Get your Mac Back: Download, install Safari 5.0.5 for Snow Leopard

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Get your Mac Back: Download, install Safari 5.0.5 for Snow Leopard

29 July 2011 20,036 views 10 Comments

Personally, I really like Safari 5.1. It’s WebKit 2 based, has nearly bullet proof sandboxing, WebGL support and, well, there’s a lot to sink your teeth into. However, there are quite a few Snow Leopard users that want to get back to the relative safety of Safari 5.0.5.

That said, Apple being Apple, there isn’t to my knowledge a publicly listed download link on their website for this sought after version of their WebKit-based browser. Yes, it’s buried inside the OS X 10.6.8 Combo Update — that’s a lot of extra downloading and a bit more work, too.

See also:
• Get your Mac back: OS X Lion’s missing iSync
• Get your Mac Back: Fix OS X Lion scrolling
• How to: Make Library visible in Mac OS X Lion

However, mining the web turned up this — Safari 5.0.5 Snow Leopard — which is half the battle.

That is, no, you can’t just install Safari 5.0.5 over version 5.1. To get that done, you’ll need to throw Safari 5.1 in Trash and empty it.

Next, you’ll need CharlesSoft’s Pacifist, which has powerful Mac voodoo and in my experience is very, very safe. Just follow these instructions, look for “force install,” and good luck.

Know of a handy dandy OS X tip or trick? Share it and a link in the comments below…

via MacRumors

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# 30 July 2011 at 6:41 pm

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# 11 August 2011 at 12:02 am

Ball said:

Safari 5.1 blows, especially in Snow Leopard. It’s buggy, leaky, and a major source of frustration.

I’m soooo glad I can now downgrade. I was using Camino and missing my Safari

# 30 August 2011 at 11:33 pm

Catalonia said:

That’s a great piece of news – I’m so frustrated with Safari 5.1, I’ve been looking all over the place for a copy of Safari 5.0, thanks.

# 4 September 2011 at 9:57 am

MacLooser said:

I don’t have the latest version of OS-X (Lion), or even Snow Leopard; just plain old Leopard (10.5.8). But I too would like to get back to Safari 5.0.5.

I’ve been regularly upgrading with whatever Software Update has been recommending, and the last of these gave me the headache of Safari 5.0.6 (maybe not as bad as 5.1, but still, something I’d like to lose). Can I do it the same way you’ve listed here — or perhaps some other?

# 5 November 2011 at 7:57 pm

Brett said:

Thank you for doing the work of finding and posting this! It sucks when forces that be systematically remove all traces of an old version of software that people still want — and was free to begin with!

# 9 November 2011 at 11:32 pm