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How to Get Rid of Pop Ups on Mac

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This wikiHow teaches you how to configure your internet browser settings to block pop-up windows that appear when you open or close a web page, using a Mac.

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    Open the Safari internet browser on your Mac. The Safari icon looks like a blue compass in your Applications folder.

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    Click the Safari menu. It's located on your menu bar in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open a drop-down menu.

    • If you see a different app's name in the upper-left corner, click on the Safari icon again.

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  3. 3

    Click Preferences on the drop-down menu. This will open your Safari browser settings in a new window.

    • Alternatively, press ⌘ +, on your keyboard. When you press the Command and comma buttons at the same time, it will open Preferences.

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    Click the Security tab. It looks like a lock icon at the top of the Preferences window.

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    Check the box next to Block pop-up windows . Safari will now block all pop-up windows that appear when you open or close a web page. You can change it anytime by unchecking this box from Preferences.

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    Open the Google Chrome internet browser on your Mac. The Chrome icon looks like a small blue circle with yellow, green, and red components wrapped around it. You can find it in your Applications folder.

  2. 2

    Click the Chrome menu. [1] It's located on your menu bar in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open a drop-down menu.

    • If you see a different app's name in the upper-left corner, click on the Chrome icon again.

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    Click Preferences on the drop-down menu. [2] This will open your Chrome browser settings in a new tab.

    • Alternatively, type chrome://settings in Chrome's address bar, and hit ↵ Enter on your keyboard. It will open the same page.
    • You can also use the ⌘ +, keyboard shortcut to open the Settings tab.

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    Scroll down and click Show advanced settings . This option is written in blue letters at the bottom of the Settings tab.

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    Click the Content settings button under Privacy. It will open your content options in a new pop-up window.

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    Scroll down to the Pop-ups section. This section is between Flash and Location.

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    Select Do not allow any site to show pop-ups . Chrome will now block all pop-up windows that appear when you open or close a web page.

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    Click Manage exceptions under Pop-ups. This option will open a new window with a list of all your pop-up exceptions. Chrome will not block pop-ups from websites saved in your pop-up exceptions list.

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    Click the X button next to a website on the list. An "X" button will appear on the right-hand side of the exceptions box when you hover over a website on the list. Click on it to delete this website from your pop-up exceptions.

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    Click Done . This will save your new exceptions settings, and close the pop-up window.

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    Click Done again in the Content settings window. This will save your new pop-up preferences.

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    Open the Mozilla Firefox internet browser on your Mac. The Firefox app looks like a blue world icon with a red fox wrapped around it. You can find it in your Applications folder.

  2. 2

    Click the Firefox menu. [3] It's located on your menu bar in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open a drop-down menu.

    • If you see a different app's name in the upper-left corner, click on the Firefox icon again.

  3. 3

    Click Preferences on the drop-down menu. [4] This will open your Firefox browser settings in a new tab.

    • Alternatively, type about:preferences in Firefox's address bar, and hit ↵ Enter on your keyboard. It will open the same page.
    • You can also use the ⌘ +, keyboard shortcut for Preferences.

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    Click Content on the left panel. Firefox lets you navigate to different menus via a navigation panel on the left-hand side of the Preferences screen. The Content option is listed next to a page icon on the left panel.

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    Check the box next to Block pop-up windows . It's under the Pop-ups heading in the Content menu. Firefox will now block all pop-up windows that appear when you open or close a web page.

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    Click Exceptions . This button is located next to the Pop-ups heading. It will open a new window with a list of all your pop-up exceptions. Firefox will not block pop-ups from websites saved in your pop-up exceptions list.

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    Click Remove All Sites . This button is located in the lower-left corner of the pop-up exceptions list. It will remove all items on the exceptions list.

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    Click Save Changes . It's in the lower-right corner of the Pop-ups window. Firefox will now have no pop-up exceptions, and block all pop-up windows from all web pages.

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  • Question

    I continually get annoying an Facebook password icon popping up on my Mac laptop screen. I must hit cancel repeatedly to make it go away - temporarily. How do I stop it permanently?

    Brendan Pospischil

    Brendan Pospischil

    Community Answer

    This may be due to your notification settings. Go into 'Systems Preferences' then click 'Notifications' and disable any unuseful app notifications.

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1. Open Safari.
2. Click Safari.
3. Click Preferences.
4. Click Security.
5. Check the "Block pop-up windows" box.

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