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Why is my Safari frozen when I open it? Do I need to update?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Nov 27, 2022 1:40 PM

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Posted on Nov 27, 2022 2:42 PM

donya291 wrote:

Why is my Safari frozen when I open it? Do I need to update?


Quit Safari.app


When you go to relaunch it hold the Shift key down...and compare your results.



Safari is baked into the macOS—

The current stable release of Ventura including bug fixes, security updates is macOS Ventura 13.0.1


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Nov 27, 2022 2:42 PM in response to donya291

donya291 wrote:

Why is my Safari frozen when I open it? Do I need to update?


Quit Safari.app


When you go to relaunch it hold the Shift key down...and compare your results.



Safari is baked into the macOS—

The current stable release of Ventura including bug fixes, security updates is macOS Ventura 13.0.1


Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support


Nov 27, 2022 2:47 PM in response to donya291

onya291 Said:

"safari frozen: Why is my Safari frozen when I open it? Do I need to update?"

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If Safari Freezes:



Clean Safari:

When is the last time you cleared the history and cache?. Clear your Temporary Internet Files(Cookies & Cache) of SafariCookies perform remembrance of certain site-entered data, whereas Cache keeps a snapshot of the last time you visited a site.


A. Clearing The History:

  1. Go To: History Menu
  2. Select: Clear History...
  3. Select: “all history” 
  4. Click: Clear History


B. Clearing The Cache:

  1. Unhide: The Develop Menu
  2. Go To: Develop menu
  3. Select: Empty Caches

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