Mail link from Safari freezes?

When attempting to "mail link to this page" from Safari the screen goes to gray, and refuses to respond. The only "fix" is to abandon the attempt. Why is this happening and is there a solution? It has happened on an increasing number of various sites.

HI and welcome to Apple Discussions...
Try deleting this file. com.apple.Safari.plist
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Drag that file from the Preferences folder to the Trash, empty the Trash and restart your Mac.
If that doesn't help, post a crash log.
How to locate a crash log:
1. Open Finder.
2. Click "Go" in the menu, then select "Go to Folder".
3. Copy and paste this path into the Finder dialog: ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/
4. Click the Go button.
5. Finder opens the folder containing the crash log. Look for a the crash file with a date field that looks like the most recent.
Carolyn

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