Safari won't quit

[Tannis Wightman]

I have an iMac computer with the latest OS update which includes Safari v12.0.3. The Safari icon in the dock shows the app open even after I quit and then Force Quit the app. In the Force Quit dialog box the Safari icon disappears for a second or so then pops right back up after Force Quitting. When I Quit Safari in the normal way, the current Safari page closes but the app still appears to be open. When I reopen a Safari bookmark for example two Safari windows open one on top of the other. Can any one help?

 

[MacInWin]

Welcome to the forum.

You might try opening Activity Monitor (Applications/Utilities) and looking for Safari in the CPU tab. Then click it once, and then click on the "X" on the menubar just above the column names and select either "Quit" or "Force Quit" to see if that will shut it down. You an also look at Preferences for Safari to see if you have any extensions installed that might be blocking it from closing.

And I am sure you know this but you said,

When I Quit Safari in the normal way

The "normal" way is not to click the red dot, but to click on "Safari" on the top menu bar, then "Quit Safari." I'm sure you know that, but it doesn't hurt to be sure.

 

[ferrarr]

Or, “command Q”.


Bob -

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[Tannis Wightman]

Many thanks for your quick replies. I have tried all those steps but still cannot stop Safari from continuing to run in the background. When I force quit from the Activity Monitor the Safari window closes but its still running as indicated by the dot under the dock icon.
Tannis

 

[usagora]

First rule of tech support: reboot the machine. Have you tried rebooting and seen the issue persist?

 

[ferrarr]

And if the restart doesn’t help, try safe mode. To eat to safe mode, restart/startup your iMac, and hold “shift” down, until you see the Apple logo, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262.



Bob -

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[pm-r]

but its still running as indicated by the dot under the dock icon.

Are you sure it still actually running???

Is Safari listed in ActivityMonitor?

Is the dot under the Safari Dock icon part of a desktop picture that may be showing through the translucent section of the Dock?

You can click and drag to move the icon to check.

Did things improve with a restart???






- Patrick
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[Slydude]

Have you added any extensions to Safari lately? Maybe that's what's frocing Safari to remain open.

 

[Tannis Wightman]

I have a new question. On a different topic. How do I start a new thread?

 

[Slydude]

I have a new question. On a different topic. How do I start a new thread?

Follow the directions here.

 

[Randy B. Singer]

As of OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), Safari no longer has a reset function. So, have a look at this article for how to very comprehensively reset Safari:
How to fully reset Safari on your Mac | MacIssues

If worse comes to worse, all that you have to do is reinstall your entire OS using Recovery. That will give you a fresh copy of Safari and it won't harm your third party apps or documents.

Update or reinstall Safari for your computer - Apple Support

 

[Rod]

I'm not sure that from what was said in the first post that the app is actually running. Obviosly if it appears in the Force Quit menu or Activity Monitor it is and I'm wrong. Just make sure it actually is running and not just an option to run. Another easy way to see what's running and quit apps is the old Command plus Tab combination.