Q: Safari slow and freezes when loading pages

It's possible that an OS or firmware update could have broken compatibility between your router and the Mac. You won't get a refund. A better option would be to try another router. Most iMac users aren't having the problems you have.

Hi, I am having problem with very slow loading Safari since I last upraded system. I am now using MacOS 10.6.8 and Safari 5.1.7 Reading this thread it seems that the latest Apple updates broke the speed of Safari updating. Is there any progress with getting this fixed? BTW same problem over Ethernet as WiFi, done test etc.

I'm experiencing the very same problem with Safari 5.1.7 and MacOs 10.6.8. Third party add-ons are disabled, cache file cleared, and I'm using various different network environments (WiFi at home, and Ethernet or WiFi at work). I even went as far as disabling the page prefetching (named as a possible culprit in another post), but all to no avail. The only (ugly) workaround I found is to immediately reload the page once Safari gets stuck - that is as soon as the blue progress bar stops progressing and Safari stalls for some seconds, I place the cursor into the address field and press enter - usually the page then loads at once, without any further delay.

I already do this in Safari but it still takes several minutes before the page reloads. Glad I am not the only user experiencing similar things. Apple will never admit anything but we may see Safari fixed in a future update!

Now I have the additional problem of all my numbered pictures suddenly going out of order following the installation of the last update. Apple fixed this problem once and now it's back. We are clealy very loyal customers to keep putting up with things like this!

Of course when you call Apple Support they know of no problems at all! Why don't you reset your 2x iPads and iPhone, they must have all gone wrong simultaneously!

I found a fix for the Safari freeze in one of these many forums (see the link below). Seems the "Database.sqlite3" gets corrupted after a while. Deleting this file solved the problem for me. If one furthermore disables RSS feeds permanently, the cure could be permanent. Please follow this link for more details:

http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?/topic/29562-safari-5-freezing-fix-for -osx-users/

I have done all of this stuff and safari still freezes and I especially notice it when going to google. This just started in the last month or so. Safari will load some pages but freezes on others. Also, Google Chrome will open google very fast, but I would rather use Safari. I have tried the DNS change and deleting stuff with terminal. I am hardwired to a router with ethernet. Also, it is not an internet problem Chrome and Firefox run fine. It is a Safari problem.

I had the same problem.  I was able to fix it by turning off ipv6 in my network preferences.  Now everything is working normally again.

I did that, it had no effect. The main problem I am having is with GOOGLE. It runs normal on firefox and chrome but locks up for about 60-120sec when I try Safari. However, Safari is not locking up on all sites, just some and it locks up on GOOGLE very consistently.

I tried doing all of the above and nothing worked. Google search bar and Gmail were especially slow.

1. Used Onyx to fix permissions and clear web cache

2. Changed IPV6 to link locally

3. Changed DNS to Google DNS

4. Deleted all extensions ( except last pass but I've been using that for a while with no problems and its absolutely crucial to me )

5. Deleted DNS pre-fetching as recommended by the apple site

NONE OF THIS WORKED.

I then did a factory reset on the router ( DLINK DSL G604T) and rebooted again and hey presto! It actually WORKED. Safari is zippy again.

I also upgraded the firmware to the latest version although I don't believe that improved things further.

I found a pretty easy fix.  I was trying to download Safari and delete the old Safari but for some reason my computer wouldn't download it.  I thought it was because Safari was open so I closed it (force quit) and reopened Safari and now it is working fine.  Hope this helps someone.

Opening and closing my Safari does not help, but restarting the computer does seem to do it, at least for a while. However, I do notice that eventually it does begin freezing again, and it is especially on certain sites. Google is the one I notice first because I use it quite frequently.

What is a kick in the head is Google Chrome works fine, but I have all of my book marks in Safari and I kind of like Safari, but if it continues to freeze, that may change.

Thanks for all the suggestions;been a loyal Safari user forever but having the same freezing problem here and have been forced to switch over to Chrome which works just fine.

To GetBobT1: when you install Chrome originally, it will ask if you want to import existing bookmarks, very easy.

Hard to believe Apple's not on top of this; anybody heard of any help from Apple on this topic?

Same problem :/ Disappointed.. Hope Apple figure out sommething about it..