Tor Browser Bundle for Mac enables you to securely browse the Web while hiding your identity, proving to be an accessible, feature-rich option. A Mac's default operating system is Mac OS X. A Mac can also run the Windows operating system. If the Mac has the required operating system to support the software on the external drive then it. Feb 18, 2017 How to Change Default Browser on MacOS, Windows and Ubuntu Changing the Default Browser on Mac. Apple switched the default web browser setting in Yosemite to the System Preferences.So, if you need to change default web browser, see tutorial below. Choose your web browser from the ”Default web browser” pop-up menu. Change your default email app. Choose Preferences from the Mail menu, then click General. Or, if you're prompted to set up an email account, add your account, then choose Preferences from the Mail menu. Change the default browser or email client on your Mac. Since Safari comes built into Mac OS X, it's automatically set as the default web browser. Unlike PCs, possibly customized by their manufacturer to include third-party browsers, Macs only come with Safari. But once you've downloaded and installed another browser, you can set it as the new default. Set Safari, Firefox, Chrome, or any browser as the default for macOS Sierra using these steps. Option 1 – From System Preferences. Select the Apple Menu, then choose “System Preferences Choose “General“. In the “Default web browser:” section, set the desired browser. Option 2 – From Browser Settings.
Earlier, in Apple’s OS when you wished to change Mac OS X default browser i.e Safari; you needed to open Safari to make changes as browser settings reside there itself. Thus for OS-Level settings you had to open a browser to change them. But with Yosemite OS X to change Mac OS X default browser and Email client, one needs to go to settings in system preferences.
However, apple has a habit of not fixing all the problems in one version so they have left out email client this time. If we wish to change email client we have to go into “Mail” app. But anticipations are high that Apple’s will come with some rightful place for this soon. So here are the steps on
How To Change Mac OS X Default Browser:
- Go to System Preferences(if you are unable to figure it out, then look in Apple’s menu).
- Then Click on “General” tab the first option under System Preferences here
- Click on “Default Web Browser” pop-up menu and change Mac OS X default browser to your choice.
- Sometimes, if you have any apps installed on your mac which opens as a web page but is not web browsers, it will also appear in the drop-down of default web browser list. e.g Evernote listed below is not a web browser but can be seen in the image below.
Now select the browser of your choice for example “Google Chrome” and enjoy surfing the internet.
Now it’s time to change the default Email client in Mac OS X after Changing Mac OS X Default Browser from Safari to any other browser. Here are the steps on-
How To Change Mac’s Default Email Client
- Go To Apple’s “Mail “App and Choose “Preferences” from Mail menu.
- Then Click on”General” tab and look down for pop-menu labelled “Default email reader”, select the email client of your choice.
And select any Email service of your choice, if you have any.
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