# Can't type 'sc' in Safari search bar **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 20, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692 "2021-06-20T17:23:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/1 "2021-06-20T17:23:49Z")
I’ve asked this before, and found an answer to my own question; but Discourse doesn’t make it easy to search for posts so I’m asking again. When I try to use the search bar in Safari, I can’t type ‘sc’. For example, suppose I want to look for ‘Scott’. I type the ‘s’ and a url starting with ‘s’ is suggested as usual. I type ‘c’, and it replaces what I was typing with the last thing I searched for. How do I fix this? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/2 "2021-06-20T18:18:50Z")
Someone else was having the problem. > **[Can't write sc... into Safari address field - crazy ?](https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/cant-write-sc-into-safari-address-field-crazy.2287502/)** > > I want to write sc.. (score, sconto etc.) into Safari address line and as soon as I write sc, my writing disappears (and again and again). This is beyond mad ?? Anything else can be written. No answer there. I tried restarting, to no avail. I know there’s a fix, and I probably said what it was in the other thread. Not finding what I found before. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/3 "2021-06-20T18:31:59Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Discourse doesn’t make it easy to search for posts Actually Discourse makes it very easy to search for posts. But you have to use Discourse’s search function, not your browser’s. Type / or click on the magnifying glass icon, then enter your search terms. Click on Options for the advanced search. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/4 "2021-06-20T18:35:07Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > Type / or click on the magnifying glass icon, then enter your search terms. Click on Options for the advanced search. Did that. When I do, the results are sub-par compared to the old board. But that’s neither here nor there. The question is, how do I fix the inability to type words starting with ‘sc’ into the search bar. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/5 "2021-06-20T18:37:15Z")
Googling, the answer may be to clear your cookies and cache. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/6 "2021-06-20T18:41:42Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Did that. When I do, the results are sub-par compared to the old board. The search facility here is really far better than vBulletin. But if you won’t learn to use it, that’s up to you. I can’t help you with the Safari problem, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/7 "2021-06-20T18:58:36Z")
> [@GreenWyvern](#): > > The search facility here is really far better than vBulletin. But if you won’t learn to use it, that’s up to you. Perhaps you missed it, but I did do, and do do, as you suggested. In your experience, it’s better than vBulletin. In my experience, vBulletin worked better. > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Googling, the answer may be to clear your cookies and cache. In ‘cookies and website data’ =\> Manage Website Data, I removed everything. The problem persists. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/8 "2021-06-20T19:01:33Z")
What are you trying to search for that you are having difficulty finding? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/9 "2021-06-20T19:04:21Z")
I’m trying to find, in GQ, my post asking how to fix the problem, using my username, ‘created by’ and various search parameters such as “can’t type” “sc” “safari” “search bar”… whatever I can think of. I finally searched for all topics I created in GQ, sorted by date. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/10 "2021-06-20T19:07:35Z")
If you paste the below into the Discourse search box, you should get this thread directly. ```auto @Johnny_L.A #general-questions "'sc'" ``` ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/11 "2021-06-20T19:08:49Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > `@Johnny_L.A #general-questions "'sc'"` I can find this thread! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/12 "2021-06-20T19:48:48Z")
Have you tried following this advice? > Hello, I found a solution (sort of) by clearing search history. The “sc” I typed in tried to auto-fill my search bar with an expired news article that starts with “scontent-dfw5-1” that was on Facebook. Safari automatically deletes the entry for some reason. [https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251467695](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251467695) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/13 "2021-06-20T21:09:23Z")
Aha! I thought that clearing cache as I said above would delete everything. Clearing History worked. Thanks! (FWIW, I did see the ‘scontent’ url, but it flashed by to quickly to see the rest.) ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/14 "2021-06-20T21:38:50Z")
Happy to help. Now you can bookmark the post in Discourse in case you have the same problem again. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/15 "2021-06-21T06:29:26Z")
Interesting. I tried typing “sc” and had the same problem. Clearing the history fixed it. More interesting, I could type “scout” but not “scone”. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/16 "2021-06-21T07:21:58Z")
What I’m wondering is if it will come back if you wind up visiting a URL like that again. Those are URLs for “static content” on Facebook, i.e. stuff that doesn’t change like images, scripts, etc. There’s no reason it should be removing any URL from the address bar, so that suggests some sort of bug. Are you using macOS Catalina, like the poster in the other thread? Or do you have the latest version, Big Sur? If the latter, then that bug is one that Apple apparently doesn’t know about. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/17 "2021-06-21T07:31:11Z")
> [@Richard\_Pearse](#): > > More interesting, I could type “scout” but not “scone”. Same problem, but even MORE interesting, I can type “scone” but not “scout”. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/18 "2021-06-21T08:34:11Z")
Whaat?! Just _how_ interesting is this going to get? Edit: Catalina here. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/19 "2021-06-21T09:40:40Z")
High Sierra here. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-type-sc-in-safari-search-bar/944692/20 "2021-06-21T13:07:16Z")
Still on Mojave.