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?

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Safari Top Sites: Single click not enough

I don't know if this is a bug or anything else, but it's a bit annoying:
When you open a new tab in Safari and the Top Sites shows up, a single click on a site doesn't get you to the page, it just updates the Top Sites so the blue border is shown around the sites.
This is what it looks like: http://youtu.be/88W_KJAj8Hc
I hope this bug gets fixed soon or anybody has got the solution to this.
Greetings
Silvan

It's not possible to mark as unsolved.
You didn't mention you were doing this in full screen mode in your first post.
Try troubleshooting extensions and third party plug-ins.
From your Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Extensions tab. Turn that off if there are any installed. Quit and relaunch Safari to test. If that helped, turn extensions back on then uninstall one a time to test.
If it's not an extensions issue, try troubleshooting third party plug-ins.
Back to Safari > Preferences. This time select the Security tab. Deselect: Allow all other plug-ins. Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that made a difference, instructions for troubleshooting plugins here.
If nothing above helped, try a Safe Mode boot. A Safe Mode boot deletes some system caches thay may help.
Startup your Mac in Safe Mode
A Safe Mode boot takes a longer than a normal boot so be patient.
Once you are in Safe Mode, click Restart from your Apple () menu.
Then try Safari TopSites in full screen mode.
BTW, it's not a bug. No problem using TopSites in full screen mode here.

Before every time I use to open a new tab it comes as top site. Now not anymore and instead is an automatically website calle Only Search. I went to Safari preference I change everything and when I quit Safari all the changes are gone.

Every time I used to open a new tab it comes as top site. Now not anymore , instead it open in a website called Only Search, I went to safari preferences and made all changes but after I quit Safari and open again all changes are gone. I can not change anything and new tab comes by it self with other website.

There is no need to download anything to solve this problem.
You may have installed the "Downlite" or "VSearch" ad-injection malware. Follow the instructions on this Apple Support page to remove it.
Back up all data before making any changes.
Besides the files listed in the support article, you may also need to remove this item in the same way:
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ConduitNPAPIPlugin.plugin
One of the steps in the article is to remove malicious Safari extensions. Do the equivalent in the Chrome and Firefox browsers, if you use either of those. If Safari crashes on launch, skip that step and come back to it after you've done everything else.
If you don't find any of the files or extensions listed, or if removing them doesn't stop the ad injection, then you may have one of the other kinds of adware covered by the support article. Follow the rest of the instructions in the article.
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 malware 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.
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.

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.

Safari Top Sites thumbnail images not updating automatically?

is it happening just with me, or the automatic update of the Top Sites thumbnail images is not working anymore?

It is intentional. When on the Top Sites view, hit Command+R to refresh the images. Supposedly this was done because the previews don't do a good enough job of detecting weird login pages and wifi password pages.
Personally, I'd like it to have an option to go back to updating the images on its own again.

Safari Top Sites Not Updating

My Top Sites is not self-updating. I no longer get the 'star' notice when a web page has been changed and the image shown on Top Sites is from my last visit to the site.
Can anyone help?
Thanks.

I'm having the same problem with the Top Sites thumbnails not updating themselves (without having to manually visit the site). It had been working, but now it has not for a couple months. I forget if it coincided with updating Safari to 4.0.5 or not; it seemed like it was right around that time.
I should also mention that my internet connection and setup have remained consistent from the time that it was working to now. I am not behind a firewall or proxy of any sort.
(Note to Jared_Dub: The blue star is shown on thumbnails that you placed there manually as opposed to your most visited pages which Safari automatically places. It has nothing to do with showing you if there have been changes to the page or not. Just thought I should clarify that point.)

10.6.2 update - the graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites is not Fixed!

I felt so relieved after updating- 10.6.2, because the annoying graphics distortion in safari when clicking top sites is gone.. gone for about 1 day only. && now its happening again! IDK why??? i installed the update correctly. && about this mac says i have the version 10.6.2.
is anybody here experiencing this? ( apple has to work on this. its annoying! )
oh! another prob. too! THE START UP SLOW DOWN!? -before it takes 32 or 34 sec to boot up. Now with 10.6.2 installed it takes about 50 sec. to boot up. well i don't mind waiting for another 15 sec. - i just wanna know why.
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Hello lyon09,
Unfortunately i have not yet made it to the Genius Bar as of yet. I ended up canceling the appointment i re-scheduled too and haven't made another one. Basically, i was only gonna go in just because i said the Battery gave me a "Service Battery" error message, which means that "the battery isn’t functioning normally, and you may or may not notice a change in its behavior or the amount of charge it holds. Have your computer checked by an Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP). You can continue to use your battery before it’s checked without harming your computer."
So that was gonna be my main reason for going in there, and at that time discussing and showing him what Top Sites is doing to me.
1. Top Sites has a distorted graphics that have been there since 10.6 came out....10.6.1 was supposed to fix it, did not....then 10.6.2 was supposed to fix it, and as of right now it still is not fixed.
I have done an Archive & Install with no success.
2. Battery showed me that Service Battery error message just that one evening. My battery was drained completely and when i plugged it in and got it working again, the Service Battery error was there for about 45 minutes or so until it got a sufficient charge it decided it would go away. I haven't seen it since.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/20865.html
It has now been about a week since i last saw that message.
That was my main reason for canceling the Genius Bar appointment, because the battery seems to be working for the time being. If i see that message again though, then i won't hesitate to take it in.
I'm starting to wonder now though, should i just take it in anyways. Because if i saw that message, on the battery, and they need to replace that - then if there is some other reason for the distorted graphics in Top Sites, like maybe the Logic Board....then i want to get it fixed. It's under warranty for 3 years.
I just haven't found reason other than having that fluke Service Battery message to go in and have it checked out. If my video gets really whacked out or i see that battery message again, then i'll go promptly.
Does anybody else have any input on this? Thanks!
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Yosemite safari top sites not updating

Now that I am hooked on using Top Sites, it has stopped updating since I updated to Yosemite. Is there some setting I need to change? Sure can't find it in Pref

I found the way to solve this problem for me. It's simply and quick. Just switch of Safari option in iCloud config at my iPhone. Now Top Sites works fine on my MacBook.

Safari top sites taken over by pop-up websites

Hello! I only use Safari for my streaming of movies and soccer games, and recently when viewing my top sites it is full of fake dating sites, betting sites and generic (youtube style) video sites. I understand popups don't register to your history, so how did these sites register into my top sites? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

From your Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Security tab.
Mek sure: Block pop-up windows is selected.
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If that didn't help, install the AdBlock for Safari extension here.

Safari Top Sites Blue Stars Missing

As of yesterday, Top Sites no longer shows the little blue stars when a page is updated. I can force them to appear if I quit Safari and restart it, but they won't update on their own as they used to periodically, even though the thumbnails still update. I tried using time machine to replace the app file and preferences from several days ago, but this hasn't solved the problem. Any ideas?

Hey guys.
Need to join the desperate team. My Top sites wont allow any other manually added site - it will get deleted right after i restart safari.
I have checked the other forums where were suggestion for binning the com.apple.safari and top sites plist - doesn't work. Standard cleaning procedure like emptying cash, reseting safari or not too standard binning some preferences files - not working. None of them is in banned sites - i binned it also
I need to add its a new thing because it was working until last week. Maybe some updates could damage something, though i can remember any new updates in last two weeks. Please be geeks, find the answare, it was very cool feature and its pitty its not working.

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

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:
     History > Show Top Sites
     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.

Safari top sites resets to sites I don't visit

Anybody know why Safari (5.1.3) keeps resetting the Top Sites to sites I do not visit? How do I stop this from happening, if I can stop this from happening? I do not use the function very often, but it is useful. When I do use it, I do not want Disney or the Los Angeles Times and a bunch of other useless sites (for me) occupying Space. I have NEVER visited Disney on my machine, so why it is there I have no idea.

Safari > Reset Safari... > Reset Top Sites: checked; all others unchecked. Press return.

Safari 'Top Sites' issues

I just updated my Safari to version 6.1 and the panel displaying the 'Top Sites' is not sleek and circular, like it used to be before the update. It does not display the 'History' button either. I tried going into Safari preferences to fix it but I am a new Mac user and quite ignorant. Any help to revert it back to the old, sleek circular panel would be appreciated.
New Panel after the update:
Old, sleek and circular Panel:

I am bummed about this too because I really liked the look of the older top sites...why couldn't they keep that look as an option and then improve the drag and drop too! Ayi...makes my want to go back to the older previous version. not sure its worth it though.

Safari top site list and PubSub client list override

After finding the PubSub client.plist was causing my system to go out and update some RSS feeds I had not been into in years - found I could delete the list and the file was recreated when I went into Mail or Safari.
Mail created the clean list I wanted but when I went into Safari it added the old sites to the client list.
Found that the TopSites plist in Safari folder had the rss sites in it -- so I went to top sites screen and removed all of the top sites (I don't use it) then delete the client list in PubSub and went on-line etc.
At this point client list is still clean and no bogus feeds (also in pubsub) coming in.
Assume if it was reported in SnowLeopard assume it would have been fixed - if it wasn't reported - may be causing slow downs in later versions so I reported it to Apple in Feedback.
Has anyone else had this problem and found other places to clean up?
(Can't get software on media so can't update -- and based on download problems seen here bet a lot of people would rather get the media - and I do tell this to Apple in every feedback)

Hi Nic,
As the official documents said, this registry key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\EnterpriseMode] “Enable” = “” | {URL:port} can also be used to collect manual overrides. By configuring the “Enable” key with a
valid URL and port, Internet Explorer will initiate a simple POST to the supplied address whenever a user enables or disables Enterprise Mode. This effectively helps customers crowd-source lists of compatible Web apps from their own users, which may decrease
triage and testing costs.
Approximately 65 seconds after Internet Explorer 11 starts, it looks for a properly formatted site list. If a new site list is found, with a different version number than the active list, Internet Explorer 11 loads and uses the newer version.
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