How to make the Backspace key to take me to the previous page in Safari 6?

Question

Backspace/Delete ⌫ no longer works as a back button in Safari 6.

qegal · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-03 09:05:38Z

I actually asked a similar question (but more broad so this isn't a duplicate). I got this as an answer (it works, I tested it):

Write the below line in terminal:

defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2BackspaceKeyNavigationEnabled -bool YES

Then restart Safari.

Hope this helps!

Bob Fanger · Answer 2 · 2012-08-03 08:41:38Z

Apple removed the backspace (probably to prevent users that wanted to edit a form field to accidentally go to the previous page)

You've got a number of options:

duci9y · Answer 3 · 2012-08-03 08:51:32Z

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Type this into your Terminal.app:

defaults write com.apple.Safari NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Back" "⌫"

answered Aug 3 '12 at 8:51

duci9y
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	That would also disable the default shortcut (⌘[). – Lauri Ranta Aug 3 '12 at 15:45
	But it would at least enable backspace, which is what OP wants. – duci9y Aug 3 '12 at 17:35
	The hidden preference would also restore ⇧⌫ for forward. – Lauri Ranta Aug 4 '12 at 16:01

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