After opening some pages (nytimes for example) in Safari running in Monterey 12.2.1, the cursor becomes a spinning beachball that moves but doesn't function.
This does not happen if JavaScript is disabled. But no JavaScript, Web page functionality is crippled.
Apple Support is baffled.
iMac 24″, macOS 12.2
Go step by step and test.
1. Force Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.
About pop-up ads and windows in Safari - Apple Support
2. Startup in Safe Mode.
Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support.
Quote:
It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.
And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and
the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.
3. Clear History
Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac - Apple Support
Please read the article before clearing history,
this is like a low level resetting of Safari without affecting passwords and bookmarks.
4. If Safari doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected
If Safari on Mac doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected - Apple Support
Apple Support was of very little help, having me do all kinds of menu diving and reinstalling for hours and hours and hours and follow scripts and ideas clearly coming from scripts and online postings. On my own, I epiphanated the idea that Rosetta 2 might be involved since I was migrating from High Sierra. Safari on Monterey is a NeoUniversal app that can "Open using Rosetta." That allowed some mysterious migrated file to execute or otherwise make peace with Monterey and allow Safari to move on.
Firefox is not bouncing the beach ball.
All good suggestions, but none change the behavior. Is it possible to reinstall just Safari?
Already did that once...
This is happening in Chrome, too.
Returned iMac. got another one. Same problem. Safari is locking up on Javascripts. What could have migrated from High Sierra to Monterey?
MacOS 12.2.1 spinning beachball cursor in Safari
