When I open Safari it opens with dozens of tabs try to open and renders Safari unusable. I force quit Safari and then relaunch with the **** key but it still opens with that window. What can I do? How can I reset or delete the Safari preferences? I can't find a Safari plist in the preferences or anywhere in the library.
Thanks.
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
that was relaunch with the SHIFT key. ;-) I think i accidently left out the "F".
Posted prior to your correction.
Unwanted tabs but Shift key doesn't help. It may be malware.
Force quit Safari using the Command + Option + Esc keyboard shortcut.
Then restart Safari. Download and run Malwarebyyes Anti-Malware for Mac formerly known as AdwareMedic. It's free.
Make sure Mac App Store and identified developers is selected in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General
If you would rather not download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, you can remove the malware manually following the instructions here > Remove unwanted adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac - Apple Support
I've done that at least 10 times and it doesn't work.
I've done this at least a dozen times and it hasn't worked. I've also tried he option key while relaunching and it doesn't work either. This is REALLY frustrating. Why can't I just delete the Safari preference from the library on the finder level?
I solved it by holding down the option key while choosing "GO" from tinder, then choosing Library/Preferences from the dropdown menu and deleting the safari preferences. Why do they make it so hard to access the user preferences and user library?
What OS are you using? If not 10.6, please update your profile to help others trying to help you.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder.
Eric, Many thanks for your reply.I really appreciate your help. Sorry for the delay. I got called away by a family matter.
This is my second computer and I should update my profile. This is a 5K iMac late 2014 with 32 gig ram, AMD Radeon R9 M295X 4096 MB running 10.10.5.
I think I solved the issue by holding down the option key while choosing GO from the pull down menu on the tool bar. then choosing Library/Preferences from the dropdown menu and deleting the safari preferences. Safari is behaving normally now. Why do they make it so hard to access the user preferences and user library?
It used to be a lot easier to find and delete the user preferences.
Thanks again.
Tony Breuer
When I launch Safari it opes with dozens of tabs that I don't want.
