Safari massive CPU hog

[sziehr]

so while running safari it has a helper running called safari networking it using 99 to 100 cpu even when no browser window is open. I have reported this bug. But i was wondering if any one else has this issue or if i am alone.

 

[mrapplegate]

so while running safari it has a helper running called safari networking it using 99 to 100 cpu even when no browser window is open. I have reported this bug. But i was wondering if any one else has this issue or if i am alone.

Nope. Safari Networking on mine is 0.0% , obviously nothing near your 99%

 

[sziehr]

I made a fresh account it seems to be perfectly fine in the new account. This is tied to a faulty setting brought over with the upgrade instresting.

 

[mrapplegate]

I made a fresh account it seems to be perfectly fine in the new account. This is tied to a faulty setting brought over with the upgrade instresting.

Sounds like it. Glad it's working now.

 

[bradhs]

Which plist did you have to remove to get this to return to normal?

 

[212rikanmofo]

i'd like to know this also?

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

Which plist did you have to remove to get this to return to normal?

As he wrote, he created a new account, this includes a new
/Users/NewBoringUserName/Library/Preferences/
directory.

And Safari created obviously a new cache.

 

[212rikanmofo]

Okay so how would one clear out's Safari cache in 10.9?

 

[Distearth]

Mine just started

Mine went to 99 just yesterday and I've been running 10.9 since release. Any fix besides new account yet?

 

[t-rexosaur]

This worked for me.

I tried deleting all my data from safari, but it didn't seem to fix it. I looked in the activity monitor to find out where the files the Safari Networking was hiding it's plists and I found them in:
/Users/t-rexosaur/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/fsCachedData/
I moved all the files to my desktop to be sure it was okay and It stopped the problem and now everything is back to normal. I deleted all the files since. Everything is working fine.

Sounds like a bad file stuck in your cached data. Hope this works for everyone else.

 

[Wiltowonga]

Also a Problem for me

Thanks t-rexosaur

This problem 'chewed-up' 4GB of my small monthly broadband allowance before I tracked it down and cleared the caches.

A great help.

 

[shashank85]

Clear cache from within Safari

Enable 'Develop' mode in Safari (Safari -> Preferences -> Advanced -> check 'Show Develop menu in menu bar')

Under 'Develop' menu option, click on 'Empty Caches'

 

[Intelligent]

I tried deleting all my data from safari, but it didn't seem to fix it. I looked in the activity monitor to find out where the files the Safari Networking was hiding it's plists and I found them in:
/Users/t-rexosaur/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/fsCachedData/
I moved all the files to my desktop to be sure it was okay and It stopped the problem and now everything is back to normal. I deleted all the files since. Everything is working fine.

Sounds like a bad file stuck in your cached data. Hope this works for everyone else.

This fixed it for me but do you know what gets deleted with this cache?

 

[Intelligent]

This fixed it for me but do you know what gets deleted with this cache?

It uses 100cpu again?