"Find..." and Command-F disabled on Safari

Search in page is not working in Safari Version 8.0.6 (10600.6.3).
The command f and also the search command in the menu Edit -> Find -> Find... is disabled.



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what can I do to solve this ?


Thanks in advance !

OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), null

Posted on Jun 6, 2015 5:13 AM

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Jun 7, 2015 8:27 AM in response to vurte1

You are doing things that I didn't suggest and that will only cause problems that you didn't already have. At this point I can only recommend a clean start.

Back up all data to at least two different storage devices, if you haven't already done so. One backup is not enough to be safe. The backups can be made with Time Machine or with Disk Utility. Preferably both.

Erase and install OS X. This operation will destroy all data on the startup volume, so you had be better be sure of the backups. If you upgraded from an older version of OS X, you'll need the Apple ID and password that you used, so make a note of those before you begin.

When you restart, you'll be prompted to go through the initial setup process. That’s when you transfer the data from a backup.

Select only users and Computer & Network Settings in the Setup Assistant dialog—not Applications or Other files and folders. Don't transfer the Guest account, if it was enabled.

After that, run Software Update.

If the problem is resolved after the clean installation, reinstall third-party software selectively. I can only suggest general guidelines. Self-contained applications that install into the Applications folder by drag-and-drop or download from the App Store are usually safe. Anything that comes packaged as an installer or that prompts for an administrator password is suspect, and you must test thoroughly after reinstalling each such item to make sure you haven't restored the problem. I strongly recommend that you never reinstall commercial "security" products or "utilities," nor any software that changes the user interface or the behavior of built-in applications such as Safari. If you do that, the problem is likely to recur.

Before installing any software, ask yourself the question: "Am I sure I know how to uninstall this without having to wipe the volume again?" If the answer is "no," stop.

Never install any third-party software unless you know how to uninstall it.

Jun 7, 2015 1:36 PM in response to vurte1

I did not reinstall Mac OS X yet. But there is a change. I can rotate through the search using Command-G and Shift Command-G.

The search token is set to "Find". But I can't see the search box or do a different search.


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But I can still not open the Preferences. So I start the reinstallation of Mac OS X now...

Jun 8, 2015 1:36 AM in response to vurte1

I reinstalled Mac OS X (Yosemite). Everything is working fine again.

I think that the error of Safari happened during the update process of safari 8.0.6.

Because after that I had this errors. But now every thing is fine again. I had to spend a lot of time

to get my whole system running again...


Thanks goes to Link Davis and Eric Root to supporting this issue.


It was not solved, but at least I know, that I tried every thing before reinstalling the whole system.


best regards

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