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Most of the time when I open Safari it doesn't connect to my opening page. The bar goes just so far then stops. I have to restart my computer in order for it to open. I have a MacBook Pro with Catalina v10.15.7. Any suggestions?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
Go step by step and test.
1. Update Safari, if an update is available. Update may come with bug fixes.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204416
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201541
2. Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987
3. Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/start-up-your-mac-in-safe-mode-mh21245/mac.
Quote:
It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.
And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and
the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.
4. Clear History
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/clear-your-browsing-history-sfri47acf5d6/mac
Please read the article before clearing history,
this is like a low level resetting of Safari without affecting passwords and bookmarks.
5. If Safari doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected
Go step by step and test.
1. Update Safari, if an update is available. Update may come with bug fixes.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204416
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201541
2. Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987
3. Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/start-up-your-mac-in-safe-mode-mh21245/mac.
Quote:
It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.
And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and
the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.
4. Clear History
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/clear-your-browsing-history-sfri47acf5d6/mac
Please read the article before clearing history,
this is like a low level resetting of Safari without affecting passwords and bookmarks.
5. If Safari doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected
dominic23,
Thank you for the many options. I booted up in the safe mode. It seemed to do the trick. I will definitely save your list of options as a reference for future issues.
Regards,
Bill G.
Most of the time when I open Safari it doesn't connect to my opening page. The bar goes just so far then stops. I have to restart my computer in order for it to open. I have a MacBook Pro with Catalina v10.15.7. Any suggestions?
