Help! I installed safari 12.0.1 and now safari won’t open

[Confused Topher]

-macbok pro late 2011
-installed high sierra because on some sites the video wouldn’t play
-didn’t work so I tried downloading the lastest safari
-im assuming if the app store doesnt tell you to update it then you can’t, so I learned the hard way (i just googled the download not from the app store)
-now safari won’t open in my laptop. Im typing this from my phone. I keep getting an error message safaribooksmarcsyncagent quit unexpectedly. I have no clue what to do, i dont even know how to uninstall and reinstall the old version.
Please help, thanks a lot
-confused topher

 

[ferrarr]

Do you have another browser, like Google Chrome, or Firefox? Do you have another computer you can use to download another browser? Have you restarted your MBP?

First try this, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262.

 

[Confused Topher]

Do you have another browser, like Google Chrome, or Firefox? Do you have another computer you can use to download another browser? Have you restarted your MBP?

First try this, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262.

Hey bob. No i have no othee browser or comp to use. I dont know what an mbp is

 

[MacInWin]

MBP = MacBookPro, your laptop.

 

[Confused Topher]

Okay doing it now. Why would this help though since the safari version will be same?

 

[MacInWin]

Rebooting initializes all the components of the operating system. That would include the bits and pieces that Safari uses and depends upon to operate. It may or may not fix the issue, but it's a good first step.

 

[Confused Topher]

Lol it worked. Boy do i feel like a fool. Thanks so much Bob!

 

[Confused Topher]

Hey jake. Now im on safari there is no url address bar. Its missing. When i click view and i try to select “customize toolbar” it wont let me click it. I also cant open safari preferences, so im not sure how to get the address bar back. Any solutions? Thanks

 

[MacInWin]

Safari is tightly tied to the operating system and should not be updated outside that. Where did you get the update you applied? It should ONLY come from Apple, no where else. If you have upgraded beyond your version of the OS, that could be why it doesn't work properly.

So, I don't have solutions if there is an OS/Safari mis-match other than to reinstall the OS and get back into sync.

 

[Confused Topher]

Okay thank you