Hi, I'm having trouble with Safari 6.0.5. It crashes just a few seconds after launching. I have tried to reset and clear history, but it doesn't stay launched long enough. I repaired disk permissions and restarted. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Your profile indicates v10.7.3 is installed on your Mac.
If that is the case, update your system software.
Either by clicking Software Update from your Apple menu, or open System Preferences > Software Update then click Check Now.
If your Mac is actually running v10.7.5, try here > Safari: Unsupported third-party add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues
Thanks for your response. I'm actually running v10.8.4. How can I find which add-on might be causing the trouble?
Better than that, the next time Safari crashes, copy and paste the entire Safari crash report in your Reply.
That should reveal why Safari is crashing ...
Hi Carolyn,
Thanks for offering to look at the crash report, unfortunately the option to copy the text is not available to me.
Suggestion?
Email it to yourself and retrieve it on the device you're using now.
Hi Linc,
Thanks for the suggestion. I can't email it because it's not a page, it's just a dialog box. Here's a screenshot.
This crash is caused by a bug in the way Safari synchronizes with iCloud.
Back up all data.
Triple-click the text on the line below on this page to the clipboard, then copy it to the Clipboard (command-C):
~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist
Quit Safari.
Select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the Finder menu bar. Paste into the text box that opens (command-V), then press return.
A folder window should open with a file named "Bookmarks.plist" selected. Move the selected file to the Desktop, leaving the folder open.
Relaunch Safari. It will open with the default set of bookmarks. Delete them all. Select
File ▹ Import Bookmarks
from the Safari menu bar. Import from the bookmarks file you moved to the Desktop. Arrange the bookmarks as you wish.
Select from the menu bar
and confirm. As far as I know, you don't need to reset Top Sites, but I'm not sure of that.
You can then try to re-enable Safari in iCloud. It may start to crash again. In that case, you'll have to leave synchronization disabled until a more permanent solution turns up. Sync bookmarks with iOS devices in iTunes instead.
I made the change you suggested, but Safari still crashes.
Reinstall the combo update for 10.8.4. No data will be lost. Unfortunately, after Snow Leopard, Safari can only be reinstalled by reinstalling your OS. Again, none of your data will be lost. See if the problem persists.
I reinstalled my OS yesterday, no help. I repaired disk permissions too.
I made the change you suggested
You made what change, exactly?
I unchecked the box marked Safari in the iCloud preference pane.
Though I doubt this is faulty RAM, run the extended Apple Hardware test to rule it out.
And did you also reset the bookmarks and history?
Yes, I did.
Safari 6.0.5 crashes just after launch
