Hello,
Did anyone notice that 'Safari opens with:...' option is missing?
For example '...All windows from last session'
I would like to set automatically to re-open all tabs from last session after opening Safari.
Am I missing something or just Safari is missing that option?
Any solution for this?
Opening all tabs -one by one- all the time is really irritating.
Cheers.
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), macOS Sierra (10.12), Safari 10
Try going to System Preferences/General and uncheck Close windows when quitting an app. See if you can set it.
It is unchecked. I just tried to test it with checked and unchecked but issue still persists.
Try a restart.
Do a backup, using either Time Machine or a cloning program, to ensure files/data can be recovered. Two backups are better than one.
Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferenes, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later.
Isolating an issue by using another user account
If the problem is still there, try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer or by using the developer’s uninstall instructions. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.
Safe Mode Startup – El Capitan.
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Ok. The system was totally reinstalled before I posted this issue.
I tried running in safe mode - didn't work.
I tried to open Safari on another account - didn't work.
BUT. When I go to Safari preferences > General and when I also open System preferences > General > 'Close windows when I close app' then:
- With unchecked "Close windows when I close app" - there is missing "Safari opens with"
- With checked "Close windows when I close app" - "Safari opens with" shows.
I tried to reopen Safari with both - checked and unchecked. Issue still persists.
Soo... whatever I do, system will read that as "Close windows when I close apps".
Yes, I did format my HD before installing new system. It is not a problem for me to reinstall OS once again - I've got nothing on my computer now.
EtreCheck report:
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EtreCheck version: 3.0.6 (315)
Report generated 2016-09-30 00:03:00
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime 2:35
Performance: Excellent
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Problem: Other problem
Hardware Information:ⓘ
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2,7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 762
Video Information:ⓘ
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software:ⓘ
macOS Sierra 10.12 (16A323) - Time since boot: less than an hour
Disk Information:ⓘ
TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750,16 GB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 748.93 GB (722.84 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 749.30 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898 ()
USB Information:ⓘ
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:ⓘ
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files:ⓘ
/etc/sudoers, File size 1275 but expected 1563
Gatekeeper:ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
System Launch Agents:ⓘ
[not loaded] 6 Apple tasks
[loaded] 173 Apple tasks
[running] 92 Apple tasks
System Launch Daemons:ⓘ
[not loaded] 42 Apple tasks
[loaded] 164 Apple tasks
[running] 97 Apple tasks
Launch Daemons:ⓘ
[loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist (2016-08-03) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (2015-08-15) [Support]
Internet Plug-ins:ⓘ
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-09-14)
3rd Party Preference Panes:ⓘ
None
Time Machine:ⓘ
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:ⓘ
46% mdworker(18)
2% fontd
2% kernel_task
2% trustd(4)
0% logd
Top Processes by Memory:ⓘ
770 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(2)
606 MB mdworker(18)
599 MB kernel_task
213 MB Safari
147 MB UserEventAgent(2)
Virtual Memory Information:ⓘ
179 MB Free RAM
7.82 GB Used RAM (1.08 GB Cached)
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Information:ⓘ
Sep 29, 2016, 11:39:22 PM Self test - passed
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Etrecheck report looks clean.
Might be a corrupt .plist.
Do a backup, preferably 2 backups on 2 separate drives.
Quit the application.
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. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
Restart the computer, open the application, and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.
If the application is the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.
Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.
Sill not working. It does not want to cooperate with me 😝
Do you have any other solution?
If not I will just format my drive and reinstall OS.
I'm out of suggestions to try.
Hey again.
I just installed MacOS once again (with disc data erasing).
Issue with opening tabs from last seasion is still on.
I think I will just quit Safari and install immortal Chrome.
Thanks for your time Eric! 🙂
I was unable to edit my last post.
So update:
I noticed that tabs opens when I close Safari with cmd+Q.
Red X button is the problem - it closes Safari and won't open tabs from last seasion.
Maybe there are any preferences for buttons on top left. I will check it.
Thanks.
If I understand what you posted correctly, when you use the red button at the top left, you aren't quitting Safari. You are just closing the current window. When you open a new window, it will not load previous tabs. That is normal. You must quit Safari, using command - Q, to get the previously open tabs to reload.
Safari 10: missing 'Safari opens with'
