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Safari doesn't open, just displays blank white box.

Having a problem with Safari on my 2012 desktop running Catalina. It seems to open and then nothing loads. Just a blank white box with no tabs.


Have tried restarting, meddling with Safari's preferences, and nothing.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Oct 12, 2021 12:23 PM

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Posted on Oct 15, 2021 8:20 AM

It looks like something has gone wrong with the application. I would try reinstalling Safari. That means deleting it and reinstalling Catalina:


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204416


Be warned -- I have no idea if this will remove your bookmarks data. It certainly might remove your browsing history.


You should be able to reinstall right over the current installation. No need to wipe it. (Unless, of course, there's more damage than just Safari.)


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904



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Oct 15, 2021 8:20 AM in response to Community User

It looks like something has gone wrong with the application. I would try reinstalling Safari. That means deleting it and reinstalling Catalina:


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204416


Be warned -- I have no idea if this will remove your bookmarks data. It certainly might remove your browsing history.


You should be able to reinstall right over the current installation. No need to wipe it. (Unless, of course, there's more damage than just Safari.)


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904



Oct 13, 2021 12:20 AM in response to Community User

Update: I have tried all of the following to no avail:


Entering safe mode

Reinstalling macOS

Resetting the SMC

Resetting the NVRAM


And...nothing. Except Safari won't even load anything now. Apple, why do you keep abandoning your older products?

Safari doesn't open, just displays blank white box.

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