Another one with scrolling stops in Safari. i am using Orion now, and waiting for a new version of Safari.
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Safari 17 issues on macOS 12.7 Monterey
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I'll join the choir. Web sites are intermittently freezing under Safari 17 (now 17.2.1) and Monterey (now 12.7.2). I cannot scroll; clicking on links doesn't work. Happens at diverse websites, but also sometimes when searching via Duck, Duck, Go.
Occasionally, refreshing the page from the URL address bar works. Sometimes, opening up a new tab and entering a website there and then, IIRC, returning and refreshing works.
The "solution" is to copy the web address, close that tab, and enter the address in a new tab.
What a nuisance! I am glad to see that others are having the same problem!
Occasionally, refreshing the page from the URL address bar works. Sometimes, opening up a new tab and entering a website there and then, IIRC, returning and refreshing works.
The "solution" is to copy the web address, close that tab, and enter the address in a new tab.
What a nuisance! I am glad to see that others are having the same problem!
I'm seeing still this in Safari 17.2.1 on macOS 13.6.3 if, and only if, I search from the address bar and also only with duckduckgo set as search engine in the preferences. Other search engines do not display this issue.
Now, when I tried also google then bing and then changed back to duckduckgo this behaviour stopped. We'll see how long that holds. I've been running Ecosia for a while.
***Yeah, it's back already after a few hours ***
Now, when I tried also google then bing and then changed back to duckduckgo this behaviour stopped. We'll see how long that holds. I've been running Ecosia for a while.
***Yeah, it's back already after a few hours ***
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I've updated and it keeps happening.
I'll do what @msephton suggests, but I have deleted all the extensions.
no issues here at all and i use d.d.go as my safari search vehicle …
(functions perfectly whether VPN is on or off)
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How do I do this? I saved the error message that MacOS wanted to send to Apple . . . Would that be helpful?
you could always install ddgo’s own browser and see how you get on
It seems it will import passwords but unfortunately it does not sync with the Keychain during use so it's useless if one uses the Keychain across devices as most Mac users do. Same problem with Chrome and it is the only reason I have to use Safari. One could use an external password manager but I've yet to find one that can seemlessly replace the Keychain in the whole ecosystem.
Okay, here are the Safari-related faults that popped up in console approximately when Safari crashed.
[B]fault 17:59:03.830679-0500 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent Exiting: Received XPC event type: XPC_ERROR_CONNECTION_INVALID[/B]
fault 17:59:05.419161-0500 triald No factors for namespace <private> found at path: <private>
fault 17:59:05.643346-0500 webinspectord New Extension Point `<private>` targeting depricated NSExtension infrastructure!
fault 17:59:05.680917-0500 webinspectord New Extension Point `<private>` targeting depricated NSExtension infrastructure!
fault 17:59:05.681706-0500 webinspectord New Extension Point `<private>` targeting depricated NSExtension infrastructure!
fault 17:59:05.683937-0500 webinspectord New Extension Point `<private>` targeting depricated NSExtension infrastructure!
fault 17:59:05.687172-0500 webinspectord New Extension Point `<private>` targeting depricated NSExtension infrastructure!
fault 17:59:05.692564-0500 webinspectord New Extension Point `<private>` targeting depricated NSExtension infrastructure!
fault 17:59:05.705414-0500 webinspectord New Extension Point `<private>` targeting depricated NSExtension infrastructure!
fault 17:59:06.046540-0500 triald No factors for namespace <private> found at path: <private>
fault 17:59:35.679527-0500 suggestd Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x7f8052d542d0> (Domain: com.apple.lookup.shared, User: kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, ByHost: No, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing these preferences requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access
fault 18:03:49.565073-0500 contentlinkingd Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x7fdd6b2084a0> (Domain: kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, User: kCFPreferencesAnyUser, ByHost: Yes, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing these preferences requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access
fault 18:03:49.565501-0500 contentlinkingd Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x7fdd6b2081d0> (Domain: kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, User: kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, ByHost: No, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing these preferences requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access
fault 18:03:50.227253-0500 Safari NSToolbarItem.minSize and NSToolbarItem.maxSize methods are deprecated. Usage may result in clipping of items. It is recommended to let the system measure the item automatically using constraints.
fault 18:03:50.227344-0500 Safari NSToolbarItem.minSize and NSToolbarItem.maxSize methods are deprecated. Usage may result in clipping of items. It is recommended to let the system measure the item automatically using constraints.
fault 18:03:50.227413-0500 Safari NSToolbarItem.minSize and NSToolbarItem.maxSize methods are deprecated. Usage may result in clipping of items. It is recommended to let the system measure the item automatically using constraints.
fault 18:03:50.466392-0500 Safari NSToolbarItem.minSize and NSToolbarItem.maxSize methods are deprecated. Usage may result in clipping of items. It is recommended to let the system measure the item automatically using constraints.
fault 18:03:50.466471-0500 Safari NSToolbarItem.minSize and NSToolbarItem.maxSize methods are deprecated. Usage may result in clipping of items. It is recommended to let the system measure the item automatically using constraints.
fault 18:03:50.466542-0500 Safari NSToolbarItem.minSize and NSToolbarItem.maxSize methods are deprecated. Usage may result in clipping of items. It is recommended to let the system measure the item automatically using constraints.
fault 18:03:50.632469-0500 Safari NSToolbarItem.minSize and NSToolbarItem.maxSize methods are deprecated. Usage may result in clipping of items. It is recommended to let the system measure the item automatically using constraints.
fault 18:03:50.632560-0500 Safari NSToolbarItem.minSize and NSToolbarItem.maxSize methods are deprecated. Usage may result in clipping of items. It is recommended to let the system measure the item automatically using constraints.
fault 18:03:50.632630-0500 Safari NSToolbarItem.minSize and NSToolbarItem.maxSize methods are deprecated. Usage may result in clipping of items. It is recommended to let the system measure the item automatically using constraints.
fault 18:03:51.559051-0500 Safari WebContent process (0x1130040c0) took 1.843766 seconds to launch
fault 18:03:51.562026-0500 Safari Networking process (0x1130bc580) took 1.794950 seconds to launch
fault 18:03:51.990273-0500 SafariCloudHistoryPushAgent Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x7fd343c08790> (Domain: kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, User: kCFPreferencesAnyUser, ByHost: Yes, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing these preferences requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access
fault 18:03:51.991034-0500 SafariCloudHistoryPushAgent Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x7fd343c08790> (Domain: kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, User: kCFPreferencesAnyUser, ByHost: Yes, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing these preferences requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access
fault 18:03:52.083887-0500 contentlinkingd Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x7fdd6b2084a0> (Domain: kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, User: kCFPreferencesAnyUser, ByHost: Yes, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing these preferences requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access
fault 18:03:52.084372-0500 contentlinkingd Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x7fdd6b2081d0> (Domain: kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, User: kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, ByHost: No, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing these preferences requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access
fault 18:03:54.007703-0500 contentlinkingd Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x7fdd6b2084a0> (Domain: kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, User: kCFPreferencesAnyUser, ByHost: Yes, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing these preferences requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access
fault 18:03:54.009459-0500 contentlinkingd Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x7fdd6b2081d0> (Domain: kCFPreferencesAnyApplication, User: kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, ByHost: No, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing these preferences requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access
fault 18:03:54.547450-0500 com.apple.Safari.History Couldn't write values for keys (
CloudKitAccountInfoCache
) in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x7fe39cf05c10> (Domain: com.apple.Safari.History, User: kCFPreferencesCurrentUser, ByHost: No, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: No): setting these preferences requires user-preference-write or file-write-data sandbox access
hmmm. that don’t look good at all 🤨.
unsurprisingly, Apple never seem to respond directly to these crash reports automatically sent to them - which is a shame, in my opinion.
i should add that i did an erase and fresh install of monterey - as my M2 Air came with it pre-installed - then allowed s/w update to update safari.
then added in all my files, favourite apps, etc.
it’s functioned flawlessly since then.
a radical remedy, but it worked for me.
What doesn't look good about it? I can't really parse it at all. My only guess is that Safari appeared to be making calls to a second CPU, and I only have one six-core.
I just rolled the dice and installed Ventura. That's proved to be maybe not such a great bet after a couple of days ...
I just rolled the dice and installed Ventura. That's proved to be maybe not such a great bet after a couple of days ...
Writing to update. Safari 17.3 still has freezing issue on Monterey 12.7.3.
E. g. DuckDuckGo stops updating screen content while Safari window is active. If focus is shifted to another app and back Safari updates scroll position and shows symbols entered into DDG search field.
E. g. DuckDuckGo stops updating screen content while Safari window is active. If focus is shifted to another app and back Safari updates scroll position and shows symbols entered into DDG search field.
Thank you for pointing this out. Just updated to 17.3.1 to no avail: first search in DDG resulted in frozen window.
Just tried Safari 17.3.1 in macOS 13.6.4 after the update and changed do duckduckgo as search engine and entered terms in the location bar. Scrolling works as expected. Finally!
Nope, just one restart later and no scrolling with duckduckgo is back!!!
Nope, just one restart later and no scrolling with duckduckgo is back!!!
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Cleaning Safari’s cache might help. Enable Develop menu & Empty caches (⌥⌘E)
Safari - Settings – Advanced - Show features for web developers https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/ibrw1075/17.0/mac/12.0
Safari - Settings – Advanced - Show features for web developers https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/ibrw1075/17.0/mac/12.0