%cpu | sed '2!d'); Pm "Max %CPU by process (name, UID, %)"; o=$(kextstat -kl | grep -v com\\.apple | cut -c53- | cut -d\< -f1); Pm "Loaded extrinsic kernel extensions"; o=$(launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)|\.[0-9]+$/{print $3}'); Pm "Loaded extrinsic user agents"; o=$(launchctl getenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES); Pm "Inserted libraries"; for f in crontab fstab launchd.conf sysctl.conf; do Pc $f /etc/$f; done; Pc "hosts" <(sed '1,10d' /etc/hosts); Pc "User crontab" <(crontab -l); Pc "User launchd" ~/.launchd; o=$(find {,/u*/lo*}/e*/periodic -type f -mtime -10d); Pm "Modified periodic scripts"; Pp "Global login items" /L*/P*/loginw* Path; Pp "User login items" L*/P*/*loginit* Name; Pp "Safari extensions" L*/Saf*/*/E*.plist Bundle | sed 's/\..*$//;s/-[1-9]$//'; o=$(find ~ $TMPDIR.. \( -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 \) | wc -l); Ps "Restricted user files"; cd; o=$(find -L /S*/L*/E* {/,}L*/{A*d,Compon,Ex,In,Keyb,Mail/Bu,P*P,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo}* -type d -name Contents -prune | while read d; do ID=$($PB\ :CFBundleIdentifier "$d/Info.plist") || ID="No bundle ID"; egrep -qv "^com\.apple\.[^x]|Accusys|ArcMSR|ATTO|HDPro|HighPoint|driver\.stex|hp-fax|\.hpio|JMicron|microsoft\.MDI|print|SoftRAID" <<< $ID && printf "$Fb" "${d%/Contents}" "$ID"; done); Pm "Extrinsic loadable bundles"; o=$(find /u*/{,*/}lib -type f -exec sh -c 'file -b "$1" | grep -qw shared && ! codesign -v "$1"' {} {} \; -print); Pm "Unsigned shared libraries"; o=$(system_profiler SPFontsDataType | egrep "Valid: N|Duplicate: Y" | wc -l); Ps "Font problems"; for d in {/,}L*/{La,Priv,Sta}*; do o=$(ls -A "$d" | grep -vw \.DS_Store); Pm "$d"; done; o=$(ls /L*/L*/Dia*/*.panic | wc -l); Ps "Panics"; o=$(ls /L*/L*/Dia*/*.c* | tail); Pm "System crash logs"; o=$(ls L*/L*/Dia* | tail); Pm "User crash logs"; [[ "$r" -eq 0 ]] && { o=$(sudo profiles -P); Pm "Profiles"; o=$(sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix\.cron)|org\.(amav|apac|calendarse|cups|dove|isc|ntp|post[fg]|x)/{print $3}'); Pm "Loaded extrinsic daemons"; o=$(sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook); Pm "Login hook"; Pc "Root crontab" <(sudo crontab -l);}; o=$(syslog -F bsd -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|timed? ?o' | tail -n25 | awk '/:/{$4=""; $5=""; print}'); Pm "Kernel messages"; } 2> /dev/null | pbcopy; exit 
       
    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Then click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.

     

    If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the script will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important, so don't worry about it.

    The script may take up to a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. Wait for the line "[Process completed]" to appear in the Terminal window.

    You can then quit Terminal. The output of the script will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. All you have to do is paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V again. If any personal information, such as your name or email address, appears in the output, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary. Please don't copy anything from the Terminal window.

    When you post the output, you might see in your browser the message, "You have included content in your post that is not permitted." That's because the forum software falsely identifies something in the post as a violation of the terms of use. If that happens, please post the output on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.

    Note: This is a public forum, and others may offer you advice based on the output of the script. They speak only for themselves and I don't necessarily agree with their views.

     

    ________________________________

      
    Copyright © 2014 Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Terms of Use of Apple Support Communities ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.
  • by RalphTomaccio,

    RalphTomaccio RalphTomaccio Jan 9, 2014 3:44 PM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (60 points)
    Jan 9, 2014 3:44 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Hi Linc,

     

    Once I have pasted the line into Terminal I get the Password: request. I don't use a password. Since you said the script will run anyway, I typed in a password I use elsewhere only to do the three attempts. But, instead of running anyway like you said it would, all I got was:

     

    Password:

    Sorry, try again.

    Password:

    Sorry, try again.

    Password:

    Sorry, try again.

    sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts

     

     

    logout

     

    [Process completed]

  • by RalphTomaccio,

    RalphTomaccio RalphTomaccio Jan 9, 2014 4:06 PM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (60 points)
    Jan 9, 2014 4:06 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Ooops . . .

    Disregard my previous post. I forgot to do the last step. The results are below:

     

     

     

    No root access

     

     

    Boot Mode: Normal

     

     

    Loaded extrinsic kernel extensions:

     

     

       com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.5)

       com.trusteer.driver.gakl_driver_2 (1)

     

     

    Loaded extrinsic user agents:

     

     

       com.wacom.wacomtablet

       com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd

       com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager

     

     

    User crontab:

     

     

       0          8          *          *          5          /Applications/MacScan\ 2/MacScan.app/Contents/MacOS/MacScan -autoscan YES

     

     

    Modified periodic scripts:

     

     

       /etc/periodic/daily/110.clean-tmps

       /etc/periodic/daily/130.clean-msgs

       /etc/periodic/daily/140.clean-rwho

       /etc/periodic/daily/199.clean-fax

       /etc/periodic/daily/310.accounting

       /etc/periodic/daily/400.status-disks

       /etc/periodic/daily/420.status-network

       /etc/periodic/daily/430.status-rwho

       /etc/periodic/daily/999.local

       /etc/periodic/monthly/199.rotate-fax

       /etc/periodic/monthly/200.accounting

       /etc/periodic/monthly/999.local

       /etc/periodic/weekly/320.whatis

       /etc/periodic/weekly/999.local

     

     

    User login items:

     

     

       Garmin Express Service.app

       Dropbox.app

       Printer Pro Desktop.app

     

     

    Safari extensions:

     

     

       Add To Amazon Wish List

       SafariRestore

       Awesome Screenshot

     

     

    Restricted user files: 13867

     

     

    Extrinsic loadable bundles:

     

     

       /System/Library/Extensions/2.2.0/Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext

                 (com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart)

       /System/Library/Extensions/2.2.0/Belcarra.USBLAN_usbpart.kext

                 (com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart)

       /System/Library/Extensions/2.2.0/RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext

                 (com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart)

       /System/Library/Extensions/3.1.1/Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext

                 (com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart)

       /System/Library/Extensions/3.1.1/Belcarra.USBLAN_usbpart.kext

                 (com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart)

       /System/Library/Extensions/3.1.1/RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext

                 (com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart)

       /System/Library/Extensions/Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext

                 (com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart)

       /System/Library/Extensions/Belcarra.USBLAN_usbpart.kext

                 (com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart)

       /System/Library/Extensions/BJUSBMP.kext

                 (jp.co.canon.bj.kext.BJUSBMP)

       /System/Library/Extensions/iavkfs.kext

                 (com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs)

       /System/Library/Extensions/IOSCSILexarCommandsDevice.kext

                 (com.lexar.iokit.IOSCSILexarCommandsDevice)

       /System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBJumpshotClass.kext

                 (com.lexarmedia.driver.IOUSBJumpshotClass)

       /System/Library/Extensions/RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext

                 (com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart)

       /System/Library/Extensions/Soundflower.kext

                 (com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower)

       /System/Library/Extensions/TabletDriverCFPlugin.bundle

                 (No bundle ID)

       /System/Library/Extensions/Wacom Tablet.kext

                 (com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet)

       /Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers/EmagicUSBMIDIDriver.plugin

                 (info.emagic.driver.unitor)

       /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Flip4Mac WMA Import.component

                 (net.telestream.wmv.import)

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin

                 (com.adobe.acrobat.pdfviewer)

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

                 (com.adobe.acrobat.pdfviewerNPAPI)

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin

                 (com.macromedia.Flash Player.plugin)

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

                 (net.telestream.wmv.plugin)

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/GarminGpsControl.plugin

                 (com.garmin.GarminGpsControl)

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin

                 (com.microsoft.officelive.browserplugin)

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Silverlight.plugin

                 (com.microsoft.SilverlightPlugin)

       /Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane

                 (com.adobe.flashplayerpreferences)

       /Library/PreferencePanes/Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane

                 (net.telestream.wmv.prefpane)

       /Library/PreferencePanes/RapportPreferences.prefPane

                 (com.trusteer.RapportPreferences)

       /Library/QuickTime/Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component

                 (net.telestream.wmv.advanced)

       /Library/QuickTime/Flip4Mac WMV Export.component

                 (net.telestream.wmv.export)

       /Library/QuickTime/Flip4Mac WMV Import.component

                 (net.telestream.wmv.import)

       /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax

                 (No bundle ID)

     

     

    Unsigned shared libraries:

     

     

       /usr/local/lib/audacity/libavcodec.52.dylib

       /usr/local/lib/audacity/libavformat.52.dylib

       /usr/local/lib/audacity/libavutil.50.dylib

       /usr/local/lib/audacity/libmp3lame.dylib

       /usr/local/lib/libfuse.2.dylib

       /usr/local/lib/libfuse_ino64.2.dylib

     

     

    Font problems: 95

     

     

    /Library/LaunchAgents:

     

     

       com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

       com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

       com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist

       com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist

     

     

    /Library/LaunchDaemons:

     

     

       com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

       com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

       com.bombich.ccc.plist

       com.freemacsoft.appcleanerd.plist

       com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

       com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist

     

     

    /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:

     

     

       com.bombich.ccc

       com.freemacsoft.appcleanerd

       com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper

     

     

    Library/LaunchAgents:

     

     

       com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

       com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist

       com.amazon.cloud-player.plist

       SharedServices.Agent.plist

       com.apple.FolderActions.enabled.plist

       com.apple.FolderActions.folders.plist

       com.google.keystone.agent.plist

       com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist

       com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist

       com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist

     

     

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 9, 2014 4:00 PM in response to RalphTomaccio
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    Applications
    Jan 9, 2014 4:00 PM in response to RalphTomaccio

    You've made some questionable modifications to your system, but I suggest you start with this.

     

    A.

    Remove Rapport by following the instructions on this page.

    Back up all data before making any changes.

    B.

    This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.

      

    Step 1

       

    If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. To do that, unlock the preference pane using the credentials of an administrator, check the box marked Allow user to administer this computer, then reboot. You can demote the problem account back to standard status when this step has been completed.

        

    Enter the following command in the Terminal window in the same way as before (triple-click, copy, and paste):

    { sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR.. ; sudo chown -R $UID:staff ~ $_ ; sudo chmod -R u+rwX ~ $_ ; chmod -R -N ~ $_ ; } 2>&-

       

    This time you'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.

        

    The command may take several minutes to run, depending on how many files you have. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear, then quit Terminal.

        

    Step 2 (optional)

        

    Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1 or if it doesn't solve the problem.

       

    Boot into Recovery. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select

       

    Utilities Terminal

      

    from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open. In that window, type this:

      

    res

     

    Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:

      

    resetpassword

      

    Press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not  going to reset a password.

       

    Select your startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.

       

    Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.

       

    Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.

       

    Select

      

    Restart

      

    from the menu bar.

     

    C.

    Launch the Font Book application and validate all fonts. You must select the fonts in order to validate them. See the built-in help and this support article for instructions. If Font Book finds any issues, resolve them.

    From the application's menu bar, select

    FileRestore Standard Fonts...

    You'll be prompted to confirm, and then to enter your administrator login password.

    Boot in safe mode to rebuild the font caches. Boot again as usual and test.

    Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. In that case, ask for instructions.

    Also note that if you deactivate or remove any built-in fonts, for instance by using a third-party font manager, the system may become unstable.

  • by RalphTomaccio,

    RalphTomaccio RalphTomaccio Jan 9, 2014 6:47 PM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (60 points)
    Jan 9, 2014 6:47 PM in response to Linc Davis

    I wish I could report better findings, but both of these steps did not result in resolving the issue.

     

    But at least my fonts are cleaned up!

  • by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jan 9, 2014 7:32 PM in response to RalphTomaccio
    Level 10 (208,005 points)
    Applications
    Jan 9, 2014 7:32 PM in response to RalphTomaccio

    Maybe we are on the wrong track here. Please post a screenshot of the Safari preferences window with the General tab selected.

    Start a reply to this message. Click the camera icon in the toolbar of the editing window and select the image file to upload it. You can also include text in the reply.

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