Problems with Safari

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jwelmers

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After installing some updates yesterday, i've had one problem after another. When I attempt to open Safari, the icon on the bottom of the screen bounces a couple of times and then does nothing.
Any suggestions?
Cheers
 
Try booting off of your installation CD and performing a permissions repair.

I'd also remove the cached files for Safari.
 
Sorry, I'm a bit of a mac newbie, as i'm trying to fix my dad's computer. What/where are chached files for Safari? Also, I couldn't find a Safari installation cd... what i do have is: 2 OS X installation cd's and an 'Additional Software' cd... I've done both, and still nothing.
 
You'll find Safari's cache in your father's home directory (denoted by the ~) Here is the path:

~/Library/Caches/Safari/

Inside you'll see lots of numbered folders. Just drag them to the trash and delete them.

To repair the disk permissions, you need to boot off of the Mac OS installation CD. Before running the installer you can launch Disk Utilities from which you can then repair the disk permissions.

To boot off the CD, insert the CD, reboot the computer and hold down the 'C' key as soon as you hear the chime. Once the OS starts loading (the revolving icon) you can let go of the 'C' key.

Depending on which version of the Mac OS installation disk you are using, Disk Utilities will be located under different menus.
 
Try booting off of your installation CD and performing a permissions repair
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Don't do this. You Repair Permissions using Disk Utility in your Utility folder from the hard drive, not while booted off the OS disc.
 
I might be a little behind the times, in earlier versions of the OS, Disk Utility couldn't repair permissions on the system drive. Did this change?
 
Try opening Disk Utility in the Applications / Utilities folder. Once its open, Click on "Repair permissions". For best results, quit all other applications before you do this.

The Safari Cache files are located thru this path:
Users -->your name-->Library-->Caches-->Safari

You can safely throw everything in that folder away (as Safari does this when you tell it to empty it's cache)

You may also want to delete Safari's preference file, found at:

Users -->your name-->Library-->Preferences--> com.apple.Safari.plist

(or just click that little blue magnifying glass in the very upper right hand corner of the screen and type com.apple.Safari.plist )
 
mosx86 said:
I might be a little behind the times, in earlier versions of the OS, Disk Utility couldn't repair permissions on the system drive. Did this change?
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I think you're confusing "Repair Permissions" with "Repair Disk." Permissions can and should be repaired while booted from the startup drive. Repairing the Disk requires that you be booted from media other than the disk you're trying to repair.
 
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