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Safari crashing, crashing, crashing (especially Facebook)
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Hi there, I hope this will work on your Safari.
Usually, when I encounter a problem with Safari I first try to clear its history and cache/website data.
Please give it a try. ( thought the cons here is your Mac will 'forget' the autocomplete information you are probably used to it filling in, such as passwords and login details. )
Open Safari > On the menu bar , click Safari > Click Clear History > choose All history ( recommended ) > click Clear History
This will clear the history and website data stored on your safari
Usually, when I encounter a problem with Safari I first try to clear its history and cache/website data.
Please give it a try. ( thought the cons here is your Mac will 'forget' the autocomplete information you are probably used to it filling in, such as passwords and login details. )
Open Safari > On the menu bar , click Safari > Click Clear History > choose All history ( recommended ) > click Clear History
This will clear the history and website data stored on your safari
Well, since it is freshly installed just for few days on a new Macbook Pro, it will not be the issue I suppose ... And it behaved like this on the other computers as well
Safari crashing regularly is not normal behavior. To have it happening on more than one machine is especially abnormal.
Along with the clear History suggestion you could try:
Enable the developer menu so you can "Empty Caches" --
Try after disabling extensions and plugins. If better, reenable them one at a time and test to find the problem child --
support.apple.com
Boot into Safe Mode and test, then boot normally. Note if there's any difference between them. (Sometimes problems can be fixed just by booting into Safe Mode then booting normally. Safe Mode has some maintenance and repairing abilities.) --
support.apple.com
Create a new user account for testing purposes --
If you're using iCloud to sync between your machines, try disabling that for a bit at System Preferences > iCloud
Along with the clear History suggestion you could try:
Enable the developer menu so you can "Empty Caches" --
Use the developer tools in the Develop menu in Safari on Mac
In Safari on your Mac, use the developer tools to make sure a website you create works well with all standard web browsers.
support.apple.com
Try after disabling extensions and plugins. If better, reenable them one at a time and test to find the problem child --
If Safari doesn't open a page or work as expected on your Mac - Apple Support
If Safari doesn't load a webpage, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or otherwise doesn't work as expected, these solutions might help.
Boot into Safe Mode and test, then boot normally. Note if there's any difference between them. (Sometimes problems can be fixed just by booting into Safe Mode then booting normally. Safe Mode has some maintenance and repairing abilities.) --
Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support
To help determine whether an issue is caused by software that loads as your Mac starts up, you can start up your Mac in safe mode.
Create a new user account for testing purposes --
How to test an issue in another user account on your Mac
If an issue stops happening when you log out of your macOS user account and log in with another, the issue could be related to the files or settings in your user account.
support.apple.com
If you're using iCloud to sync between your machines, try disabling that for a bit at System Preferences > iCloud
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