stop safari from opening last session in Yosemite

Hi ..

Open System Preferences > General

Select: Close windows when quitting an app

Then restart your Mac to test.

Hi ..

Follow the instructions I posted.

You need to read instructions! Word by word.

Alternative: Use

command + alt + q

to quit Safari

hi,

since today I have the same problem. Even though the checkmark was already checked "Close windows when quitting an app" Safari still opens the same windows every time I start it. The weird thing is, that these are not the windows from last session, but older windows from a couple of days go...

Carolyn is trying to tell you you are not in the Apple Preferences Pane, you are in the Safari Preferences Pane. Close it and open the System Preferences Pane and follow her instructions.

command + alt + q works perfectly!

Seriously. The thing that seems that everyone misses are the words "System Preferences" in Carolyn Samit's post, not "Safari preferences".

Hi,

I have same problem as skojtx, I am using a new macbook and in Safari 8.0.8.

Everytime I open Safari, it opens in an old session (Not the last session) when trying to login to my Sky ID account (An attempt that failed). When I was using Safari in this mode I had it reduced to the right hand side of the screen as I was doing split screen work.

Whenever I open Safari it opens from the right hand side of the dock bar (As if pulling up from a minimised position, despite having been fully closed down) and opens in the small window on the right hand side of the screen as it was when I was on that link. This website was last used 5 days ago and yet it still keeps opening.

I have searched for answers and have tried many things, all that did not work (See below) - I can only open safari on my homepage (www.bc.co.uk/sport), where it opens 'normally' - and not as if it was opening from a minimised position - is holding shift down when I click on Safari.

These failed attempts have included:

• Both selecting and unselecting the Close windows when quitting an app in the System preferences (Not Safari Preferences!!!!)
• Turning MacBook off whilst safari in maximised (Not full screen) mode and back on
• Use of command-alt-Q
• System update software to Yosemite 10.10.5 (Not aware of a specific Safari update within that though) - and trialling all of the above options since the update.

I don't see why I should be having to use Shift + Click to open Safari. I have no idea what led to it continuing to open on such an old page in a weird way from the far right hand side of the dock. Does it mean I will have to await El Capitan until it is resolved?

Help much appreciated!!

Your problem actually seems a bit different than skojtx.

Because it is always Sky that pops up, my guess would be that it is a "Sky" thing. It could be some adware, or such, has been planted in your browser/system.

I hadn't thought of it from that angle - thanks. Is it daft to assume I could delete safari and reinstall? I find it odd however that simply using the shift button would overcome this?

Yes it is, because Safari comes bundled with OS X — if you uninstall Safari, you'll need to reinstall the operating system to get it back. Before you go to such an extreme length, open Safari in Safe Mode and delete all your cookies, all your website data, your history, and then clear the caches. You can do this by opening your Safari Preferences, going to the Advanced tab, then selecting "Show Develop menu in menu bar." Once you see it up there, click on it, then scroll down to "Empty Caches." Uninstall all extensions. After you do this, try opening Safari normally.

I would be surprised if one could even delete Safari. I tried to trash "Photos" and it refused because it is part of the system itself.

Thank you Pinkstones - worked a treat!