I want to reset or restore my Safari 10 preferences.

Delete com.apple.Safari.plist file and test.

Delete com.apple.Safari.plist file and test.

Backup your Mac.

Empty the Trash.

Quit all applications.

Hold the option key down and click the "Go" menu in the Finder menu bar.

Select "Library" from the drop down.

Choose “List” view.

Click the disclosure triangle beside “Preferences”.

Scroll down the list.

Right click on com.apple.Safari.plist and select "Move it to Trash" from the contextual menu..

Restart and relaunch Safari. Click “Start using Safari” link at the bottom.

How to “Put Back” the com.apple.Safari.plist?

Right click on the Trash icon in the Dock and select “Open”.

Right click on the com.apple.Safari.plist and select “Put Back”.

Enter into user library : macOS Sierra: Library folder

Find a folder preferences > select com.apple.Safari.plist and right click on it and move to trash . Restart and empty the trash .

Open Safari , fresh com.apple.Safari.plist will be recreated once again .

You have to set your home page once again , and some settings in system preferences .

In previous versions , click on safari > reset safari option was there but using as Mac OS Sierra this default option is not there .

Deleting safari plist will reset it completely , did you tried to that may be it is Mac OS X Yosemite , Mac OS X El- Capitan or Mac OS Sierra .

The procedure applies for all Versions .

Safari Reset

Nope. Deleting the .plist for Safari does not restore the preferences in Safari 10

I used all those techniques a couple weeks ago, none of them will reset the preferences in Safari 10.

Oh, how I wish it was like the good ol' days. But deleting the .plist file for safari no longer resets the preferences.

By deleting the safari plist the machine settings goes to default and once again you have to set your homepage after that you can open the safari preferences and do the settings manually .

Did you restart the computer after deleting the .plist?