My Safari Top Sites Page Flashing

My Safari Top Sites page suddenly started flashing and won't load properly but all other pages and sites seem to be okay. Everything is updated and the disk is fine.

Open the Finder. Click Go from the Finder menu bar then click Go to Folder.
Type or copy paste the following:
~/Library/Safari
Click Go the move the TopSites.plist file from the Safari folder to the Trash.
Quit and relaunch Safari. Check TopSites.

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How do I get it back, I have deleted all the sites on page so its just a blank page now, can anyone help ,I havn,t had this mac pro long so just finding my feet lol
djkriss

Safari 6/Safari 7
Launch Safari.
Visit Apple site or any of your favorite site.
Safari > Preferences > General > Home Page:
Click the "Set to Current Page" button.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11857

Shaky safari top sites page

When I open a new window or tab with the top sites, all the top sites "SHAKE". I have a screen recording of this, but I have no clue how to (or if I can) post it. It happens all the time… I am not sure how to tell if it is running in 32 bit or 64 bit.

HI,
Uninstall CoolIris and see if the problem persists.
http://www.freshblurbs.com/how-uninstall-cooliris-safari-mac
*"I am not sure how to tell if it is running in 32 bit or 64 bit."*
Right or control click the Safari icon in the Applications folder, then click: Get Info. In the Get Info window undre the General tab you wil see the option for "Open in 32-bit mode"...
Try a new window or tab with Top Sites. If the "shake" persists. If it does ...
Try Safari maintenance.
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...
from the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.
Quit Safari.
Go to Home/Library/Caches/Safari and delete all the sub-folders within that one.
Go to Home/Library/Safari and delete any of these files you have there:
• Downloads.plist
• History.plist
• LastSession.plist
 Repair disk permissions...
  Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.  Restart Safari
You can download and reinstall CoolIris here.
http://www.cooliris.com/
It really is cool.
Carolyn
Message was edited by: Carolyn Samit

My macbook pro started acting strange after a safari reset. the mouse no longer: animates the dock, activates hot corners or selects pages from the 'top sites' page.

my macbook pro started acting strange after a safari reset.
the mouse no longer: animates the dock, activates hot corners or selects pages from safari 'top sites' (without a hassle). attempts to reset dock and hot corners from preferences has been fruitless
the mouse also gets 'stuck' in logic precipitating force quits.
i run osX 10.6.8 on a 2007 macbook pro that has had 2 motherboards replaced autumn 2010.
my troubleshooting has been: restart, pRam and safe boot, also checking a 'test' account to find the same issues extant.
pRam restart caused airport to quit and say there is no airport card, and wouldn't respond untill another reboot.
macbook pro 15" 2.4 GHz intel core duo.2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
i have treated this book with care, yet run logic pro studio to the limit of this book's abilities.
what shoud i do?

You don't say which year you have, however...
...there are known problems with the mid-2010 models (see http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US) as well as early and late 15" 2011 models (see https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4766577?tstart=0).
Apple has taken ownership of the problems with the 2010 model but, unfortunately, the free logic board replacement for that model has probably long expired for you - three years after date of purchase.
One the 2011 models Apple has admitted no defect. You'll just have to skim the articles to get an overview of the problems that people are having (usually showing up as screen glitches at first and then going downhill from there).
Good luck,
Clinton

Why does safari randomly load top sites page?

Advise needed?
I have recently updated to Mavericks and un the latest safari on my Macbook pro, but i have noticed since I updated to Mavericks that Safari sometimes randomly just loads the top sites page rather than the requested web page like bbc.co.uk etc.
Any ideas of what is causing this or how i can completely reinstall safari?

From the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Turn all extensions OFF and test. If the problem is resolved, turn extensions back ON and then disable them one or a few at a time until you find the culprit.

Safari "Top Sites" Website thumbnails not populating or staying stationary.

I am running Safari 5.1.7 on a PC running Windows 7 and I am wondering if Safari "Top Sites" will keep those thumb nail pages stationary and obey the order I am trying to keep them. Also, having issue with the Website thumnails are not populating. Help!

I, as well, have been experiencing the exact problem that both, drpilgrim60 and iainnicol have been experiencing! I am totally frustrated with this whole thing!!!! I have searched and searched the web for a solution, but to no avail! I decided to start using Safari because Firefox sold out to MicroSoft and now force their users to allow bing on the browser, which is the worst search engine on earth. I couldn't get rid of it from my browser, and I still can't.
I am so surprised that Apple has this discussion board yet has not said anything about the glitch with their program. Do they care? I would like to think so. I have been a Mac man ever since the Mac SE30, and will always use a MAC, unfortunately, my new Mac had died and I have had to use a PC (Piece of C---) for several months now. I hope that Apple addresses this issue, as soon as possible, on this thread. If not I will have to find another web browser to use. Does anyone have any other suggestions for a browser other than Chrome and Internet Explorer?

Safari top sites/history

I have been trying to remove history and top site data form safari, i already tried:
1- reset safary (all options checked)
     Safari > Reset Safari...
2- Clear history
      History > Clear History...
3- Remove All Web Site Data
     Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Remove All Website Data ...
4- Edit Top Sites:
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     Edit
     Delte one by one
I tried them one by one, all together, close and reopen safari, restart the mac and shutdown, regardles of what i do the top sites will always come back, history is always gone, i read diferent post and get all the suggested ideas that i have used but so far top sites are always back.
Im on a macbook air 13" mid-2012, runing Mac OS X(10.8.4)
Any suggestion?

hi,
Yes im logged as admin, the problem is with "Top Sites" only, everything else get removed without any problem.
I just notice that it happen when i clear history and select "Reset Top Sites" if i do that then the top sites will be recreated out of nowhere. so i have to uncheck "Reset Top Sites" (on clear history or reset safari option).
The link you send explain why it happen but still is kind of anoying to have things that i have never use there.
Reset Top Sites:
Clears any changes you made to Top Sites, such as adding or pinning sites. If you also clear your history, your Top Sites page reverts to showing the webpage previews displayed when you first installed Safari.
The "solution" was
1- History > Show Top Sites
2- Edit
3- Remove all Top Sites
4- Uncheck "Reset Top Sites" from any clear option (Clear History and Reset Safari)
second solution... I installed chrome
Does anyone knows how to tunr off Top Sites, or how safari desided which sites are top after reseting top sites?For instance i have never used twitter and it shows up as a top site.

How do I edit my Top Sites Page on Mavericks?

I am trying to figure out how do I edit the top sites page. Before you were able to click an edit button that allowed you to delete and pin the pages but now I can't figure it out. More specifically I want to know who to delete certain pages.

I know this is old, but I just figured I would shed some light on solving the issue I think you are actually speaking of. When I upgraded, I immediately noticed I could not click "edit" in the bottom corner to change the amount of top sites, which slightly irritated me. I tried everything, and eventually thought they had done away with the feature altogether, but then I saw if you click safari (from here, that Bold Safari word in the top left corner of the screen) and choose 'preferences' it will take you to a tab that allows you to modify the number of top sites, allowing me to go back down to 6. Easier to read, easier to make sense of. (A lot of websites cannot be made out when they are '16 top site' size. So this was something I wanted to fix, with my 11" screen.) Hope this helps!

My mac updated, now top site page has changed and is in edit mode constantly-help?

When I restarted my mac after a scheduled update, the top site page still had all my saved sites on it but it was much bigger and the style and background have all changed. It also appears to be in edit mode and I can't see an edit button (like usual) to switch the mode off. The little cross and pin button is on each of the site icons and won't go away...Not techy enough to know how to fix this Would appreciate any help!

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Firefox Top Sites page will not download

My Firefox, OSX, and Adobe Flashplayer software systems are all up to date. The issue is that the Top sites page on Firefox will not download. All that appears is a blank gray screen.
Please advise.

Can you start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> by holding down the Shift/Options key?
You can use one of these to start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u>:
*On Windows, hold down the Shift key while starting Firefox with a double-click on the Firefox desktop shortcut
*On Mac, hold down the Options key while starting Firefox
*Help > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
It is possible that your security software (firewall, anti-virus) blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.
Remove all rules for Firefox and the plugin-container from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full, unrestricted, access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.
See:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Server+not+found
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firewalls
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/fix-problems-connecting-websites-after-updating

Why are my pinned top sites disappearing from the top sites page in Mavericks, after they have been pinned? Very appreciative of any help. This is making me crazy.

Why are my pinned top sites disappearing from the top sites page in Mavericks, after being pinned? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Why are my pinned top sites disappearing from the top sites page in Mavericks, after being pinned? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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My top site page went back to a flat sreen, how can I change it again into a panoramic view??

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Lost top site page after update

hi all
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any ideas please

thanks for the repy is there ant way to change it back
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Safari (7.0.5) throws up "top sites" page when I try to open archived pages

This suddenly started happening out of the blue and I don't know why. I often save pages to my desktop for later reference. I've been doing this for years. But all of the sudden, when I double click one of the archived pages...or drag it to Safari...I get a new "Top Sites" tab rather than the page I'm trying to read. My archived pages will work in other browsers such as Firefox. But Safari's my main browser and I'd like to fix this glitch so I can keep using the way I have for ages.
Thanks if you can help.
Dan

Thanks, Andy! That was exactly the problem.
I normally don't allow third party extensions in, but this one had somehow leeched on.
So appreciative that you got that from my note and were able to help.

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Anyways when i create a new tab in my safari right now it pin wheels for sometimes 1-2 mins at a time.. I'm using istat menus pro and can see that the hdd is absolutely getting busy, bizarrely writing a lot, rather than reading a lot at 5mb/s. I can only assume perhaps its trying to update the top sites, but its very frustrating that it blocks.. it even starts to block the entire mac until it comes back.
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Anyone else experiencing this kind of performance?

This fixed another issue with Top Sites and I have a feeling it could help you here.
Goto ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari
There's a cache.db file there, it's probably quite large.
Delete this and the Webpage Previews folder.
Fresh versions will be created when you restart Safari.

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