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safari v. 16.1 on a Mac Mini (Late 2014 version) s taking a very long time to open anything but a small web page. I have cleaned all caches that I can find, I have cleared history completely, I have cleared caches under DEVELOP, I keep most tabs closed while I am searching. Firefox works seamlessly while opening large web pages. Any ideas?
Mac mini, macOS 12.6
Hey Obiedo32,
Is this issue specific to only Safari? If you have another browser installed and they also load slowly, its likely an issue with your internet connection and we'd recommend investigating your connection strength and speed with your provider.
If it is only Safari, try isolating further in safe mode using the steps below:
If the issue is resolved in safe mode, restart your Mac to exit safe mode and then test it again. Should the problem return after exiting safe mode, double check if there are any extensions active in Safari and disable them one by one if needed, testing after turning off each extension.
"Uninstall or turn off extensions
Choose Safari > Settings (or Preferences), then click Extensions.
Let us know if the issue persists from there.
Cheers!
Hey Obiedo32,
Is this issue specific to only Safari? If you have another browser installed and they also load slowly, its likely an issue with your internet connection and we'd recommend investigating your connection strength and speed with your provider.
If it is only Safari, try isolating further in safe mode using the steps below:
If the issue is resolved in safe mode, restart your Mac to exit safe mode and then test it again. Should the problem return after exiting safe mode, double check if there are any extensions active in Safari and disable them one by one if needed, testing after turning off each extension.
"Uninstall or turn off extensions
Choose Safari > Settings (or Preferences), then click Extensions.
Let us know if the issue persists from there.
Cheers!
Hi DerekM87,
Thanks so much for the tips.
Safari is the only browser with which I have difficulty. Firefox and Chrome work seamlessly.
The only one of your tips that solved the mystery is the last one. In Safari, I have several extensions for the Photo Editing program Affinity. When I turned off these extensions, Safari returned to working normally.
What puzzles me is that I have been using the Affinity software for close to a year now, but it is only in the last month or so that I have been having my Safari problem. Perhaps Affinity did an update that contained something new, I don't know.
In any case, since I use Affinity a lot, I will have to abandon Safari, which I very much regret.
Your help is very much appreciated.
Safari taking a long time to open large web pages
