Safari Lagging Severely – Forced to Manually Delete Cache Regularly (M1 Max)
Hi team,
I’m using a fully specced MacBook Pro M1 Max for high-intensity work. Safari, unfortunately, has become a major bottleneck in my workflow over the past 6 months.
The browser regularly slows down to the point of unusability unless I manually delete the cache folders – even the built-in cache-clearing feature doesn’t work reliably. This is a serious UX flaw, especially considering Safari is supposed to be the system-optimized choice.
Yes, I push it hard:
– dozens of tabs
– AI tools
– analytics dashboards
But also yes – I have plenty of memory and headroom. The hardware isn’t the issue. Chrome handles this exact same workload without breaking a sweat.
At this point, I’m reluctantly switching to Chrome just to keep my work running smoothly. It’s genuinely frustrating – and honestly embarrassing – that Safari can’t handle this, especially on Apple’s top-tier hardware. Starting to feel like I’m using Internet Explorer on Windows again 😅
Please fix this via update. I don’t want to abandon Safari, but right now I’m left with no real choice.
Thanks.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.4