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dromanell Author

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Safari will not open any new windows or tabs

Using Safari v15.4 on a 2020 iMac running MacOS 11.6.5.

Safari became unresponsive, and would not open any new tabs or windows. I force quit, restarted the Mac, and tried again. Still the same issue.

If I go under File > New Window or New Private Window, I get nothing. If I choose New Tab, then a small, blank window shows up about ¼ the size of a normal one.

I have cleared the history and cache, disabled any extensions, and restarted again. Same issue.

iMac 27″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Apr 7, 2022 1:09 PM

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dominic23

Level 10

83,952 points

Posted on Apr 7, 2022 1:18 PM

Go step by step and test.

1. Force Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.

How to force an app to quit on your Mac - Apple Support

About pop-up ads and windows in Safari - Apple Support

2. Startup in Safe Mode.

Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support.

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.

3. If Safari doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected

If Safari on Mac doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected - Apple Support

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