Safari 16.6 will not open on my iMAc running MacOS 12.6.8

The Safari icon has a slash over it. When I click on it I get the following: "You can’t open the application “Safari” because this application is not supported on this Mac."

iMac 27″

Posted on Aug 17, 2023 9:13 AM

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John Galt

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Aug 17, 2023 1:08 PM in response to ArthurEWilliams

The most common reason for that is attempting to launch Safari from some location other than /Applications.

To be sure you are launching the correct version, choose Go > Applications from the Finder.

Drag the icon with the slash over it to the Trash. It can't be used.

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