HELP, HELP Mac users

[Boltlady]

My address bar has disappeared! Although I can go to websites like this one in my bookmarks, or one that I've clicked from a search engine or out of one of my folders, what I can't do is provide a link to anything. I also can't go to anyplace where I just have an address that isn't specifically a link. My page shows the name of the site that I'm on at the top but my address bar is simply not there.

What can make this happen and how do I get it back?

Last night I was on Craig's list and moved a few things to a folder that I was interested in. It was working fine. Then I went to a news site where I found an article that I wanted to save for future discussion and when I went to move it to a folder, there simply was no address bar there to be able to do that. I tried all sorts of different sites in case it was just that one but it's not there on any of them.

I tried going to "Help" and the subjects showed up but when I would try clicking on one all I would get is a blank window.

Does anybody know what's happening and how I can fix it to get my address bar back?

 

[Caroljo]

Gosh....hope you don't have a bug! Hard telling what you might get off Craigs list....What was the news site you went to? If my computer starts acting strange like that I usually go in and back it up a couple weeks & that normally will fix the problem. I don't know anything about Mac's though, but I would think you would have a System Restore to back it up?

 

[Boltlady]

Gosh....hope you don't have a bug! Hard telling what you might get off Craigs list....What was the news site you went to? If my computer starts acting strange like that I usually go in and back it up a couple weeks & that normally will fix the problem. I don't know anything about Mac's though, but I would think you would have a System Restore to back it up?

Don't have a System Restore that I know of. I don't think my Mac has that. I've got a full backup system but I don't know how to take it backwards to a specific date. It will call up specific files and such but beyond that I don't know much about how to make it work. I bought it some time ago to have in case my hd dies like it did in the past and I lost everything.

I've never made any secret of the fact that I'm electronically challenged.

 

[Queen Titania]

Don't have a System Restore that I know of. I don't think my Mac has that. I've got a full backup system but I don't know how to take it backwards to a specific date. It will call up specific files and such but beyond that I don't know much about how to make it work. I bought it some time ago to have in case my hd dies like it did in the past and I lost everything.

I've never made any secret of the fact that I'm electronically challenged.

So am I but I always go through the same sorts of searches - your 'control panel' might have the answer 'cos it hasn't gone it is just hiding, it must be somewhere.

Sometimes by googling your problem you find a solution from others who have been in the same boat.

 

[Caroljo]

Maybe this will help....

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2310790?start=0&tstart=0

 

[PhilFish]

pull down the “View” menu and select the first option, which if it’s hidden should be “Show Toolbar”.

 

[fairsheet]

My address bar has disappeared! Although I can go to websites like this one in my bookmarks, or one that I've clicked from a search engine or out of one of my folders, what I can't do is provide a link to anything. I also can't go to anyplace where I just have an address that isn't specifically a link. My page shows the name of the site that I'm on at the top but my address bar is simply not there.

What can make this happen and how do I get it back?

Last night I was on Craig's list and moved a few things to a folder that I was interested in. It was working fine. Then I went to a news site where I found an article that I wanted to save for future discussion and when I went to move it to a folder, there simply was no address bar there to be able to do that. I tried all sorts of different sites in case it was just that one but it's not there on any of them.

I tried going to "Help" and the subjects showed up but when I would try clicking on one all I would get is a blank window.

Does anybody know what's happening and how I can fix it to get my address bar back?

The solution to your problem is to throw your Mac out in your driveway and back over it with your car, as you go to buy a PC.

 

[Boltlady]

pull down the “View” menu and select the first option, which if it’s hidden should be “Show Toolbar”.

Thanks, but after more than an hour spent with a delightful Apple tech who vowed we would fix it, we fixed it. He did have me try what you said but that wasn't it. My tool bar was fine it was just that the damn address bar was gone. He really was scratching his head on this one but he came through. I told him his mother would be proud.

Now I'll be able to go back to finding irritating links that I'll be able to post.

 

[PhilFish]

Thanks, but after more than an hour spent with a delightful Apple tech who vowed we would fix it, we fixed it. He did have me try what you said but that wasn't it. My tool bar was fine it was just that the damn address bar was gone. He really was scratching his head on this one but he came through. I told him his mother would be proud.

Now I'll be able to go back to finding irritating links that I'll be able to post.

excellent

 

[Queen Titania]

Thanks, but after more than an hour spent with a delightful Apple tech who vowed we would fix it, we fixed it. He did have me try what you said but that wasn't it. My tool bar was fine it was just that the damn address bar was gone. He really was scratching his head on this one but he came through. I told him his mother would be proud.

Now I'll be able to go back to finding irritating links that I'll be able to post.

How did he do it? Do you remember?

 

[Boltlady]

How did he do it? Do you remember?

Yup. Hopefully it won't happen again. If it does, I hope I still remember at that point. I'm over it now and don't even want to go through what we did. Seems it almost never happens to anybody and it's not a PC thing.