Can't move Safari windows to Desktops (won't 'stick')

[meagain]

Out of the blue, I can't move Safari windows to new or existing Desktops in Mission Control. When I attempt, they just spring back to the first original Desktop. So right now, I have a ton of Safari windows in Desktop 1.

I tried iChat and another app and that moved fine and it stayed there in Desktop 2.

Everything is up to date. I've not changed anything for this to go haywire.
I have rebooted the system.

Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[meagain]

I have 2 desktops running. 1 and 2. When I click on Desktop 2 (where my iChat is), all my open Safari windows instantly bounce to Desktop 2. Basically bouncing to whichever desktop I mouse click on.

Still can't move a safari window to Desktop 2, 3, 4, etc. It just flies back to Desktop 1.

I'm at a loss as to how to fix this or what the culprit is. Can't find anyone with a similar situation on 'net search either so if anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears. I can't function like this.

 

[Mal]

Right click on Safari in the Dock, click on Options, and see if it's assigned to a Space, or All Spaces. If you want to be able to drag the windows around at will, it must be set to None.

jW

 

[meagain]

I'm so puzzled. Safari was set to 'All Desktops'. When I set it to 'this desktop' I can make the safari windows 'stick' in other desktops.

Isn't this reversed?

I'll set it to 'none'. So weird.

THANK YOU!

 

[Mal]

Setting it to All Desktops means that it will always show up on all of them, so there'd be no point in dragging it to a specific one. Hence the behavior you saw. Assigning it to a particular desktop will make any new windows open in that desktop. By setting it to None, you get granular control over where each window appears.

Glad it worked!

jW

 

[meagain]

Oh my! I feel so stupid. I must've accidentally moved the mouse and clicked the wrong thing and didn't know all this time.

Thanks so much for saving me! I was in hell.