Safari is not my favourite browser. Always shuts down and I can't change my default browser? Why?
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)
Are you saying you can't change the default browser in System Preferences > General?
I restarted my computer and was able to run this -- any ideas?
EtreCheck version: 3.1.5 (343)
Report generated 2017-04-11 09:23:26
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Runtime 3:55
Performance: Good
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Problem: Other problem
Description:
Can”t change my default browser
Hardware Information: ⓘ
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,4
1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Duo) CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 87
Video Information: ⓘ
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ⓘ
OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G1421) - Time since boot: about 4 days
Disk Information: ⓘ
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB) (Rotational)
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EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.20 GB (220.20 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N ()
USB Information: ⓘ
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Card Reader
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Gatekeeper: ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
System Launch Agents: ⓘ
[not loaded] 8 Apple tasks
[loaded] 155 Apple tasks
[running] 76 Apple tasks
System Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[not loaded] 40 Apple tasks
[loaded] 158 Apple tasks
[running] 93 Apple tasks
Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2017-02-28) [Support]
User Login Items: ⓘ
Microsoft AU Daemon Application (2004-10-11)
(/Applications/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft AU Daemon.app)
Safari Application
(/Applications/Safari.app)
HP Scheduler Application
(/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
AdBlockLoginItem SMLoginItem (2017-04-05)
(/Applications/AdBlock Master.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AdBlockLoginItem.app)
AdwareRemovalLoginItem SMLoginItem (2017-04-05)
(/Applications/adware-removal.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AdwareRemovalLogi nItem.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
Silverlight: 5.1.50901.0 - SDK 10.6 (2017-01-31) [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: 25.0.0.127 - SDK 10.9 (2017-03-14) [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2017-04-07)
Flash Player: 25.0.0.127 - SDK 10.9 (2017-03-14) Outdated! Update
iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (2012-02-11)
Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-10-17)
3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ
Flash Player (2017-02-28) [Support]
Time Machine: ⓘ
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ
6% WindowServer
2% kernel_task
0% fontd
0% DashboardClient(2)
0% AdBlock Master
Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ
643 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(4)
486 MB kernel_task
156 MB softwareupdated
135 MB mdworker(10)
115 MB Mail
Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ
1.06 GB Available RAM
67 MB Free RAM
2.94 GB Used RAM
1017 MB Cached files
70 MB Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ⓘ
Apr 10, 2017, 08:40:06 AM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2017-04-10-084006_ [redacted].crash
/System/Library/StagedFrameworks/Safari/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices /com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Apr 9, 2017, 05:58:16 PM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2017-04-09-175816_ [redacted].crash
Apr 9, 2017, 01:20:03 PM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2017-04-09-132003_ [redacted].crash
Apr 8, 2017, 02:15:19 PM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2017-04-08-141519_ [redacted].crash
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Safari Version 10.1 (11603.1.30.0.34)
default web browser is set to Safari.app and no other choices are available -- and Safari.app can't be deleted or changed... Apple is falling out of favour with me. At one point I would only have a Mac and recommended them to anybody. Now I am saying android all the way. Big brother ********.
Apple makes the iPhone and iPad. Of course they include their own browser. Would you find it equally amazing that Android phones all include Chrome as the default browser, seeing as how both software titles belong to Google?
You can easily, very easily download iOS device versions of Firefox, Puffin, Chrome and numerous other browsers. You can't make them the default (so touching a link in an email will always jump to Safari), but there is otherwise nothing stopping you from launching whichever browser you want to use.
Hello,
It appears you've burned some bridges, but I hope I can help you with your problem, if you still want it.
I looked at your Etrecheck information, and noticed that you have Safari.app as a startup item. That means that in your System Preferences, under your Users and Groups, then in your profile, and under the Login items, you have Safari.app set to launch whenever you reboot your computer, or log in if you have logged out of your profile. Perhaps that is where your problem lies. If you remove Safari from startup items, the system would know that it can be removed as your default browser. Since it's in the System Preferences as something that the system thinks you want to use all the time, it will not let you select anything else.
So, if you'd like, please try that, then try whatever other browser you choose, then try to see if you can make it your default browser. Just don't add it to your login items, unless you're really sure you want it to open each time you restart or log-in. I hope this helps, or even reaches you!
Sorry if I have put things in here that you may already have known, but it's better to have as much info as possible, eh?
You should be able to set the default browser from its preferences, for example in Firefox it is the first item in its Preferences > General tab.
Obviously it's not the case it can't be changed otherwise my screenshot would say Safari. But I see you've moved on to Android. Although Android doesn't run on PCs. Good luck though.
Guess how much weight your threat to go to android carries with us? If you guess zero, you are way too high.
Bye.
I have not moved on to anything -- but I have purchased my last Mac.
That's your prerogative.
Thanks Allan - I will try this again. It is not showing up in my App folder.
Did you download it from the link I provided and then install it on your Mac?
Thank you. You rock!
You're very welcome! I hope it worked for you!
Why can't I change my default browser - I really dislike Safari
