Safari skipping to previous page

Within the last couple of months, I have had problems with Safari suddenly skipping back to the previous page. It is as though I clicked the "back" button. It is happening more and more frequently. It is very frustrating when I am in the middle of composing a post or placing an order. Sometimes clicking the "forward" button will take me back to where I was, but usually not. does anyone know what causes this. I have been using Safari for years and have never had this problem. Is it a glitch in a new version?

Hi,
Check Safari / Preferences - Extensions. Could be an Extension causing this. If you have any installed, turn that off, restart Safari. See if it made a difference.
And try resetting Safari. From the menu bar click Safari/Reset Safari. Click the top 7 buttons, click Reset.
Restart Safari. If you still have problems go back to Safari / Preferences - Security. Deselect: Enable plugins. Restart Safari. If the problem goes away, then you have a third party Safari unsupported plugin installed that's not compatible with the newest version of Safari.
Help here for that. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3230?viewlocale=en_US
Carolyn

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