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Safari very slow to start

Late 2013 27 In Imac. Safari and Chrome are very slow to start. Just get the spinning dial for about 5 minutes after starting computer before either will work. Once on. it is fine, but takes forever to get going.

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on May 8, 2022 8:12 AM

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Posted on May 8, 2022 10:25 AM

Go step by step and test.


1. Force Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.

    How to force an app to quit on your Mac - Apple Support

    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


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May 8, 2022 10:25 AM in response to daeva1

Go step by step and test.


1. Force Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.

    How to force an app to quit on your Mac - Apple Support

    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


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