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boateng

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Basically this has been happening with my macbook pro for a a long time

Whenever i turn my mac on and go on safari, as soon as i start typing up a web page on safari, a spinning wheel appears and safari freezes for like 20-30 seconds...and then the spinning wheel cursor disappears...

is there something wrong with my mac? this only happens when i turn the mac on and go on safari.
 
boateng said:
Basically this has been happening with my macbook pro for a a long time

Whenever i turn my mac on and go on safari, as soon as i start typing up a web page on safari, a spinning wheel appears and safari freezes for like 20-30 seconds...and then the spinning wheel cursor disappears...

is there something wrong with my mac? this only happens when i turn the mac on and go on safari.
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Clear your cache and history
Remove any extensions or add-ons to Safari
 
boateng said:
how do you do this?

also if i clear my cache history wont i lose all my saved passwords on websites etc...?
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No, clearing cache and history doesn't remove saved passwords. You can go to Safari > Preferences > Extensions and turn them off, to see if it makes a difference in performance. If it does, turn them back on, one at a time, until you find the culprit.
 
GGJstudios said:
No, clearing cache and history doesn't remove saved passwords. You can go to Safari > Preferences > Extensions and turn them off, to see if it makes a difference in performance. If it does, turn them back on, one at a time, until you find the culprit.
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oh i see

the thing is my performance isnt really effected. this only happens once i boot the computer up and go on safar for the 1st time then that spin wheel things occurs. after that it doesnt occur anymore...

any idea what to do? i am worried my laptop may be broken:eek:
 
boateng said:
oh i see

the thing is my performance isnt really effected. this only happens once i boot the computer up and go on safar for the 1st time then that spin wheel things occurs. after that it doesnt occur anymore...

any idea what to do? i am worried my laptop may be broken:eek:
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No, that's certainly not an indication that your Mac may be broken in any way. There are any number of reasons why that may be happening. If it only happens infrequently, I certainly wouldn't waste time worrying about it. If your performance is always or frequently being affected, then it would merit more attention.

If you're having performance issues, this may help:
 
GGJstudios said:
No, that's certainly not an indication that your Mac may be broken in any way. There are any number of reasons why that may be happening. If it only happens infrequently, I certainly wouldn't waste time worrying about it. If your performance is always or frequently being affected, then it would merit more attention.

If you're having performance issues, this may help:
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Hmm like i said this spinning wheel things only occurs when i start up the mac and go on safari for the firs time and type something. This happens for like 20 seconds where safari freezes, then it works again...

I don't know what to do:mad:
 
boateng said:
Hmm like i said this spinning wheel things only occurs when i start up the mac and go on safari for the firs time and type something. This happens for like 20 seconds where safari freezes, then it works again...

I don't know what to do:mad:
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How about waiting 60 seconds or more before you launch Safari. Does it still happen?
 
b06tmm said:
How about waiting 60 seconds or more before you launch Safari. Does it still happen?
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i have tried that...it still happens, that spinning wheel occurs when i try and type something on safari for like 20 seconds and then safari freezes then its fine
it happens everytime but google chrome seems to be okay

not sure if i should go to apple?
 
GGJstudios said:
Safari > Preferences > Extensions

I already answered that in post #4.
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hey

sorry for the late reply

regarding the extensions....i just checked mine on my mac and its empty. i dont have any....if that is the case then why does safari is always do that when i start it up:eek::confused:
 
boateng said:
hey

sorry for the late reply

regarding the extensions....i just checked mine on my mac and its empty. i dont have any....if that is the case then why does safari is always do that when i start it up:eek::confused:
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What do you have your start page / homepage set to in the General tab of Safari preferences? Could it be that that page is bogging things down? Try setting the homepage to http://www.google.com/ and see if you still have the same issue.
 
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