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Safari is quite slow when I open new tabs. I get a busy cursor, and I cannot interact with other tabs.

Is there any way to make it faster?

I have a 2010 MacBook Pro, MacOS 10.6.6, Safari 5.0.3.

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  • What versions of OS X and Safari are you running?
    – Dori
    Feb 9, 2011 at 6:44
  • I've updated the question.
    – johnk
    Feb 10, 2011 at 1:10
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    How much RAM does your mac have?
    – hellothere
    Aug 20, 2012 at 21:28

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Install clicktoflash or some other flash blocking thing.

Also disable java and other plugins. These are particularly useful for Safari 4.

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Here are some good tips on reviews.cnet.com on speeding up Safari. Some of the tips are detailed below:

  1. Try dragging the folder Icons -- where these icons are cached -- within the ~/Library/Safari folder to the trash and restarting Safari.
  2. Try deleting ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist if you are experiencing slow launches, but note that you will lose some easily recoverable settings, such as whether or not tabbed browsing is enabled.
  3. A blanket approach to deleting many of the potentially problem-causing items is the Reset Safari... command, available under the Safari menu in Safari. Note, however, that this command also deletes your browser history, personal data -- such as stored login passwords, search entries, cookies and more -- that you may not want to clear. Still, it's a good initial cleansing step. On recent versions of Safari you can select the kinds of data you want to delete/keep.
  4. Try temporarily disabling plugins to see if that's a potential cause. Go to the Safari menu within Safari, and select Preferences. Click on the Security tab and deselect 'Enable plug-ins'. Restart Safari and see if the slowness has disappeared. If it has then the problem is likely to be an errant plugin.
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  • While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes.
    – jmlumpkin
    Aug 20, 2012 at 17:29
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    True, I think I was new to the site when I answered that. I've amended the answer with some of the more likely causes. Thanks Aug 20, 2012 at 20:18
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First thing to try is to clear the cache and history, and restart Safari (and even your MacBook).

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