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Frustration with Safari

I've used Safari for quite awhile believing it is more secure; lately, though, I find many issues that force me to turn to Firefox. Sometimes when placing an order online, the "place order" link doesn't work. The same URL on Firefox does work, so I suspect it isn't the website. I am not using using extensions on Safari. OS is 12.3.1 (Monterey), I frequently clear the cache. Is it just me?

Posted on May 9, 2022 8:18 PM

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Posted on May 10, 2022 3:38 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.

If not try Private Browsing


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 10, 2022 3:38 AM in response to we04ndy

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.

If not try Private Browsing


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


Frustration with Safari

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