help mac/safari

[boateng]

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.

 

[robvas]

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.

Clear your cache and history
Remove any extensions or add-ons to Safari

 

[boateng]

Clear your cache and history
Remove any extensions or add-ons to Safari

how do you do this?

also if i clear my cache history wont i lose all my saved passwords on websites etc...?

 

[GGJstudios]

how do you do this?

also if i clear my cache history wont i lose all my saved passwords on websites etc...?

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.

 

[boateng]

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.

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😱

 

[GGJstudios]

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😱

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:

Performance Tips For Mac OS X​

 

[boateng]

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:

Performance Tips For Mac OS X​

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😡

 

[b06tmm]

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😡

How about waiting 60 seconds or more before you launch Safari. Does it still happen?

 

[boateng]

How about waiting 60 seconds or more before you launch Safari. Does it still happen?

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?

 

[dastinger]

Have you done what was advised here? Regarding history, cache and extensions?

 

[boateng]

Have you done what was advised here? Regarding history, cache and extensions?

i dont get how to do the extensions...?

also cache will delete all my passwords right?

 

[GGJstudios]

i dont get how to do the extensions...?

Safari > Preferences > Extensions

also cache will delete all my passwords right?

I already answered that in post #4.

 

[boateng]

Safari > Preferences > Extensions

I already answered that in post #4.

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😱😕

 

[Weaselboy]

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😱😕

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.