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Safari 15.4 on MacOS Monterey

Is it just me or is everyone else finding Safari 15.4 almost unusable? It hangs, behaves erratically - does not follow links properly unless you press them twice.

It's making me consider using alternatives.

Thanks

Posted on Apr 21, 2022 11:30 PM

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Posted on Apr 22, 2022 5:44 AM

Go step by step and test.


1. Force Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.

    How to force an app to quit on your Mac - Apple Support

    About pop-up ads and windows in Safari - Apple Support


2. Startup in Safe Mode. 

   Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support.  

    Quote:

    It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility

    And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and 

    the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.


3. Clear History

    Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac - Apple Support

    Please read the article before clearing history, 

    this is like a low level resetting of Safari without affecting passwords and bookmarks.


4. If Safari doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected

    If Safari on Mac doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected - Apple Support


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Apr 22, 2022 5:44 AM in response to ozllanito

Go step by step and test.


1. Force Quit Safari, launch Safari holding the Shift key down.

    How to force an app to quit on your Mac - Apple Support

    About pop-up ads and windows in Safari - Apple Support


2. Startup in Safe Mode. 

   Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support.  

    Quote:

    It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility

    And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and 

    the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.


3. Clear History

    Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac - Apple Support

    Please read the article before clearing history, 

    this is like a low level resetting of Safari without affecting passwords and bookmarks.


4. If Safari doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected

    If Safari on Mac doesn't open a webpage or isn’t working as expected - Apple Support


Safari 15.4 on MacOS Monterey

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