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Rubydoppler

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Jan 25, 2010
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Am I missing something?? How Can I do this?

I want google to come up when I open Safari not whatever I was looking at previously. Is this possible? I don't see the option.
 

xlii

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Sep 19, 2006
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go to safari --> preferences --> general --> new windows open with (home page) and put your home page into the home page window below.
 

throttlemeister

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Mar 31, 2009
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Am I missing something?? How Can I do this?

I want google to come up when I open Safari not whatever I was looking at previously. Is this possible? I don't see the option.

System preferences, general, uncheck "restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps"

Or, if you don't want that feature disabled globally, quit Safari by using option-cmd-q instead of cmd-q.
 

Rubydoppler

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Jan 25, 2010
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okay I did both the General system preferences disable and my preferences in Safari were already set to open the homepage with a new window. I quit Safari and opened it and it restored everything.
 

richard.mac

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Feb 2, 2007
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open Safari to your homepage and quit it. then go to ~/Library/Saved Application State/ and lock com.apple.Safari.savedState and then Safari should always open to the state that you just locked :)

note: to lock a file/folder right click it and choose Get Info (or select it & press command+I) and then click "Locked" in the info window.
 

SongEmu

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Jul 21, 2008
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Locking the save state file and opt+cmd q both worked for me. Thanks for sharing... now Safari is once again a viable browser for me...
 
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