If i click a link on my mac it now just opens top sites not that link

Just reciently I have noticed an issue w links.
For example, I click on a link in my dropbox app and I get top sites not the dropbox site. I have experienced this a few times in the past frew days and its thouroghly annoying. Safari is my default.
any clue if this happend in an update? and how do I fix it?
thanks!

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2. Reset Safari.
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    From the drop down select "Reset Safari".
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3. Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and all other website data:
     Press “Remove All Website Data” button
4.. Turn off Extensions if any, and launch Safari.
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