I installed Mavericks and now safari wont work. Help!

Question for you --

1. Where is your Safari app located? Is it in the main Applications folder? or on the Desktop? Have you tried opening the app from within the Applications folder?

Please read this whole message before doing anything.

This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.

The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads 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 turn on the computer, and again when you log in.

So, just to be clear, Brick, you have one in your App folder, AND on the desktop? How about one in the dock, as well?

Hold down Command (the cloverleafkey) + tap spacebar to get Spotlight up. Type in 2 letters: sa. Safari will be highlighted in the resulting Spotlight dropdown list.

While holding down the Command key, click on the Safari *ICON* at the top of that dropdown list (not on the *word* Safari). A Finder window or tab will open up with Safari highlighted.

Leaving Safari highlighted, next hold down Command + tap the "I" key.

At the top of the Info window, under General, you'll see "Where." If you see your Safari being in any location OTHER THAN in "/Applications," then your Safari's in the wrong place.

⚠ MOVE IT TO THE APPLICATIONS FOLDER IF IT'S NOT THERE ALREADY.

LOTS of apps, mostly all Apple apps, misbehave or just plain won't work if they're not located at the root level of the Applications folder (like Mail for instance, esp after a major Security Update or OS upgrade. Been there, done dat about a year ago, missing a patch of hair because of dat).

So if your Safari isn't located at the root level of the Applications folder, move it there.

And to be on the safe side after moving Safari, if you had to do that, reboot.

Your Safari ought to work just fine after that.

However, If it's still not behavin' after rebooting, then I'd suggest closing down everything & then "overinstall" Mavericks onto itself (i.e., a 2nd install, right on top of the 1st one). BUT before doing that, make sure that ALL of your Apple apps & Apple utils are located where they are supposed to be, where the Apple software engineers put them I mean. If you're not sure, then dumping them all from the various locations you might have them, & putting them all into the Applications folder at the root level is a safe bet before overinstalling Mavs onto itself.

The latest Safari for Mav, btw, is v7.0.3, which can be downloaded from here:

https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/15675/apple-safari

You might also check out your MB, MBP or whathaveyou's firmware version. Mav runs best on hardware with fully updated firmware.

KK