com.apple.Safari.History CPU Usage

com.apple.Safari.History has begun using upwards of 100% of my CPU. I tried resetting SMC, NVRAM, and PRAM, but it has not had any effect. The one thing that works is to top syncing Safari to iCloud, but this isn't a sustainable solution. Anyone else having this problem? Any suggestions?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 25, 2020 5:09 AM

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jeffrva Author

Level 1

16 points

Mar 25, 2020 5:48 AM in response to dominic23

Thanks for the suggestion! I gave it a shot, but I'm afraid com.apple.Safari.History popped up again at 100% CPU usage.

dominic23

Level 10

84,018 points

Mar 25, 2020 5:22 AM in response to jeffrva

Quit Safari.

Close or minimize all windows.

Click on the Desktop to activate Finder.

Click “Go” menu in the Finder and then choose “Go to Folder”.

When the Go to Folder window appears, enter ~/Library/Safari and then click “GO” button.

In the resulting window, select all four history items, right click and choose Move to Trash.

Restart and launch Safari to test.

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