When I use certain websites, it pops up that the site is using significant memory and says I should refresh the window. I don't want it to, but then it automatically does and I lose all the work and the spot in the video where I was at before it refreshed. I was wondering how to stop it from automatically refreshing like that.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2
Try few Safari maintenance steps.
Go step by step and test.
1. Startup in Safe Mode: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Login to your account.
Launch Safari and test.
To exit Safe Mode, click in the menu bar and choose “Restart”.
Launch Safari holding the shift key down and test.
2. Clear all website data
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
3. Enable Develop menu, click Develop in the menu bar and then Empty Caches from the dropdown.
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/use-the-developer-tools-in-the-develop-menu-sfri20948/mac
Safari will remove all favicon as well. It will be replenished as you visit those sites again.
4. Disable extensions and test.
Safari > Preferences > Extensions
Uncheck the box beside name of the extension.
Try few Safari maintenance steps.
Go step by step and test.
1. Startup in Safe Mode: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Login to your account.
Launch Safari and test.
To exit Safe Mode, click in the menu bar and choose “Restart”.
Launch Safari holding the shift key down and test.
2. Clear all website data
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
3. Enable Develop menu, click Develop in the menu bar and then Empty Caches from the dropdown.
https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/use-the-developer-tools-in-the-develop-menu-sfri20948/mac
Safari will remove all favicon as well. It will be replenished as you visit those sites again.
4. Disable extensions and test.
Safari > Preferences > Extensions
Uncheck the box beside name of the extension.
Automatic Reloading of Safari Tab
