30 seconds plus when searching via the address bar. All of the other default search engines are fine. DuckDuckGo is fine using Firefox or Chrome. Before I go switching browsers (so fed up I am preparing to move back to Firefox) - is there anything I can do?
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
I found the same thing using Duck Duck Go with either Safari or Firefox. In fact it was so bad I have since totally removed it from my Macs.
I don't use Chrome at all so I can't comment of that one.
No issues with Firefox, just Safari. One of the reasons I have been using FF lately.
removed all of them - one by one. No change. Just as slow as ever. While searching - it also locks up other open tabs, which appear blank until the search completes.
ok. removed every extension, every plug-in, every - everything. still no love on DuckDuckGo. but it is fine on other browsers.
Please note the indication that Macintosh HD is having problems.
There is not enough storage space available.
It is better to take the Mac to the nearest Apple store to have it tested.
Contact Apple support.
Best.
Third party add ons, plug-ins and extensions can cause problem like this sometimes.
Please run EtreCheck and post the report here.
Download it, open Downloads folder, click on it to open and select ”Open”.
“Choose a problem” from the popup menu box, and then “Start EtreCheck” in the dialog.
Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” .
Paste it here when you reply.
Make sure your OS X software is up to date.
Open System Preferences > App Store then click: Check Now
I am always on top of my updates. This has been happening for awhile - through several updates.
Not seeing anything obvious, other that what appears to be an issue with ... maybe the external hard drive?
EtreCheck version: 3.0 (300)
Report generated 2016-08-12 18:54:23
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime 1:47
Performance: Excellent
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Problem: Other problem
Description:
Safari very very slow with DuckDuckGo setup as default search engine. Very slow restarts with occasional gray screen (no opportunity to sign in).
Hardware Information: ⓘ
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
iMac - model: iMac13,2
1 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
32 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ⓘ
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX - VRAM: 2048 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ⓘ
OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G31) - Time since boot: about 6 days
Disk Information: ⓘ
APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 disk1 : (3 TB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk2) / : 3.11 TB (2.49 TB free) - one error Drive failure!
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 120.99 GB Online
Core Storage: disk1s2 3.00 TB Online
APPLE SSD SM128E disk0 : (121.33 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Macintosh HD (disk2) / : 3.11 TB (2.49 TB free) - one error Drive failure!
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 120.99 GB Online
Core Storage: disk1s2 3.00 TB Online
USB Information: ⓘ
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub 2 TB
VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub
VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub
FUJITSU MB86C30A-REB 2 TB
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
MacAlly (disk3s2) /Volumes/MacAlly : 2.00 TB (1.07 TB free)
VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
Dynastream Innovations ANT USB-m Stick
Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ⓘ
/Applications/MacX Video Converter Pro.app
[not loaded] com.macxdvd.driver.goodSysAudioCapture (1.0 - SDK 10.10 - 2016-06-24) [Support]
/Applications/Screenflick.app
[not loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.2 - SDK 10.6 - 2013-07-27) [Support]
System Launch Agents: ⓘ
[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks
[loaded] 139 Apple tasks
[running] 92 Apple tasks
System Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[not loaded] 46 Apple tasks
[loaded] 148 Apple tasks
[running] 97 Apple tasks
Launch Agents: ⓘ
[running] com.amazon.sendtokindle.launcher.plist (2015-11-13)
[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist (2013-06-07)
[loaded] com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist (2013-06-07)
[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist (2013-06-07)
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2013-10-10)
Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-28)
[running] com.fitbit.galileod.plist (2012-10-05) [Support]
[loaded] com.malwarebytes.MBAMHelperTool.plist (2015-11-23) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2013-10-10)
[loaded] com.prosofteng.KXInstaller.plist (2013-03-20)
[loaded] com.zqueue.servetome-server.plist (2015-06-22) [Support]
User Launch Agents: ⓘ
[loaded] com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist (2015-11-28) [Support]
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (2016-06-28) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-12)
[loaded] com.pia.pia_manager.plist (2016-05-27)
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist (2016-08-06) [Support]
User Login Items: ⓘ
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
ScanSnap Manager Application (/Applications/ScanSnap/ScanSnap Manager.app)
Spotify Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)
Google Chrome Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
Garmin Express Service Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
FlashPlayer-10.6: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-16) [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-07-26)
Flash Player: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-16) [Support]
Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-07-26)
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: 11.8.0 - SDK 10.7 (2013-06-07) [Support]
Silverlight: 5.1.50428.0 - SDK 10.6 (2016-06-23) [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 101 build 13 (2016-08-09) Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
WebEx64: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 (2014-07-15) [Support]
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (2013-04-25) [Support]
thinkorswim plugin_x86_64: thinkorswim_x86_64 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 (2016-04-06) [Support]
tossc plugin_x86_64: TOS Sharing Center plugin_x86_64 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 (2016-04-06) [Support]
OctoshapeWeb: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-04-14) [Support]
Safari Extensions: ⓘ
Save to Pocket - Read It Later, Inc. - http://getpocket.com/ (2015-11-07)
Add To Amazon Wish List - Amazon.com - https://www.amazon.com/wishlist?ref=cm_wl_saf_ext (2013-02-10)
feedly - The feedly team - http://www.feedly.com (2014-05-31)
WOT - WOT Services Ltd - http://www.mywot.com/ (2016-04-21)
Evernote Web Clipper - Evernote Corp. - http://evernote.com (2016-07-22)
1Password - AgileBits - https://agilebits.com/onepassword (2016-07-22)
Shortly - Zhusee (ZZHC Studio) - http://zzhc.org/shortly/ (2014-06-11)
Adblock Plus - Eyeo GmbH - https://adblockplus.org/ (2016-07-22)
3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ
Flash Player (2016-06-28) [Support]
GoPro (2014-10-18) [Support]
Java (2016-08-09) [Support]
Time Machine: ⓘ
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 3.11 TB Disk used: 614.54 GB
Destinations:
MacAlly [Local]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 50
Oldest backup: 4/17/15, 2:54 AM
Last backup: 8/12/16, 5:50 PM
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk used 614.54 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ
20% firefox
4% WindowServer
3% Leaf
2% fontd
2% coreaudiod
Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ
6.88 GB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(9)
1.79 GB kernel_task
1.60 GB firefox
950 MB Safari
492 MB softwareupdated
Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ
11.00 GB Free RAM
21.00 GB Used RAM (5.26 GB Cached)
0 B Swap Used
You have multiple Safari extensions installed of which one or more may be causing a conflict with the DuckDuckGo search engine.
Save to Pocket - Read It Later, Inc. - http://getpocket.com/ (2015-11-07)
Add To Amazon Wish List - Amazon.com - https://www.amazon.com/wishlist?ref=cm_wl_saf_ext (2013-02-10)
feedly - The feedly team - http://www.feedly.com (2014-05-31)
WOT - WOT Services Ltd - http://www.mywot.com/ (2016-04-21)
Evernote Web Clipper - Evernote Corp. - http://evernote.com (2016-07-22)
1Password - AgileBits - https://agilebits.com/onepassword (2016-07-22)
Shortly - Zhusee (ZZHC Studio) - http://zzhc.org/shortly/ (2014-06-11)
Adblock Plus - Eyeo GmbH - https://adblockplus.org/ (2016-07-22)
So go to your Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Extensions tab. The uninstall one extension at a time to test. I'd start with the Adblock Plus.
and try troubleshooting Safari third party plug-ins. Help here > If Safari is slow, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or has other issues - Apple Support
Safari is very slow with DuckDuckGo set as default search
