MacBook Pro M1 Max
Sonoma 14.4
Safari keeps freezing when opening tab group or trying to add a new tab group. Quitting Safari and when trying to reopen just crashes and does not open. I can only open Safari when I go to time machine and select a previous session before Safari crashed.
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MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.4
Start Safari version 17.4 (19618.1.15.11.12 ) in a Safe Launch Mode
Hold the SHIFT key and launch Safari
Still issues >>
Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.
Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading. It will only load the Minimum amount of Core Apple Processes to allow the the computer to function at a reduced Level of Performance
Does the issue present in this mode ?
Sometimes a Safe Boot followed by a Normal Boot will just put things right.
Still issue >>>
If not - there could be something in the main User Account playing up. To further isolate this - Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac. Then log out of the Main User account and log into the dummy account and test again if the issue persists.
If the issue is present in the dummy account - then, this appears to be a System Wide issue on the computer.
Still issues >>>>
Download the Application Etrecheck ( External Link ) directly from the Developer.
The Application is Not a " Silver Bullet " and is only a tool to examine the Hardware / Software used on this computer
This is a Diagnostic Tool that makes no changes to the computer Hardware / Software used on this computer
The application is free or paid from added features.
The Report will Not Reveal Any Personal Information.
Post back the Full Report - copy and paste - >>>> using the Additional Text Icon ( 3rd Icon to last ) <<<<
Lastly - should you decide to use and post the Report now or at a later time, we are willing to have a very close look and offer some insights
I don't have more than 1 tab group open at a time. I will usually quit Safari when it spikes up usage and memory is taking up a lot. And reopen and memory usage is down to a normal level
But Safari should not be taking up 17GB of memory anyway for just a few windows/tabs opened.
Sorry, duplicate post
Looking at the report now
Will dissect it and get back to you shortly
After you restore from time machine do you install any extensions into the Safari browser or take any updates?
Best I leave this to the User, who asked for help, to figure it out on their own.
Sorry for taking up your valuable time
Good Luck, really.
The new version of Etre seems to show the same report
I had similar difficulties. I'm very glad I switched to Firefox.
When I am on specific web pages.
seekingalpha.com
Both Firefox and Safari crash.
God dammit.
Worst case of "blame the user" I've seen in a while.
Jesus Christ Apple: Fix your ****.
I just came here to say this 😅
Safari keeps crashing on my MacBook with macOS Sonoma.
