The application Safari quit unexpectedly

Problem

When you open Safari on your Mac, you get the following message:  “The application Safari quit unexpectedly”.

Solution

Try deleting (or moving to a temporary directory) the following folders or files:

  • ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist
  • ~/Library/Safari/  (make sure to preserve the Bookmarks.plist file)
  • ~/Library/Cache/com.apple.Safari/
  • /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ *
  • ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ *

~ = The user’s home folder
* = These folders contain third party plugins such as flash, trashing them may require them to be reinstalled

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Categorized as Mac, Safari

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