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User profile for user: sarahboles
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Safari opening pop up window for every link that is clicked??

When I click on a link on a web page in Safari it is opening a pop up window with the content over top of the actual web page rather than just loading the website itself. You can click outside the pop up and it goes to the normal webpage. Any ideas on why it is doing this all of a sudden or how to turn it off? All search attempts have failed because "pop up" normally refers to a different type of pop up window which doesn't help! See attached pics of an example, first pic is the the actual page and second pic is the pop up that I get over top.

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Posted on Aug 13, 2019 9:40 PM

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User profile for user: Eric Root
Eric Root
User level: Level 10
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Posted on Aug 14, 2019 8:31 AM

Is this happening on all web sites or only certain web sites?


Try setting up another admin user account in System Preferences/Users & Groups to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.


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If it works in the Safe Mode, try running this program when booted normally and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown. If the log won’t post, try posting it in Pastebin and provide a link in a reply. After pasting the report in a PasteBin page, go to the top of the page, and copy the address in the URL bar. Paste that in a new reply.        Pastebin


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User profile for user: Eric Root
Eric Root
User level: Level 10
684,591 points

Aug 14, 2019 8:31 AM in response to sarahboles

Is this happening on all web sites or only certain web sites?


Try setting up another admin user account in System Preferences/Users & Groups to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.


Isolating an issue by using another user account 


Safe Mode - About


If it works in the Safe Mode, try running this program when booted normally and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown. If the log won’t post, try posting it in Pastebin and provide a link in a reply. After pasting the report in a PasteBin page, go to the top of the page, and copy the address in the URL bar. Paste that in a new reply.        Pastebin


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Safari opening pop up window for every link that is clicked??

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