Safari keeps crashing in OS X 10.4.4 and 10.4.5 but is stable in 10.4.3

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Safari keeps crashing in OS X 10.4.4 and 10.4.5 but is stable in 10.4.3

I've been putting off upgrading from 10.4.3 because of this problem but have decided to take the plunge. Safari crashes at random times and there doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason. Sometimes it's stable for hours. Sometimes it crashes after minutes. It can crash while I'm opening a new web site, just reading a web site, in the middle of a Youtube video, etc.

I've already done the following:

Deleted Safari cache

Deleted History and Bookmarks and Cookies

Deleted the contents of ~/Library/Safari folder

Deleted the contents of ~/Library/PubSub

Deleted the contents of ~/Library/Cookies

Deleted the contents of ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins

Deleted the contents of ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.safari*

Deleted ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.safari*

Deleted ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.webkit*

Disabled all extensions

Rebooted in safe mode to clear other caches

I've also tested Safari with a newly created User and it *seems* to be stable, but it's also possible that I didn't test it long enough.

Is there anything else I can do to fix/troubleshoot this?

MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jul 21, 2019 8:44 PM

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Edward Wu Author

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Jul 25, 2019 4:48 PM in response to Edward Wu

Well, after all that troubleshooting, it looks like the problem was with something in OS X and/or Safari itself. The problem is gone after the latest OS X update.

10.14.3: no problems

10.14.4: Safari crashes randomly

10.14.5: Safari crashes randomly

10.14.6: no problems.

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VikingOSX

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Jul 25, 2019 4:56 PM in response to Edward Wu

What differences are there in your Develop Menu : Experimental Features selections between the stable Safari, and the Safari versions that crash?

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Edward Wu Author

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Jul 21, 2019 8:58 PM in response to Edward Wu

Ugh...I've been trying to add part (because of the 5000 char limit) of the crash report but it won't seem to take. I've tried 3 different browsers. But if that, and/or an EtreCheck report will help, I'll try again.

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Edward Wu Author

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Jul 25, 2019 10:23 PM in response to VikingOSX

Hmm, interesting question. I never even though about those. These are the ones active, and they're the same between the stable and crashing versions.

Blank anchor target implies rel=noopener

Dark Mode CSS Support

Intersection Observer

Swap Processes on Cross-Site Navigation

Block top-level redirects by third-party iframes

WebRTC H264 Simulcast

WebRTC Unified Plan

WebRTC VP8 codec

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Edward Wu Author

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Jul 22, 2019 9:28 AM in response to Eric Root

Ah ok.

Here's the full crashlog: https://pastebin.com/1ZH79yeW

And here's my EtreCheck report: https://pastebin.com/tNnV2aX7

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Edward Wu Author

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Jul 25, 2019 4:49 PM in response to Edward Wu

And yes, sorry, I just realized that I have the wrong MacOS versions on my question...it should be 10.14, not 10.4.

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VikingOSX

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Jul 26, 2019 6:35 AM in response to Edward Wu

I see that the upgrade to 10.14.6 has resolved this. The experimental features that you indicated are the defaults with Safari 12.1.2.

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Eric Root

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Jul 22, 2019 9:21 AM in response to Edward Wu

If the log won’t post, try posting it in Pastebin and provide a link in a reply. After pasting the report in a PasteBin page, go to the top of the page, and copy the address in the URL bar. Paste that in a new reply. Pastebin

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Eric Root

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Jul 22, 2019 9:41 AM in response to Edward Wu

You have a lot of 3rd party software running, which makes it difficult to figure out what the problem might be. I would start by quitting your VPN, Tunnelbrick, and Little Snitch to see if that makes a different. After quitting them, quit/reopen Safari and test.

If that doesn't work, try going to System Preferences/Users & Groups, note all your login items, and then remove them. Restart the computer and don't open any application. Then open Safari and test.

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