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Safari: A problem repeatedly occurred

I've become a victim of this old chestnut. A number of different websites (with no apparent link or similarity) cause Safari to reload the page repeatedly until is gives up and sends this message:



I've spent a good few hours combing the web and have tried a number of solutions suggested: clearing caches, reinstalling Java, checking magnification of the website. Nothing works. Some suggest upgrading to Catalina, but I don't want to do that in case I have 32 bit software that isn't compatible with the latest version of OSX. Any advice would be gratefully received.


I'm using a MacBook Air running OS Mojave 10.14.6 and Safari 14.0 and Java 15


Thanks, Andy


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Sep 27, 2020 4:40 AM

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Sep 27, 2020 12:56 PM in response to Urban Turban

Try another browser as a test.


Firefox        10.9 or higher.     


Opera Browser        10.9 or higher.    


SeaMonkey      10.9 or higher8.     


Waterfox          10.8 or higher.    


If running Mojave or Catalina, you can also try Safari Technology Preview. Go to Safari/Preferences/Advanced and check Show Develop menu in menu bar. Go to the Develop menu and select Get Safari Technology Preview. Open from the Applications folder.


Are you running any anti - virus programs? Using a VPN?


Try setting up another admin user account in System Preferences/Users & Groups to see if the same problem continues. Also try the Safe Mode. 


Isolating an issue by using another user account   


Safe Mode - About.       


If it works in the Safe Mode, try running this program when booted normally and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown. 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.    


Etrecheck – System Information.      


Web site version if required.  https://etrecheck.com

Safari: A problem repeatedly occurred

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