Safari open link in new tab problem

Safari opens links in same tab when it should open each link in a new tab.
In preferences, tabs, Open pages in tabs instead of windows: if I select, Always
When I browse, click on a link, the link opens in the page I am viewing and also a new tab.
If I select never
When I browse, click on a link, the page opens in the tab I am viewing and also a new tab (about 75% of the time).
If I select automatically, Safari will selectively open the link in the same page and a new tab at the same time, or sometimes just open a new tab.
What's up, Safari 6?
How can I fix this annoying behavior?

I pulled the plist to the trash, reset Safari, restarted. Everything seems to be working as it should. I'm guessing this was some sort of preference or cache corruption. If the weird behavior returns, I'll report back.

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Safari > Preferences > Tabs
"Open pages in tabs instead of windows:"
Click the box for drop down.
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hi i have problem with safari(5.0.5) 10.6.7, from the past 2weeks it is behaving very oddly,
-.the short menu adressing open link in new tab is not at all appearing , at present i m using on keyboard options
-when i enter webpage it opens in the other tab instead of the tab i intend to ,the content from other tab becomes the same as the other, also some of ther options from short menu lke save image , save image as also lost .
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i tried setting preferences , updated software ,
but nothing works. .can anyone help me plz

Check Safari / Preferences then select the Extensions tab. If you have any installed, turn that off, quit then relaunch Safari to test.
And try troubleshooting the Safari .plist file (preferences)
Quit Safari.
Open a Finder window. Select your Home Folder in the Sidebar on the left. It has a small house icon. Then open the Library folder then the Preferences folder. Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop.
Relaunch Safari. If that made a difference, move that .plist file to the Trash. If not, move the .plist file back to the Preferences folder.
And try resetting Safari. From the menu bar click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 7 buttons, click Reset.

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I have a Mac 10.6.5.
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Hi and welcome......
Try troubleshooting the Safari .plist file.
Quit Safari if it's open (Command + Q)
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Everything was fine until this morning; suddenly Safari will not give me the option of opening links from one page in another tab in the same window.
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Well, I solved it just after I posted this. I opened up the Safari Preferences, then went to the TABS section, and set "Open pages in tabs instead of windows: to NEVER", and unchecked "⌘-click opens a link in a new tab". That set it back to open in new windows.
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Don't care about having all my browsers behavior the same. If I wanted that, I would have run those browsers.

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