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There's a bug in Safari v.15.0 where using either the keyboard shortcut Command+Shift+D, or the menu item (Bookmarks/Add to Reading List) to save a link to a Youtube video causes Safari to crash. The shortcut seems to work fine on other sites, though I haven't tested it exhaustively at other video hosting sites. I didn't know where else to post this, so hopefully it will be addressed.
Thank you.
MBP M1 MacOS 11.6
Apple Support directed me to an update for MacOS 11.6 as well as for Safari, so I will be installing those next. Software Update was bugging me to upgrade to a newer OS, and I overlooked the option to look for updates to my current OS, which is in fine print just below. Update is to MacOS 11.6.1
Apple Support directed me to an update for MacOS 11.6 as well as for Safari, so I will be installing those next. Software Update was bugging me to upgrade to a newer OS, and I overlooked the option to look for updates to my current OS, which is in fine print just below. Update is to MacOS 11.6.1
We’re glad you had the opportunity to try those steps pici.
Let’s see if we can isolate the issue a bit. Please create a new Administrator account, and see if the issue continues there.
Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac
We look forward to the results!
That’s certainly not the behavior you should experience pici.
To confirm, were you able to log in to the alternate user after recreating that account? If so, did you experience the same issue with Safari? If the same issue continued in the alternate user account, the next step would be to update macOS. We know you mentioned running macOS Big Sur 11.6, there has been an update released since that version. You can find the steps for updating in the following article.
If you continue to have issues after updating, you’ll want to reach out to Apple next. You can find their contact details via the Get Support website.
Take care!
Hello pici,
We truly understand your reservation with updating, and can assure you that updates can be beneficial for reaching a resolution. If you’d rather continue without updating macOS, or if the issue persists after updating, you’ll want proceed with contacting Apple. You can find their contact details via the Get Support website previously linked. For reference the previously linked steps for updating is also included below.
We hope you have a great rest of your week!
Hello pici,
Apple Support Communities is a great place for help with Safari on your Mac. From the description you provided, it sounds as though you’re using keyboard shortcuts to add a bookmark in Safari, but Safari closes when book marking a YouTube page. To confirm, is Safari closing, freezing, or having a different issue? Also, since this issue only occurs when attempting to use that shortcut when bookmarking a YouTube page, try clearing the history by clicking History in the top menu bar, followed by Clear History in the drop-down.
If you continue to have issues after clearing the history, click Safari in the top menu bar after open Safari, followed by Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data. In the pop-up that appears, click Remove All, followed by Done.
Let us know how that goes!
As I noted in the OP, this behavior happens both from the menu bar and with the keyboard shortcut. The result is that Safari crashes, i.e. it quits immediately when selecting the menu item or when using the keyboard shortcut.
I have followed your instruction and the behavior persists.
Well that was interesting.
After creating a new admin user and restarting, the system would not accept the new password at login. I tried this twice, deleting the new admin user & creating another one, each with different names & passwords.
I was not able to log in with either of the two test admin accounts.
I'm also not a fan of using a system upgrade for solving problems, as it doesn't address the specific issue(s), but paints over it. I've had other issues with MacOS 11.6, specifically with Finder drag & drop glitches, and am seeing Apple choose to make changes that don't to help make using the Mac OS a seamless experience, so am generally disinclined to jump into a new system after only 10 months.
Thanks anyway.
I can also confirm that adding to the reading list or creating a bookmark for a YouTube video causes a Safari crash.
macOS 11.6, Safari 15.0, 2020 M1 Mac mini.
Following for a resolution.
I updated to 12.0.1 with Safari 15.1, issue no longer persists. So that's cool I guess :D
I did the same, with the same result. Relief!
Safari v.15 bug @ Youtube
