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Re: Safari url autocomplete

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On 2018-05-31 21:09:35 +0000, J Burns said:
> 
> As far back as I remember, Safari's autocomplete has sometimes hijacked 
> me. I'd start typing a site I frequent, and it would take me somewhere 
> I'd never been.
> 
> I often go to accuweather to check local weather. Today Safari took me 
> instead to the accuweather mobile site, which I never use, for the 
> weather at a location hundreds of miles from here.
> 
> I typed it again, making sure I had it right. Again, Safari took me to 
> the mobile site for the distant location. I used Google to get to 
> accuweather. When I clicked the link, Safari again hijacked me to the 
> place I didn't want to go.
> 
> Under the Develop Menu, I clicked Clear Caches. It didn't help. I quit 
> all apps and used Onyx to clear internet files. That worked, but it 
> seems like overkill.
> 
> When Safari hijacks me, what's the best remedy?

The "best remedy" is to simply bookmark the website you want in the 
Favourites folder, then you don't have to even type anything, just 
click the button in the Favourites Bar.

The next best rememdy would be to pay attention to what you're doing - 
Safari gives you a list of possibilities and it's up to you to choose 
the correct one.

Safari's suggestions aren't based solely on where you have been before. 
It also uses Google and Siri to find what you might be looking for.

I haven't tested it, but you can possibly turn off Siri's suggestions in
   System Preferences > Siri > Siri Suggestions & Privacy
and possibly turn off Google's suggestions in various options in
   Safari > Prefences > Search

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Safari url autocomplete J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-05-31 17:09 -0400
  Re: Safari url autocomplete J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-05-31 17:13 -0400
    Re: Safari url autocomplete nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-05-31 17:19 -0400
  Re: Safari url autocomplete Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-06-01 09:25 +1200
    Re: Safari url autocomplete "Snit's dysautonomia http://bit.ly/2Jqpplk" <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-06-03 02:21 -0700
  Re: Safari url autocomplete JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-05-31 18:22 -0400
    Re: Safari url autocomplete J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-05-31 19:29 -0400
      Re: Safari url autocomplete Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com> - 2018-06-01 10:29 +0000
        Re: Safari url autocomplete J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-06-01 17:16 -0400
  Re: Safari url autocomplete Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-06-01 15:58 +0000
    Re: Safari url autocomplete dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2018-06-03 08:32 +0100
      Re: Safari url autocomplete J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-06-03 09:57 -0400
        Re: Safari url autocomplete "Snit's dysautonomia http://bit.ly/2Jqpplk" <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-06-03 07:17 -0700
          Re: Safari url autocomplete "Snit's dysautonomia http://bit.ly/2Jqpplk" <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-06-03 08:51 -0700
        Re: Safari url autocomplete "Snit's dysautonomia http://bit.ly/2Jqpplk" <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-06-03 10:10 -0700

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