Safari hangs up all the time

[mynameis321]

I'm still on OSX 10.8.5

My Safari updated a few months ago I think. Anyhow every time I watch a YouTube video, regardless of how long it is and I switch to another tab, it freezes up and I have to force quit it.

Why is this happening.

 

[Boyd01]

I am on 10.8.5 using Safari 6.2 on a 2013 11" MBA. Don't think I have ever seen this problem. I don't visit YouTube much, however I did watch a few things there a couple days ago. Actually, I can't think of any Safari crashes on any sites in recent memory...

 

[SusanK]

I'm running 10.8.5 and Safari 6.2. I have experienced some weirdness including freezing with Safari. Repairing permissions seems to help. There are some Safari permissions that need repair most of the time. I do it often.

Safari froze twice and I had no control of the Mac. I had to shutdown using the power button both times.

 

[mynameis321]

Repaired permissions and this problem is still occurring.

ridiculous. What can be done?

 

[mmduluth]

Ssafari acts crazy for me too. I couldn't find a fix and had to switch to Chrome unfortunately even though I love Safari.

 

[GGJstudios]

Repaired permissions and this problem is still occurring.
ridiculous. What can be done?

Ssafari acts crazy for me too. I couldn't find a fix and had to switch to Chrome unfortunately even though I love Safari.

Try disabling all your Safari extensions (if you have any) and see if the same thing happens. If not, re-enable extensions one at a time until you find the culprit.

If extensions aren't the problem, try creating a new user account and test Safari from that account, to see if you get the same symptoms.

I'm running 10.8.5 and Safari 6.2. I have experienced some weirdness including freezing with Safari. Repairing permissions seems to help. There are some Safari permissions that need repair most of the time. I do it often.

You shouldn't be repairing permissions frequently. If repairing permissions results in error messages, some of these messages can be ignored and should be no cause for concern.

Mac OS X: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore​

Some people repair, or recommend repairing permissions for situations where it isn't appropriate. Repairing permissions only addresses very specific issues. It is not a "cure all" or a general performance enhancer, and doesn't need to be done on a regular basis. It also doesn't address permissions problems with your files or 3rd party apps.

Repairing permissions: What you need to know
About Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions feature​

Disk Utility repairs the permissions for files installed by the Mac OS X Installer, Software Update, or an Apple software installer. It doesn’t repair permissions for your documents, your home folder, and third-party applications.

You can verify or repair permissions only on a disk with Mac OS X installed.

Does Disk Utility check permissions on all files?

Files that aren't installed as part of an Apple-originated installer package are not listed in a receipt and therefore are not checked. For example, if you install an application using a non-Apple installer application, or by copying it from a disk image, network volume, or other disk instead of installing it via Installer, a receipt file isn't created. This is expected. Some applications are designed to be installed in one of those ways.

Also, certain files whose permissions can be changed during normal usage without affecting their function are intentionally not checked.

There are times when repairing permissions is appropriate. To do so, here are the instructions:

Repairing Disk Permissions​