Safari does not open to homepage

My safari preferences are set properly, yet whenever I open safari, it opens to the last page i was on before I quit. This happens on my daughters macbook as well. It has been going on for about the last 2 months, It seems like something so simple - how do I get safari to recognize the homepage I selected, any suggestions would be helpful, so far nothing I have read has worked for me.!!

Just talked with support... two options...
Opton 1 (turns off the new "Resume" feature which is new to Lion...) Under System Prefs, click OFF the check box for Restore windows when quitting and re-openingn apps....
Option 2... when you quit Safari, include the option key... so option-command-Q to quit... this quits and discards the windows you have open...
Made my protest to this silly change known... it should be a check box in Safari to load last page, not effect another programs functionability... You're slipping Apple... that's a Microsoft move!

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Safari does not open on homepage

Since upgrading to Lion Safari will open to a blank page with "go to..." in the url
If I have been browsing & shut down safari then open it again it goes back to the last page I was on.
In preferences I still have Facebook as my homepage, any suggestions?

have been browsing & shut down safari then open it again it goes back to the last page I was on.
Disable "Resume" ...
How To Disable Lion's 'Resume' Feature - MacRumors.com

Safari does not open in home page.

Safari does not open with the "home page" set in preferences. Always opens with the last page viewed prior to quitting.

I have the same problem (10.7.2., Safari 5.1.2 on an iMac). In System>Preferences>General >Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps. (Uncheck). The box is unchecked. In Safari>Preferences>General I have the following settings:
New windows open with: Same page
New tabs open with: Same page
Homepage: http://www.nytimes.com/
Whenever I open Safari I get a blank page (and I have to click on the Home Page icon). This has never happened in my Power PC with Lion (now sadly in computer heaven) nor my MacBook with Snow Leopard. Closing windows individually or closing Safari itself doesn't matter. Re-opening Safari gets me a blank page. Any advice?

After mistakenly clicking a link, my safari does not open automatically and unexpected webs open up.

I am using MacBook Air with Yosemite OS. After mistakenly clicking a link, my safari does not open automatically and unexpected webs open up. Could you please give me suggestions on how to fix this problem? Thank you

That's a bit vague, but you may have installed the "VSearch" trojan. Remove it as follows.
Malware is always changing to get around the defenses against it. These instructions are valid as of now, as far as I know. They won't necessarily be valid in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for more recent discussions or start a new one.
Back up all data before proceeding.
Step 1
From the Safari menu bar, select
          Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Uninstall any extensions you don't know you need, including any that have the word "Spigot," "Trovi," or "Conduit" in the description. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
Reset the home page and default search engine in all the browsers, if it was changed.
Step 2
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
Right-click or control-click the line and select
          Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item named "com.vsearch.agent.plist" selected. Drag the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password.
Repeat with each of these lines:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.daemon.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.helper.plist
Restart the computer and empty the Trash. Then delete the following items in the same way:
/Library/Application Support/VSearch
/System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ConduitNPAPIPlugin.plugin
Some of these items may be absent, in which case you'll get a message that the file can't be found. Skip that item and go on to the next one.
The problem may have started when you downloaded and ran an application called "MPlayerX." That's the name of a legitimate free movie player, but the name is also used fraudulently to distribute VSearch. If there is an item with that name in the Applications folder, delete it, and if you wish, replace it with the genuine article from mplayerx.org.
This trojan is often found on illegal websites that traffic in pirated content such as movies. If you, or anyone else who uses the computer, visit such sites and follow prompts to install software, you can expect more of the same, and worse, to follow. Never install any software that you downloaded from a bittorrent, or that was downloaded by someone else from an unknown source.
In the Security & Privacy pane of System Preferences, select the General tab. The radio button marked Anywhere should not be selected. If it is, click the lock icon to unlock the settings, then select one of the other buttons. After that, don't ignore a warning that you are about to run or install an application from an unknown developer.
Then, still in System Preferences, open the App Store or Software Update pane and check the box marked
          Install system data files and security updates
if it's not already checked.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

Updated lion os to 10.7.5. Safari does not open. Any suggestions?

updated lion os to 10.7.5. Safari does not open. Any suggestions?

make sure you're opening Safari from the main Applications folder & use Software Update to make sure everything's up to date.
Please paste the crash report here - they often give an idea of what's wrong.

Safari does not open me, that leaves unexpectedly closed. but it is always so. No matter if you reboot the laptop. I have MBP 13 "8GB ram, 2.4 GHz processor

hello.
safari does not open me, that leaves unexpectedly closed. but it is always so. No matter if you reboot the laptop. help please.
how do I remove Safari and reinstall it because when I go to delete the application from the finder, goes that you can not perform this action because OS X does not leave.
There leave something that leaves me open to give the safari:
Process:         Safari [704]
Path:            /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Identifier:      com.apple.Safari
Version:         7.0.2 (9537.74.9)
Build Info:      WebBrowser-7537074009000000~3
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [143]
Responsible:     Safari [704]
User ID:         501
Date/Time:       2014-03-24 21:42:17.094 -0500
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.9.2 (13C64)
Report Version: 11
Anonymous UUID: 8151A932-FF73-155E-135A-1ECFBF824217
Sleep/Wake UUID: 8A361AC7-3227-463F-A0D8-A245BB1474E4
Crashed Thread: 14
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: EXC_I386_GPFLT
Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libobjc.A.dylib                         0x000000011294a3b5 lookUpImpOrForward + 523
1   libobjc.A.dylib                         0x000000011294a198 lookUpImpOrNil + 20
2   libobjc.A.dylib                         0x000000011293f919 class_getMethodImplementation + 40
3   com.apple.AppKit                        0x0000000113ea589f _NSSubclassOverridesSelector + 38
4   com.apple.AppKit                        0x0000000113ea578f _NSLogOverriddenIdentifierForObject + 68
5   com.apple.AppKit                        0x0000000113eca5e4 -[NSView setUserInterfaceItemIdentifier:] + 54

1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem.
2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. All it does is to collect information about the state of the computer. That information goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. However, you should be cautious about running any kind of program (not just a shell script) at the request of a stranger on a public message board. If you have doubts, search this site for other discussions in which this procedure has been followed without any report of ill effects. If you can't satisfy yourself that the instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed: Copy a line of text from this web page into the window of another application. Wait for the script to run. It usually takes a few minutes. Then paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page. The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. Details follow.
4. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
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6. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
7. Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
8. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "syntax error," enter
exec bash
and press return. Then paste the script again.
9. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, press the key combination control-C or just press return three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
10. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, there will be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress. Wait for the line
[Process completed]
to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report the results. No harm will be done.
11. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
12. When you post the results, you might see the message, "You have included content in your post that is not permitted." It means that the forum software has misidentified something in the post as a violation of the rules. If that happens, please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
Note: This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
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Safari does not open instantly. always previous windows there . difficult get rid.

safari does not open instantly. always previous windows there . difficult to get rid

With Safari open press Command + Option + Esc to force quit Safari.
That should close the previous windows.
And open System Preferences > General
Select: Close windows when quitting an application

Safari does not open pdf

Just began to notice that Safari does not open PDF files anymore. PDF's do not automatically download either. One solution I checked was to removed anything with PDF from internet plugins in LIBRARY, but I have none. I was directed to install Adobe Reader. I already have Acrobat Pro installed. Shouldn't preview be what is needed to view PDF? Sugestions?

What I ended up doing was to to follow these dirs:
ellecee55
Feb 15, 2013 3:19 PM (in response to phreaky_d)
Hi,
I also installed Adobe Reader because an ebook I downloaded wouldn't open without it.
I then chose Adobe Reader as my default. When I later uninstalled it using the Trash Me app-which usually clears everything out-I couldn't get Preview back as the default.
I went to the "Library/Internet plug-ins" path and trashed the two Adobe Reader plug ins that were there. I used Secure Empty Trash, and then shut down completely and did not check the box to reopen any windows. Then I restarted the Mac.
I not only shut down Safari, I closed all applications and shut down the Mac completely being sure to uncheck the "relaunch with windows open" button. When I turned the Mac back on, I opened Safari and went to an online PDF that I had been trying to open previously to test the app. It opened this PDF using Preview and showed it in Safari.
I then tested using a PDF from my files and it opened in Preview.
Quit Safari.
Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type of copy / paste: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins
Click Go then move the Adobe PDF Browser plugin from the Internet Plug-Ins folder to the Trash.
Relaunch Safari to test.
This worked for me and Safari now reads PDFs as is always did.

Safari will not open aol homepage

Safari will not open my AOL homepage. After trying many times and waiting, it opens but does not show pictuers related to news.

Hi patc9195,
If you are having issues opening a specific page in Safari, you may find the following articles helpful:
Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion): If a webpage doesn’t open
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11917
OS X Mavericks: If a webpage or link doesn’t open
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14019
Regards,
- Brenden

Safari Does Not Open QT Movie (.mov)

Using: Safari Version 3.2.1 (5525.27.1)
QT Player 7.6.2
OS X 10.5.6
1. From a web page, I click on a QT movie link named movie.mov.
A web page opens with the QT icon only but no movie plays.
2. Pasting the URL from the web page into QT Player yields no movie.
Movie inspector indicates that there is zero bytes in movie.
3. Control clicking the .mov movie link from the web page, and
Downloading the movie results in a 60 KB file. Which is then
successfully opened in QT Player.
Questions: Can someone explain why Safari will not open the movie?
Also, why will QT Player not open the movie from the URL?
All input is welcomed.
bob

Hi QuicktimeKirk,
1. Sloppy page code (proven by your question 3).
Yes, Hawaiian_Starman has mentioned that as a possibility.
I've received a response from my instructor; he states:
"It sounds like a setting in your browser. Perhaps you don't have the right plugin for your browser or QuickTime is not set as the default plugin to view .mov files."
However, I have the QT 7.6.2 plugin.
2. QuickTime can open dozens of file formats but pasting a URL to a "page" (text file) isn't one of them.
Perhaps that is what he has done; however, why can I Control-click the link and "Download Linked File"; double click the downloaded movie.mov file which opens in QT Player, and view this 60 KB file of a man speaking "This is my movie." NOTE: It was my error in an earlier post to state that it was only a TEXT message in the movie.mov file.
"Copy" the direct link to the blah.mov file found in the Web page.
Open QuickTime Player, Command-U (Open URL) and paste the link in the dialog window. QuickTime Player will take care of the rest.
I've done this; see 2.) in my original thread. To be certain, I followed your advice above and Control-clicked the link to "Copy Link"; opened QT Player, pressed Command-U and the "Movie URL:" text box already contained the URL. Pressing "OK" opened a QT player but there was only zero KB.
To summarize and clarify my actions, I have done three things in order to open the LINK to the MOVIE.MOV file:
1. Clicked on the link, resulting in a QT icon only on the web page.
2. Control-clicked the link and selected "Copy Link", resulting in a zero KB file in QT Player.
3. Control-clicked the link and selected "Download Linked File", resulting in a 60KB movie.mov.
bob
P.S. I do not understand HTML; but if that would help, here is the SOURCE surrounding the text "*View Quicktime Video*" which is the link I have been clicking on to arrive at the movie.mov file.
Oops, I do not know how to enter HTML in this discussion so you can ONLY view the HTML structure.
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I should have restarted before posting. My apologies. Rookie move.
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I have to manually click on the file to load it into word.
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1. I get a new empty window
2. I get the download window showing the file
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