Safari is Unusable

[Salacion]

I like Safari 5. I want to keep using Safari, but sadly, I just can't (feels like iPhone 4 all over).

The thing is, I just can't use Flash in it. Either one of three things happens (mind you not always)

(1) Safari freezes momentarily or glitches
(2) Flash plugin quits unexpectedly
(3) Flash just won't pop up no matter what I do

And it isn't my computer, because when I switch to Firefox, it works beautifully and much faster actually.

Now I don't want to have to switch, so is there anything I can do to resolve this? I would really appreciate any help.

 

[ntrigue]

I've seen the symptoms as well.

Even using AdBlock it causes more crashes than it solves.

 

[TheVendor]

ClickToFlash will help, until you want to access the flash content. Then it will still momentarily freeze when loading (in my experience).

 

[aplmac]

safari crash

safari 5.0 kept crashing on me on startup.
after reviewing 100's of post no answer.
finally i remember i installed frostwire. unknown to me it had install frostwire toolbar.after removing it safari work perfect. no need to delete all list and reinstall like some post suggest. look for simple solutions first. just my experience.