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Safari crashing after update to Safari 10 on El capitan

I just updated Safari through the App Store on El Capitan. Now it opens for about 10 seconds and crashes just as it starts loading the pages.

I tried removing the new version of Safari with sudo and dropping in the last version (9.1.3) from a back up I made yesterday, but now that one behaves the same and crashes at start up.

I cant even re-download Safari 10 in the App store because it seems to think I'm up to date. Even after deleting any Safari apps from my Applications folder.

I put Sierra on an ext HDD to give it a try first in an attempt to escape any of this buggy stuff, but i'm getting it from a simple Safari update anyway.

I've searched google and it doesnt look like anyone else is having the same problem yet.

Anyone got any ideas?

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 20, 2016 3:19 PM

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media_lush

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Posted on Sep 20, 2016 9:39 PM

Safari loads all my tabs but whenever I right click on any image to download it it immediately crashes... no "Safari quit unexpectedly" error message appears either ... I removed the Safari preferences.plist as I saw someone suggested elsewhere but that didn't help either.

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swtools

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Oct 5, 2016 11:06 PM in response to swtools

I did a clean install of Sierra, and created a new account with my apple id. Safari is still crashing with that account, so the problem is related to content brought in from my account over the icloud.

Oct 11, 2016 8:19 AM in response to yumyab

I don't have this particular problem, but I have had two kernel panics in one week since upgrading to Safari 10. I had not had a kernel panic in two years, I think. The computer became completely unresponsive and had to be rebooted from the power button.

I have a mid-2008 macbook pro fitted with an SSD. It works great, but it's a shame Apple won't let me install Sierra on it.

Oct 19, 2016 1:59 AM in response to yumyab

Goto Library (Option+Go>Library>Safari) and erase cthe whole " Safari" folder

Log out and relaunch Safari. If this doesn't work then I would suggest to change browser

As this problem has been around on several OSX recent versions and corresponding Safari versions.

There is a swarm of postings with Safari crashing...in the past 24 months. This is a serious problem I wonder why

Apple doesn't fix it..

Hope it helps

LTCoins

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Nov 7, 2016 11:53 AM in response to Atreas Palmyris

THANK YOU!!!!!!! This is the ONLY solution I have found and you are the only one who I have heard(read) say it!! Wow I really appreciate you posting this!! God Bless!

expc75

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Jan 13, 2017 12:53 PM in response to Atreas Palmyris

Will this wipe out all my bookmarks, etc? Seems harsh. Yikes!

Eric Root

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Jan 14, 2017 7:47 AM in response to expc75

Yes.

Mar 28, 2017 10:00 AM in response to Eric Root

I have done all of this and it does not help. It all started with the update.

Safari crashing after update to Safari 10 on El capitan