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Nov 29, 2015 8:49 AM in response to Colin Carnockby judysings,Good Morning Colin,
I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with Safari when doing Google searches. Are you able to do the same Google searches in other browsers? Are you having issues with any other websites in Safari? The first thing I would suggest is restarting your computer in Safe Mode. This may help isolate the issue, because it prevents anything that is not essential to your Mac from starting up.
Safe Mode
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262Here are some troubleshooting steps specific to Safari that you can try:
If Safari is slow, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or has other issues
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203353The issue could be caused by a Safari Extension, Internet plug-in, or other add-on.
Safari Extensions, Internet plug-ins, and other add-ons are designed to enhance or customize the browsing experience. Add-ons are widely available on the Internet, and some are installed as part of an app or other software. If you have add-ons installed, an add-on could be causing the issue.
If the issue is unwanted pop-up windows, ads, and graphics while surfing the web, learn how to remove ad-injection software (adware) from your Mac.
Turn off Safari Extensions
You can turn off Safari Extensions to learn whether any are causing the issue.
- From the Safari menu, choose Preferences.
- Click the Extensions icon, then select an extension from the list.
- Deselect the Enable checkbox to turn off that extension.
If turning off an extension resolves the issue, check for extension updates by clicking Updates in the lower-left corner of the window. Or remove the extension by clicking the Uninstall button.
Remove Internet plug-ins and other add-ons
You can remove Internet plug-ins and other add-ons to learn whether any are causing the issue. To find them, quit Safari and open these Library folders:
- The Library folder at the top level of your hard drive. Open it from the Finder by choosing Go > Go to Folder from the menu bar. Then type
/Libraryand click Go. - The Library folder in your home folder. Open it by holding Option while choosing Go > Library from the menu bar.
The Library folders contain the following folders for add-ons. Move any files within these folders to the Trash.
- Internet Plug-Ins
Don't remove Default Browser.plugin, nslQTScriptablePlugin.xpt, Quartz Composer.webplugin, or QuickTime Plugin.plugin. - Input Methods
- InputManagers
- ScriptingAdditions
If removing the files from these folders resolves the issue, quit Safari again and gradually put back files until you find the one causing the issue:
- Open the Trash and select one of the files you removed. Chose File > Put Back. The file returns to its folder.
- Open Safari and see if the issue returns.
- If the issue returns, you've identified the add-on causing the issue. Avoid using it or contact its maker for an updated version.
- If the issue doesn't return, quit Safari and put back another file.
Last Modified: Jun 11, 2015
If Safari doesn‘t load a page or webpage items are missing
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204098Check Safari extensions, or try removing cookies, cache, and other website data if a webpage or site doesn't load on your Mac.
Check Parental Controls
If you're logged into a user account that is restricted by Parental Controls or other web filtering software, some pages or page elements might not load if those sites aren't allowed. For example, embedded videos might not display if they're hosted on a site other than the one you're viewing.
Check with your administrator to see if you can get access to the site that you're trying to view.
Check Safari extensions
Some Safari extensions that block ads or other website content can prevent some page elements from displaying. You can temporarily turn off extensions, then re-load the page to see if this is the issue.
- Choose Safari > Preferences.
- Click Extensions.
- Select an extension, then deselect the checkbox "Enable… extension." Repeat this step for every extension that's currently installed.
Reload the page by choosing Choose View > Reload in Safari. If the webpage loads correctly, one or more extensions was blocking the content from loading. Re-enable an extension, then reload the page again to determine which extension is blocking the content you want to view.
If the website still doesn't load with all of your extensions disabled, try the next steps in this article.
If Safari doesn't load pages from a specific site
If only one webpage or website isn't working, you can remove data related to that site to see if it fixes the issue. Use these steps to remove cookies, cache, and other data stored by Safari for a specific site:
- Choose Safari > Preferences.
- Click the Privacy icon.
- Click the Details button.
- Search for the name or domain of the website whose data you want to remove.
- In the results list, click the domain (like example.com) that has data you want to remove.
- Click Remove.
- When you're finished, click Done and close the preferences window.

If you used the Private Browsing feature of Safari when visiting a website, you might not see the site listed here.
If Safari doesn't load pages from multiple sites
In OS X Yosemite, you can delete website data for the past hour, or past few days if websites or pages stopped loading recently.
- Choose History > Clear History and Website Data.
- In the sheet that appears, choose the range of data you want to remove from the Clear pop-up menu.
- Click Clear History.

If you want to remove website data for all of the sites and pages you've ever visited, choose "all history" from the Clear pop-up menu. The option to Remove All Website Data in the Privacy pane of Safari preferences does this, too. These options also reset your browsing history and Top Sites.
Last Modified: May 13, 2015
Apps can affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature, and fan activity
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203184You can use Activity Monitor to see whether a Mac app is using more of the CPU than it should.
When an app isn't responding or working correctly, it might use more of the processor (CPU) than it should, even when the app doesn't seem to be doing anything. As the CPU gets busier, it uses more energy, which reduces the length of time that your Mac can run on battery power. It also generates heat, which can cause the fans in your Mac to spin faster.
Use Activity Monitor to check CPU activity
Use the CPU pane of Activity Monitor to see how apps (processes) are affecting your CPU:
- Open Activity Monitor, then choose View > All Processes.
- Click the top of the “% CPU” column to sort by the percentage of CPU capability used by each process.
Apps normally use a larger percentage of the CPU when doing tasks that require intensive calculations, such as encoding video. But CPU use should decrease when the task is finished, and it should stop entirely when the app is no longer open. Any process consistently using more t
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Dec 28, 2015 1:46 AM in response to judysingsby AdamAdamAdamA,How can we get Apple attention on this issue? Seems like it's quite common among OSX users...
Google Search not working from address bar in Safari


