How to fix freezes and crashes Safari in OS X Yosemite

Many users have reported unstable Safari work after upgrade Yosemite. This is reflected in the periodic departures and hang the pages for which this had not noticed before. Identify the cause of this behavior is quite difficult to browser, but there are several ways that you can help.

1. Upgrade to the latest version of OS X

Sometimes, such trouble with Safari saves banal setting the latest system updates. Many users often ignore the update installation due to the fact that some of them require a restart of the Mac, and it is not always appropriate. So the first recommendation - is to install the update:

• Open the menu  ‣ App Store ‣ updating and install all available updates.

After installation and restarting Safari do not forget to clear the cache (Menu Safari ‣ Clear history and website data).

2. Clean out the cache manually Safari

In the depths of Safari stores a lot of temporary files, and various cache, which can be cleaned by hand in a secure way to access some folders:

• Restart your Mac and run OS X in Safe Mode (hold down Shift)
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• In the Finder, press the key combination Command + Shift + G and enter the path ~ / Library / Caches / com.apple. Safari/
• Remove Safari's cache and restart your Mac as usual

If the problems are gone, the next step can be skipped. If they were, you can try another method.

3. Turn off third-party extensions and plugins

Of third-party extensions "very different" unfortunate flash-plugin and extension of Adobe Acrobat reader. As noted by many users, both extensions are causing problems with Safari in OS X Yosemite. Their removal or disabling solve the problem only when Safari problems occur during playback of Flash video or the Silverlight-animations.

• Complete Safari (if it is not left alone)
• Open the Finder, click Command + Shift + G and drive this one path /Library / Internet Plug-ins/
• Create a new folder on your desktop and drag it into the plugins that cause problems
• Restart Safari and watch him work

If the effect was not followed, you can easily return the plugins by simply dragging them from the desktop to its original location.

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