SAFARI 5 REPEATEDLY FREEZING ON FACEBOOK

Mac 27 2010 10.6.8, Safari 5.1.9
Guys, I am crashing/freezing with even more frequency LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY. I have tried the following:
- reinstalled Safari
- emptied and rest cache
- downloaded and enabled ClicktoFlash
This only happens when moving cursor over a Facebook page(cursor just freezes up suddenly). I have about 6 tabs open at any one time, but I don't think this could be the issue, and I refresh Safari when the memory gets used up.
This is really getting to be a big problem in interrupting my work and I have lost documents I was working on in other programs because of it.
Desperately need a solution!

Try troubleshooting extensions and third party plugins.
From the Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Extensions tab. Turn that OFF, quit and relaunch Safari to test. If that helped, turn one extension on then quit and relaunch Safari to test until you find the incompatible extension then click uninstall.
If it's not an extensions issue, try troubleshooting third party plug-ins.
Back to Safari > Preferences. This time select the Security tab. Deselect: Allow all other plug-ins. Quit and relaunch Safari to test.
If that made a difference, instructions for troubleshooting plugins here.
You can avoid losing documents by backing up your files on a timely basis.
Mac Basics: Time Machine

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