What is best way to remove "About:blank"?

What is best way to remove "About:blank"?

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Feb 23, 2017 8:22 AM

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Feb 25, 2017 10:29 AM in response to james gfrombrighton

If you have accidentally saved the 'About:blank' in your bookmarks

you could remove it same as any other unwanted bookmark then it

would not be available as a default either...


Although I've encountered a saved About:blank in my bookmark

folder, it wasn't there originally. So it may have occurred due to a

saved History. ~ There are in-browser commands some versions

can use, such as 'about:config' among others; browser shortcuts

to change the default functions.


Seldom do my computing needs require a homepage in browser

to be set or run on launch; so I usually choose a blank option...

Of course my Macs generally have at least three browsers.


You could check your browser bookmarks to see if 'about:blank' is

a saved internal page in the browser; if so, just delete it.


Good luck & happy trails! 🙂

Feb 27, 2017 12:22 PM in response to james gfrombrighton

If your computer is randomly going to an 'about:blank' page, there may be

other indications of bad extensions or adware, or other things going on.


Rare but not unheard of, when I researched this topic yesterday; some

users who'd acquired bad copies of software from untoward sites online

had some issues as a result. Or poser sites offer doctored 'free' badware.


So the question does remain, if there IS anything else to detail this issue.


In any event...

Good luck & happy trails! 🙂

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