Safari freezes after every download, have to force quit

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Safari freezes after every download, have to force quit

For the past week or so, every time I download a file from the web, Safari freezes. The only way to fix the problem is by force quitting the application. I have two plugins (Saft and Inquisitor), but they've been installed for a while and I haven't had any problems.

Any idea how I can get Safari to stop freezing?

Tanks!

iBook G4, 1.42 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM, 60 GB HD, Mac OS X (10.4.7), 60GB iPod, Razr, R707 HP Photosmart

Posted on Sep 3, 2006 10:33 AM

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Answer 1

flec65

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Sep 5, 2006 9:01 PM in response to The Zach

Similar problem here. Safari 2.0.4 is frozen after downloads. It appears as responding in the Dock but everything is locked up in the window. The only way to bring back Safari to life is to quit and open again (no force quit is needed for me).

Saft 8.3.4 is the only plugin I have installed.

I tried removing Saft, repairing permissions, applying latest OS X Combo update, cleaning Safari cache and installing Saft again. The problem is still there...

Any help anyone?

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Answer 2

The Zach Author

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Sep 6, 2006 6:45 AM in response to flec65

I Just called Applecare and the problem is fixed. The rep had me

1. Delete the Home > Library > Caches folder.
2. Delete the Hard Drive > Library > Caches folder.
3. Pull the com.apple.safari.plist file from the Home > Library folder to the desktop.
4. Restart the computer.
5. Empty the trash.
6. Download a file to make sure it worked.
7. Once it did work, delete the com.apple.safar.plist file.

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flec65

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Sep 6, 2006 5:18 PM in response to The Zach

Thanks for the tip Zach.

Unfortunately, althought I followed all the steps correctly, it didn't work for me. Safari froze on the first download and now all my Saft shortcuts are gone... 😟

Oh well, maybe I'll try it once more later...

Did you setup Saft to hide the download window when done?

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The Zach Author

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Sep 6, 2006 5:23 PM in response to flec65

Sorry it didn't work, flec. I didn't make any changes to Saft and I don't use Saft shortcuts, so I obviously didn't notice a difference with them. The only thing I had to fix after following those steps was my preferences.

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The Zach Author

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Sep 6, 2006 4:37 AM in response to flec65

Also, I just reset Safari. It didn't help

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