Safari very slow to load can you advise me please

I have a modern Mac with plenty of memory, but I find safari very slow to load. Like others, the small circular rotating wheel hangs there very often. I then have to quit Safari and then restart. Then is a little quicker. This has been going on for ages.

iMac (M1, 2021)

Posted on Dec 6, 2024 12:25 AM

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John Galt

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Dec 6, 2024 7:34 AM in response to Anthony William Murray

Review all the suggestions in If Safari doesn't open a page or work as expected on your Mac.

Dec 6, 2024 7:53 AM in response to John Galt

John, that's very good of you to give me such a complete reply. There's quite a lot to do there so I will be getting on with it and hopefully I will have more success with Safari.

Thank you again.

Tony.

John Galt

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Dec 6, 2024 8:54 AM in response to Anthony William Murray

You're welcome. I realize most of those suggestions are decidedly unhelpful, and it's easy to overlook the more useful ones buried among the others.

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Safari very slow to load can you advise me please