99beers
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Q: Why is Safari so slow and does not block pop-ups??

Just typing this post was an excercise in patience.  I constantly get the bouncing ball while waiting to continue typing.

 

My Prefs has 'Block pop-up windows' checked and yet no matter what website I visit I constantly have to put up with pop-up videos.  This behavior has been going on over the past few months.

 

I am using V9.1.2 (11601.7.7).

 

Thanks.

Posted on Sep 6, 2016 1:17 PM

by John Galt,Apple recommended
John Galt John Galt
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A:

There are several possible reasons for what you are encountering.

 

Begin with the following:

 

  1. Shut down your Mac.
  2. Load OS X Recovery by holding ⌘ and r (two fingers) while you start your Mac with a third finger.
  3. At the Mac OS X Utilities screen, release those two fingers.
  4. Choose Get Help Online.
  5. Safari will launch, but it will lack your bookmarks, favorites, history and other preferences.
  6. Load a few web pages and observe the results.

 

Restart your Mac normally and describe your results.

 

If the problem does not occur in Recovery mode, but returns after restarting your Mac normally, please read If Safari is slow, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or has other issues - Apple Support. The applicable section is "Remove Internet plug-ins and other add-ons" and the Support documents that follow "Learn more".

 

If there is no change in behavior while in Recovery mode please write back for more suggestions.


Posted on Sep 7, 2016 10:31 AM

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  • by 99beers,

    99beers 99beers Sep 7, 2016 10:32 AM in response to 99beers
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    Sep 7, 2016 10:32 AM in response to 99beers

    @John Galt

    @Eric Root

    @Allan Eckert

     

    First I want to thank you very much for your suggestions and help.

     

    Over the last few hours I have put each file back into its respective folder and documented the results from ram usage to webpage behavior after re-launching Safari for each change.

     

    These are the results: The Silverlight.plugin seemed to be the one plugin that really made the tuts page run slowly and choppy.  The AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin also made Safari slow down a bit.  This plugin did not get tossed for now.

     

    So, bottom line is that Safari is running MUCH BETTER than it originally was.  I rarely see the bouncing ball which is a huge relief.  I have learned a ton in the process and that's a good thing.

     

    Thanks again for your help.

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Sep 7, 2016 7:42 PM in response to 99beers
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    Sep 7, 2016 7:42 PM in response to 99beers

    You can safely delete the folders with (Disabled) in their names. They are inactive anyway.

  • by 99beers,

    99beers 99beers Sep 7, 2016 7:44 PM in response to John Galt
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    Sep 7, 2016 7:44 PM in response to John Galt

    @ John Galt

     

    Thanks!  I will do just that.

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Sep 7, 2016 8:35 PM in response to 99beers
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    Sep 7, 2016 8:35 PM in response to 99beers

    That page does have a lot of Google ads. Unfortunately that has become all too common.

     

    It just takes one poorly written advertisement to burden a browser though. Safari incorporates various features to prevent it from becoming unresponsive when those ill-tempered things are loaded, but in your case it seems outdated / poorly implemented / unsupported plug-ins were the cause.

     

    These are the results: The Silverlight.plugin seemed to be the one plugin that really made the tuts page run slowly and choppy.  The AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin also made Safari slow down a bit.  This plugin did not get tossed for now.

     

    You may or may not require Silverlight any more. To uninstall it follow Microsoft's instructions here: https://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/get-started/install/removing-silverligh t-mac.aspx. In typical MS fashion the description is rather inelegant, but if you need help, write back.

     

    You do not require any Adobe PDF viewer plug-ins either. All recent Safari versions render PDFs natively quite well. Many websites hosting PDF documents will contain a little note asserting that you need to download Adobe's PDF viewer to download or view PDFs on their websites. You don't.

  • by 99beers,

    99beers 99beers Sep 8, 2016 8:44 AM in response to John Galt
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    Sep 8, 2016 8:44 AM in response to John Galt

    @John Galt

     

    Thanks again for your advice.  I will go back in the Lib and remove the Adobe PDF viewer plugin that I probably should have removed in the first place.

     

    Thanks again!

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