Safari: lost address bar and can't get it back

theprizefight · Feb 15, 2008, 07:17 PM

So I hit customize toolbar to get rid of a button on my Safari toolbar. The window didn't pop up like it was supposed to, so I tried clicking around, and clicked the address bar and it disappeared.

Now even after a restart, I can't get the customize toolbar dialog to come up, therefore I can't get my address bar back.

Anyone have any ideas?

This is on 10.5.2 by the way.

xUKHCx · Feb 15, 2008, 07:20 PM

View - Show toolbar

or try cmd+L

theprizefight · Feb 15, 2008, 07:27 PM

I tried that, the problem is that my address bar is gone from the toolbar.

cohibadad · Feb 15, 2008, 07:44 PM

customize and add the address bar back

theprizefight · Feb 15, 2008, 07:44 PM

thats the problem. my customize won't work. the window to customize never pops up. is there a way to reinstall safari?

JNB · Feb 15, 2008, 07:52 PM

-Shift-| (pipe, above the \)

theprizefight · Feb 15, 2008, 08:26 PM

thanks but that doesnt work either.

JNB · Feb 15, 2008, 08:35 PM

Get the latest Webkit. Safari, now with more Snappier™!

clevin · Feb 15, 2008, 08:36 PM

can you post a screen shot of your safari?

hodgjy · Feb 15, 2008, 08:46 PM

Delete the preference file and restart Safari.

theprizefight · Feb 15, 2008, 08:50 PM

hodgy: can you tell me where the preference file is?

and clevin: I did download the webkit, and it does the exact same thing.

the 1st attachment is how it looks at startup.
the 2nd attachment is how it looks after I do Cmd-Shift-|

theprizefight · Feb 15, 2008, 08:54 PM

ok i found and deleted the safari preference file. now my address bar is back, so thanks very much!

however, my customize dialog still doesnt come up for some reason..seems very strange..

QuarterSwede · Feb 15, 2008, 08:57 PM

http://www.apple.com/safari/
Download it and you should be straight.

unknownboy590 · Jul 15, 2009, 01:42 PM

Open up your safari browser and press the button F10 on your keyboard and your menu bar should show up. click on view and then click on show toolbar and there you go!

Mal · Jul 15, 2009, 01:55 PM

Try hitting Cmd-L on your keyboard. That will move the cursor focus to the address bar. I tried hiding mine and then hitting Cmd-L and it brought it back.

Short of that, try re-installing Safari (from the link above) and if that doesn't work, an Archive and Install of 10.5.

jW

rdowns · Jul 15, 2009, 02:02 PM

Hello, the thread is 17 months old.

Mal · Jul 15, 2009, 03:00 PM

LOL, I just looked at the most recent post before mine. Oops.

jW

kittykakes · Dec 22, 2010, 09:12 PM

What you do is you go to the top where it says "view" then go down to "customize toolbar" then go down to where it says "drag default set" and drag it to where the address bar is missing and then it'll show back up

Ellen C · Aug 27, 2011, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kittykakes

What you do is you go to the top where it says "view" then go down to "customize toolbar" then go down to where it says "drag default set" and drag it to where the address bar is missing and then it'll show back up

Thank you Kittykakes! It was so simple! x

grail10 · Nov 2, 2011, 06:04 AM

first open safari
then click view
then show/ hide bbokmark bar ihad the same problem btw and messed around until i got it

coogi · Dec 13, 2011, 12:02 PM

Right click at the top of the window and a popup menu should... pop up, that says "customize toolbar", click on that, and then drag the section titled "... or drag the default set into the toolbar" into where the address bar used to be. That should do it. And Childish Gambino and Kanye are bomb.

cattleya15 · Jul 6, 2012, 09:14 PM

WHERE IS THE SAFARI PREFERENCE FILE?? .....

.... i almost want to cry now :'( .... what should i do....

JONNYBOY122 · Jan 14, 2013, 11:03 PM

What you have to do is get on your safari and got to the tab at the top of the page that say (VIEW) then click (CUSTOMIZE TOOLBAR) after just drag and drop your bars back in place. this took me forever to figure out.

Feb 15, 2008, 07:17 PM	#1
theprizefight macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2006	Safari: lost address bar and can't get it back So I hit customize toolbar to get rid of a button on my Safari toolbar. The window didn't pop up like it was supposed to, so I tried clicking around, and clicked the address bar and it disappeared. Now even after a restart, I can't get the customize toolbar dialog to come up, therefore I can't get my address bar back. Anyone have any ideas? This is on 10.5.2 by the way.
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Feb 15, 2008, 07:20 PM	#2
xUKHCx macrumors god Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Kop	View - Show toolbar or try cmd+L __________________ Turns out they DO drink it in the Congo
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Feb 15, 2008, 07:52 PM	#6
JNB macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a Hell predominately of my own making	-Shift-\| (pipe, above the \) Attached Thumbnails __________________
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Feb 15, 2008, 08:35 PM	#8
JNB macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a Hell predominately of my own making	Get the latest Webkit. Safari, now with more Snappier™! __________________
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Feb 15, 2008, 08:50 PM	#11
theprizefight Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2006	hodgy: can you tell me where the preference file is? and clevin: I did download the webkit, and it does the exact same thing. the 1st attachment is how it looks at startup. the 2nd attachment is how it looks after I do Cmd-Shift-\| Attached Thumbnails
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Feb 15, 2008, 07:27 PM	#3
theprizefight Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2006	I tried that, the problem is that my address bar is gone from the toolbar.
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Feb 15, 2008, 07:44 PM	#4
cohibadad macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007	customize and add the address bar back
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Feb 15, 2008, 08:26 PM	#7
theprizefight Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2006	thanks but that doesnt work either.
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Feb 15, 2008, 08:36 PM	#9
clevin macrumors G3 Join Date: Aug 2006	can you post a screen shot of your safari?
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Feb 15, 2008, 08:46 PM	#10
hodgjy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2005	Delete the preference file and restart Safari.
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Feb 15, 2008, 08:54 PM	#12
theprizefight Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2006	ok i found and deleted the safari preference file. now my address bar is back, so thanks very much! however, my customize dialog still doesnt come up for some reason..seems very strange..
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Feb 15, 2008, 08:57 PM	#13
QuarterSwede macrumors 604 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO	http://www.apple.com/safari/ Download it and you should be straight. __________________ Help stop children from viewing internet pornography. "Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world." -- Martin Luther
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Jul 15, 2009, 01:42 PM	#14
unknownboy590 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2009	i have the answer Open up your safari browser and press the button F10 on your keyboard and your menu bar should show up. click on view and then click on show toolbar and there you go!
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Jul 15, 2009, 01:55 PM	#15
Mal macrumors 603 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando	Try hitting Cmd-L on your keyboard. That will move the cursor focus to the address bar. I tried hiding mine and then hitting Cmd-L and it brought it back. Short of that, try re-installing Safari (from the link above) and if that doesn't work, an Archive and Install of 10.5. jW __________________ The Bearded Nerd 13" MacBook Pro; 64GB iPod touch "It's a real burn, being right so often." NoiseTrade.com/Walker
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Jul 15, 2009, 02:02 PM	#16
rdowns macrumors Penryn Join Date: Jul 2003	Hello, the thread is 17 months old. __________________ 44% of Republicans think an ARMED REBELLION might be necessary in the next few years. So if you say most Reps are nuts, you'd be off by 7%. - Bill Maher
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Jul 15, 2009, 03:00 PM	#17
Mal macrumors 603 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando	LOL, I just looked at the most recent post before mine. Oops. jW __________________ The Bearded Nerd 13" MacBook Pro; 64GB iPod touch "It's a real burn, being right so often." NoiseTrade.com/Walker
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Dec 22, 2010, 09:12 PM	#18
kittykakes macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2010	How to get Address Bar back. What you do is you go to the top where it says "view" then go down to "customize toolbar" then go down to where it says "drag default set" and drag it to where the address bar is missing and then it'll show back up
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Nov 2, 2011, 06:04 AM	#20
grail10 macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2011	getting mac safari toolbar back first open safari then click view then show/ hide bbokmark bar ihad the same problem btw and messed around until i got it
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Dec 13, 2011, 12:02 PM	#21
coogi macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2011	The actual solution to the problem posted Right click at the top of the window and a popup menu should... pop up, that says "customize toolbar", click on that, and then drag the section titled "... or drag the default set into the toolbar" into where the address bar used to be. That should do it. And Childish Gambino and Kanye are bomb.
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Jul 6, 2012, 09:14 PM	#22
cattleya15 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012	Me too.... WHERE IS THE SAFARI PREFERENCE FILE?? ..... .... i almost want to cry now :'( .... what should i do....
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Jan 14, 2013, 11:03 PM	#23
JONNYBOY122 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	How to make you search bar and web address bar pop back up. What you have to do is get on your safari and got to the tab at the top of the page that say (VIEW) then click (CUSTOMIZE TOOLBAR) after just drag and drop your bars back in place. this took me forever to figure out.
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