Safari is "using significant energy" even when closed

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Safari is "using significant energy" even when closed

A couple of weeks back I had concerns about my MacBook heating up above the Touch Bar and such, and noticing that it happened often when using Safari. Tonight, I had closed the Safari app early when I noticed that under the battery icon in the top bar, it still showed Safari "using significant energy" for a few minutes after it had closed. And tested a few minutes later, using only one window open iwht a site that doesn't play videos, and the message was back there. Is there a problem with Safari that could be doing all this? I have no extensions or plugins added, and have added an EtreCheck report (I haven't had time to back the machine up with Time Machine due to being swamped with work on another laptop). Any help would be appreciated, I'm not sure if this is a bug in Safari and if it is wrecking my MacBook.

EtreCheck report 8-6-2022

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Aug 6, 2022 10:22 PM

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Answer 1

Chris_V89

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Aug 7, 2022 4:39 PM in response to Rocketship01

Hey there Rocketship01,

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities. To get started, we'd recommend booting your MacBook into safe mode to test the issue further from there. Testing the issue in safe mode can help to determine if the issue may be caused by some other software that has loaded when your MacBook starts up.

For help with starting your MacBook in safe mode, check out the steps below:

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1. Shut down your Mac.

2. Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window.

3. Select your startup disk, then press and hold the Shift key while clicking “Continue in Safe Mode.”

4. Log in to your Mac. You might be asked to log in again.

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1. Turn on or restart your Mac, then immediately press and hold the Shift key as your Mac starts up.

2. Release the key when you see the login window, then log in to your Mac.

3. You might be asked to log in again. On either the first or second login window, you should see ”Safe Boot” in the upper-right corner of the window.

You can find the steps above, as well as additional steps to take whether the issue does or doesn't occur while in safe mode at this link here: How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

Keep us updated with the results.

Take care!

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Answer 2

1ssmith

Community Specialist

Aug 8, 2022 8:57 AM in response to Rocketship01

Rocketship0,

Does this only happen with this specific website or any website you visit? Has the history been cleared out since noticing this? You can go to the Safari menu > Clear History. Then you can Quit Safari and relaunch it to see if this continues.

1. In the Safari app on your Mac, choose History > Clear History, then click the pop-up menu.

2. Choose how far back you want your browsing history cleared.

This is from Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac - Apple Support.

Hope that helps!

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Answer 3

Rocketship01 Author

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Aug 8, 2022 8:37 AM in response to Chris_V89

Thank you Chris_V89. I did boot it into Safe Mode, checked the system preferences to be sure, and it still had the same issue, Theo nil webpage I had open was Wordle and it said 'using significant energy." And getting hot above the touchbar that nearly burned my fingers. I'm not sure hey though what might be causing it.

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Answer 4

ryane77

Community Specialist

Aug 9, 2022 7:49 AM in response to Rocketship01

Thanks again for taking to time on those steps, Rocketship01.

We want to make sure you reach the right team for help with your device. We recommend that you contact Apple Support directly. Depending on your region, you may be able to contact them here: Get Support

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Answer 5

Rocketship01 Author

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Aug 8, 2022 5:18 PM in response to 1ssmith

1ssmith, I did clear out all of the history to be safe, and relaunched, it's still doing it, and it seems to be for every site.

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