Back Button

10 years ago

For some reason the back button on my computer (mac) is occasionally not working and I have to close the window. Any ideas on why this has happened and what to do about it?

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jeaninwa
10 years ago
I don't have a Mac and it's happening to me too.
morz8 - Washington Coast
10 years ago
Me too occasionally, I'm using IE10, Windows 7 fully updated.

Annoying. It's not all the time, and part of the time when it happens I find if I advance within that same site (like check feedback for the Ebay seller of the auction I might be viewing, or click and advance to one of the 'others who bought this product have also bought....' on Amazon, then it will function and back up like it's supposed to. One step forward, two steps back, literally.
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Have you tried rebooting? Check for Windows Updates too. Another keyboard shortcut is to use the backspace key to go back, shift+backspace will go forward. Are you sure there's a page to go back to? If a link opened in a new window or tab, you won't be able to back up. Click the button to the right of the Forward button and it'll give you the recent pages history. You can also use that to select the page you want. Only other thought off the top of my head is, have you noticed a bunch of dog treats being delivered lately? Maybe Harry and Sam have been...
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paleblue
10 years ago
mine is messed up too
rosepetal2
10 years ago
I just read this on keystrokes for beginners

7. Backspace to reverse one page in your web browser

Instead of clicking the 'back' button on your screen, try using your keyboard backspace key instead. As long as you are focused on the page and not the address bar, backspace will reverse you one web page into the past.

Related: Safari web browser also uses CTRL-(Left Arrow) to reverse one page
jeaninwa
10 years ago
YaY! That worked rosepetal2....sometimes refreshing the page helps too.
marygailv
10 years ago
Back spacing seems to be a universal problem right now as I have been having trouble, too. Thanks for the advice on the back space key. I just gave it a try and it worked! Not that I doubted your word.
rob333 (zone 7b)
10 years ago
I was having trouble on GardenWeb, but it's because ad.doubleclick was loading a billion times and causing a conflict. I changed a setting on my Adobe flash and it quit happening. Hope it wasn't that for some?
graywings123
10 years ago
Sometimes turning the computer off and back on will solve a problem.
socks
10 years ago
I've been having that problem too and thought it was my old computer! It's so annoying, isn't it? I'll try the backspace method.
tami_ohio
10 years ago
You are obviously not alone, and neither am I! It's not just at GardenWeb either. I have problems elsewhere also. I'll try to remember the backspace key next time. Will it work on multiple back pages? I am also on Knitting Paradise, which sometimes has 1-25 or more pages to a thread.

Tami
sjerin
Original Author
10 years ago
Well, what a surprise! I flew to Portland today and was handling Halloween and packing last night so I'm just now seeing this. What a good idea, Rosepetal! Now for my dumb question: By "backspace," do you mean the 'delete' button? It's nice to know I'm not alone. :)
rosepetal2
10 years ago
NOT the delete button!! The backspace button that you push if you misspell a word and need to change a letter. Just below F11 and F12 on my keyboard

Glad to help out
jeaninwa
10 years ago
Cripes....the back button didn't work for me on a page last night. Tried the backspace and it didn't work either. Geeeeez! So, I refreshed the page and that worked. Sometimes, nothing works. Here, I just scroll down to "Return to the Kitchen Table forum". Other times, I've had to close a page and then return.
Jasdip
10 years ago
I use the Backspace button on every site, every time. I don't bother going to the top to click the back arrow.

Going to the bottom of this, or any page, I use the End button, back to the top, use the Home button.

Another way of going back or forward is to use Alt and the left arrow, to go forward to the next page, use Alt and the right arrow.
kathyg_in_mi
10 years ago
Thanks for the great tip!

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