Safari 16.0 tabs disappear when merged macOS

Safari tabs are not working properly for me. When I click Merge All Windows, the tabs I am merging disappear and instead I see blank tabs.


Also, sometimes when I've dragged a tab to move it out of a window with others, the tab shows up in two places: the new window and the old one. When I close the old one it makes the new one blank.


I believe this started with Safari 16.0. Experiencing this on macOS Monterey 12.6

Posted on Sep 20, 2022 10:15 AM

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Posted on Sep 21, 2022 12:53 PM

I have this issue too, starting from Safari 16.0.


Also, sometimes when I move a tab from one window to another, the moved tab simply disappears. If I open the sidebar and check the tabs, the tab is still listed there. However it cannot be opened or moved. Opening a new tab or closing another tab clears this "ghost tab" from the sidebar.

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Sep 21, 2022 12:53 PM in response to appleinvestor

I have this issue too, starting from Safari 16.0.


Also, sometimes when I move a tab from one window to another, the moved tab simply disappears. If I open the sidebar and check the tabs, the tab is still listed there. However it cannot be opened or moved. Opening a new tab or closing another tab clears this "ghost tab" from the sidebar.

Sep 21, 2022 02:53 PM in response to Yozaro

I had the same issue as you with creating a "ghost tab" of the one I moved, except it stayed in the window.


I contacted Apple Support about my first issue. They suggested booting in Safe Mode to see if I can replicate the issue. Before I did that, I turned off all extensions and wasn't able to reproduce it. I'm going to turn on one extension at a time to see if I can narrow down which one could be causing this issue. I'll edit this or reply again if I'm able to reproduce this again.

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