I was using Safari yesterday and had something odd come up during use.
URL autofill suddenly quit working for no apparent reason. Also any tabs that I made after the issue started, the tabs were blank, i. e. no title in them as would normally occur.
Quit Safari and the issue disappeared. Have not had any issues since.
Anyone know of a likely cause, and whether this is a sign of a larger problem? Or just a blip?
Thanks.
Mac OS X 10.11.4, Safari 9.1.
Hopefully just a quirk but if it happens again try troubleshooting Safari extensions and third party plug-ins.
From the Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Extensions tab. Uninstall one extension at a time, quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If it's not an extensions issue, try troubleshooting third party plug-ins.
Back to Safari > Preferences. This time select the Security tab. Deselect: Allow plug-ins. Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that made a difference, instructions for troubleshooting plugins here.
Hopefully just a quirk but if it happens again try troubleshooting Safari extensions and third party plug-ins.
From the Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Extensions tab. Uninstall one extension at a time, quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If it's not an extensions issue, try troubleshooting third party plug-ins.
Back to Safari > Preferences. This time select the Security tab. Deselect: Allow plug-ins. Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that made a difference, instructions for troubleshooting plugins here.
Hi Carolyn,
Thank you for your reply. That's pretty much what I intend to do. I was hoping to find someone who had direct experience with this issue. Misery loves company and all that. In any case I appreciate your detailed instructions.
Fair winds and following seas.
You're welcome. Hopefully that won't happen again. I've had times when Safari acted quirky but a reload of url helped.
URL autofill quit & tabs blank
