Q: Safari crashes despite clean install.
Safari is crashing, usually when I have been doing quite a bit of surfing and hopping back and forth between multiple safari windows. I initially had some sluggishness as well, which I thought could be related to any number of programs recently installed. So I used time machine and reset my entire system back to a time right after a clean install of snow leopard and upgrade to mountain lion. From there I ran all available updates. The only thing I added was Office 2011 and its updates. After a number of days, once again Safari crashed. So I reset system back to the clean install and upgrade once again, but did not add any programs, including Office. I browsed for a few days with no problems, until it crashed again, twice.
Just prior to the second crash, a little pop up said security updates had been installed. I thought that was a little odd, since it usually doesn't just install them like that without my permission. So I clicked on App Store updates to see if there was any more info, and a Safari 6.2.2 update was waiting for me, which I then installed.
from the All Messages window :
1st crash:
12/23/14 10:00:00.610 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[158]: ([0x0-0x63063].com.apple.Safari[862]) Exited with code: 1
2nd crash:
12/23/14 5:55:06.034 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[158]: ([0x0-0x23e23e].com.apple.Safari[3174]) Exited with code: 1
Mountain Lion and Safari 6.2.1 (and as of yesterday's update, 6.2.2). I have a late 2009 model iMac.
3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 12 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9400 256 MB
Software OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)
I have added nothing other than the operating system, safari, iTunes, and their updates. I haven't even installed Adobe Flash back on it yet.
Issues with sluggishness originally started in late October, and then started frequent crashing in late November. So after a couple of day's of crashing, I used time machine to take me back to a clean install of Mountain Lion that I had saved. Ran it for a while ok and then installed Office 2011 and updates and a bit later the crash occurred. So I was thinking perhaps Office 2011 updates had been the cause. So once again I reset back to the clean install with Time Machine, but this time I installed nothing else. No Office. Not even Adobe flash (just had to do without watching Facebook videos. ) Same thing however. After a few days, the crashes showed up again.
It may have something to do with my browsing, since I was researching and had about 6 safari windows running and bounced back and forth between them.
I can tell you I have no extensions other than Quick Time and iPhotoPhotocast that must have come with Apple updates and install.
I've had another crash since these.
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
Posted on Dec 28, 2014 4:20 PM