Safari crashes when I open a new tab.

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Safari crashes when I open a new tab.

When I open a new tab on Safari by pressing command+T, I get the rainbow icon, Safari freezes for a few seconds, and the app crashes. This problem occurs even after I have properly shut down the Safari app, reset Safari, and shut down and reopen my MacBook Pro (2009). Safari does not crash, however, when I press the plus button on the right of the tab toolbar to open a new tab. I am currently running Safari Version 6.0.5. (8536.30.1), and my MacBook Pro is running OS X Version 10.8.4. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Jul 27, 2013 8:14 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 27, 2013 8:24 PM in response to glraczon.support

Try emptying the Safari cache. Press Command + Option + E on your keyboard. Quit and relaunch Safari to test.

If that didn't help, try deleting the Cacle.db file.

Open a Finder window. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder

Type or copy paste the following:

~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db

Click Go then move the Cache.db file to the Trash.

Quit and relaunch Safari. Try a new tab.

If that didn't help, see if you can troubleshoot extensions before Safari crashes.

Go to the menu bar, click Safari > Preferences then select the Extensions tab. If there are any installed, swtich to OFF, quit and relaunch Safari and try opening a new tab. If that helped, uninstall one extension at time, quit and relaunch Safari until you find the one tha'ts causing Safari to crash.

If it's not an extension issue, might be a third party plugin...

Back to Safari > Preferences > Security

Deselect: Allow all other plug-ins

Quit and relaunch Safari, try a new tab. If that helped, follow the instructions for troubleshooting plug-ins here.

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