How can I reinstall Safari back to my iMac?

How can i reinstall Safari please

I was having trouble opening websites on Safari that I was able to open using Google Chrome. So decided to uninstall Safari before reinstalling it. However, I've not found how to do this


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iMac 21.5″, OS X 10.10

Posted on Oct 3, 2022 04:20 AM

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Posted on Oct 5, 2022 02:20 PM

You have to work at removing required macOS components so I suspect you may simply have misplaced its icon. Search for it with Spotlight: Search with Spotlight on Mac - Apple Support


However, as lkrupp and Ronasara wrote if Safari is really gone, the only way to get it back is to reinstall macOS or restore a Time Machine backup that predates its removal.


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It also raises the question what else may have been removed from your Mac.

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Oct 5, 2022 02:20 PM in response to PeanutsFred

You have to work at removing required macOS components so I suspect you may simply have misplaced its icon. Search for it with Spotlight: Search with Spotlight on Mac - Apple Support


However, as lkrupp and Ronasara wrote if Safari is really gone, the only way to get it back is to reinstall macOS or restore a Time Machine backup that predates its removal.


Reinstall macOS - Apple Support

Recover all your files from a Time Machine backup - Apple Support


It also raises the question what else may have been removed from your Mac.

Oct 5, 2022 07:08 AM in response to PeanutsFred

As has been pointed out to you the user cannot delete or uninstall Safari as it’s part of macOS. You may have only deleted the icon in the dock which his not the app but simply a pointer or alias to the app. Look in your Applications folder or hold down command+space and type in Safari.


For the record, there is no standalone installer for Safari. If you somehow, someway did manage (highly unlikely unless you are a Unix guru) to uninstall it your only recourse it to reinstall macOS entirely to get it back.

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