Safari beach balling on quit

I've been having a problem with my mac mini ever since I got it. The day I got it, I installed it fresh from the included DVD. Often, when I quit Safari, after surfing around a while, it will simply beach ball, and stay that way until I force quit. When the Safari 3 beta came out, I tried that, and it still happened there. When Leopard came out, I installed that, and it still keeps happening now. It's really aggravating!
Any ideas?

So it looks like the problem was the crummy version of Flash included on the machine. Upgrading to Flash Player 10 later on solved the problem.

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Spinning beach ball when quitting Logic and loading projects

Hello,
Whenever I load a Logic project I get the spinning beach ball. After a while, the project is loaded and it all works, but it is taken way too long to load the plugins. I'm not even talking about big projects, and I have an SSD, so it should be much faster.
The same happens when I quit Logic. Not when I close the project, but when I actually quit Logic. The "Logic Pro" menu in the top left corner of the menu bar in OS X would light up in dark blue when I press CMD + Q, and it would stay like this for 30 seconds or so. The spinning beach ball would appear again during this time. Then it would finally quit.
I have reinstalled OS X and reinstalled Logic Pro X. But the problem was still there. It sounds like a core audio problem, but the problem occurs no matter what my sound output is set to. It happened when the audio output was set to the built-in speakers of my Mac Pro (yes Mac Pro have that!), when it was set to the speakers of the Cinema Display (LED one) and when it was set to my RME Babyface.
I don't think it's a Driver problem because it happened as well when I reinstalled OS X and Logic, and when I tested it on the Macs/Cinema Displays speakers, without the RME Babyface, basically without having installed any drivers or anything yet. So everything was fresh and untouched.
This is a very weird issue. I'm wondering if someone knows what I could do next.
My specs:
Mid 2010 Mac Pro 12-core 2,92 GHz
32 GB RAM
27" LED Cinema Display
OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks
Logic Pro 10.1.1
Thanks a lot

Hi,
thanks for your reply.
Like I said, this is a complete fresh install – I installed OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 from a USB installer, and re-downloaded Logic Pro X from the App Store. That's all. That means there's no 3rd party plugins, no 3rd party drivers, nothing, just the stock OS X system.
However, I just installed the RME Babyface drivers. But this makes no difference, as the problem was present before as well. I'm just saying that, because it appears in my EtreCheck Report which I will post an the end of this message, so you may be wondering.
I tried to delete the preference files and such before – no change.
Logic started normally (= no message or appeared or anything) while holding down Shift + Control, and also while holding down the Option key. The issue is still there. What would or what should it do if I hold these keys while starting? When I hold only the Control key however, it asked me if I wanted to start Logic without the Core Audio. I clicked to start without it, and then obviously everything worked.
So here's my EtreCheck report. Everything looks normal I'd say?
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 09. April 2015 16:30:01 MESZ
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
    Mac Pro - model: MacPro5,1
    2 2.93 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 12-core
    32 GB RAM Upgradeable
        DIMM 1
            16 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok
        DIMM 2
            Empty
        DIMM 3
            Empty
        DIMM 4
            Empty
        DIMM 5
            16 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok
        DIMM 6
            Empty
        DIMM 7
            Empty
        DIMM 8
            Empty
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en2: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    AMD Radeon HD 7950 - VRAM: 3072 MB
        LED Cinema Display 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Time since boot: 4:52:33
Disk Information: ℹ️
    HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N
    HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N
    Samsung SSD 850 PRO 512GB disk0 : (512,11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh SSD (disk0s2) / : 511.25 GB (494.58 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    ST2000DM001-1ER164 disk1 : (2 TB)
        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HDD (disk1s2) /Volumes/Macintosh HDD : 2.00 TB (2.00 TB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
    General UDisk
    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
        Logitech Apple Optical USB Mouse
        Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
    Apple Inc. Apple LED Cinema Display
    Apple Inc. Display iSight
    Apple Inc. Display Audio
    RME Babyface (23483046)
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    de.rme-audio.driver.RMEFirefaceUSB (2.05 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.uhfu.ledcinemadisplayaudio.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [running]    de.rme-audio.RMEfirefaceUSBAgent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Programm (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    None
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         1%    WindowServer
         1%    Logic Pro X
         1%    coreaudiod
         1%    fontd
         1%    sysmond
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    241 MB    Logic Pro X
    137 MB    mds_stores
    137 MB    Safari
    103 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
    103 MB    WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
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    2.07 GB    Active RAM
    573 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.77 GB    Wired RAM
    491 MB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
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EDIT:
Okay, apparently there *is* a little problem. This part here:
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.uhfu.ledcinemadisplayaudio.plist
I believed this was normal because my audio output was set to the external USB audio interface when I ran the test, but I ran it again with the sound output set to the Cinema Display, and this message still appeared. When I click the Information symbol, it says:
These are low-level parts of your operating system, usually provided by Apple, that run in the background while a user is logged in. Any failure that appears here may indicate a problem with your system.
I can't tell if there's a link to my Logic problem, however.
PS: I just remembered that I installed a system update for the LED Cinema Display which I downloaded from the Apple Support page. Maybe it has to do with that. It may have been an old update that was not needed.

IBook G4: Safari Beach Balls Galore!

I'm trying to figure out why my mom's iBook G4 is getting so many beach balls when browsing with Safari. At first I thought it was the weak 384MB of RAM she had running, but last week I maxed it out at 1.12GB and the problem has not ceased.
Specs:
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john --
Welcome to Apple Discussions !!
Have you tried these yet?
If not, do so and report back, OK?
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I have an HTML5 video at http://safaba.clients.numonium.com that is supposed to play above the homepage slideshow when you click the play button in the first slide (the slideshow fades out, video player fades in).
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Chrome (current version - 22.0.1229.94)
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HI,
I immediately noticed that Safari became unusable. Every 10 seconds or so, it would hang for about 30 seconds, become unresponsive and showing the spinning beach ball.
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Empty Cache. When you are done with that...
From the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons and click Reset.
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Safari doesn't work with yahoo mail: always getting beach ball

I recently encountered this problem in my new Mac BookPro. Itstarted my safari showing me the beach ball constantly in any web page (I always have the yahoo mail open in one tab). Now, since couples of days ago, every time I opened my yahoo e-mail after I click on the inbox the beach ball appears and never goes away. Even after I close the yahoo e-mail tab and I try to go back to any other web page tab I had open I get this message:
"Web pages are not responding. To reload this webpage, all pages in other tabs and windows must also be force reloaded. Do you want to reload this page?
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The yahoo mail works perfectly on google chrome so is a safari problem. I have no idea what to do since this is my first Mac and I am not very knowledgeable about them. Any suggestions please?
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Go step by step by step and test.
1. Power off the router. Unplug it from the wall. Wait a while.
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4. Delete Cookies
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5. Safari > Preferences > Extensions
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    Turn on those one by one and test.
If this doesn't help, can you run EtreCheck and post the report here please?
EtreCheck: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6173

ICloud mail is down again...mine allows mail to open, then when trying to address an email I get a beach ball and it stays until I quit mail. Anyone experiencing this and what is apple doing about this?

I like many have been experiencing mail problems since I migrated to iCloud. Was working fine for a bit, then I now either get crashes or a revolving beachball when I attempt to type an email address. Have tried quitting and rebooting...you name it. What is Apple saying or doing to fix the problem. Been like this all weekend.

iCloud mail is down again...mine allows mail to open, then when trying to address an email I get a beach ball and it stays until I quit mail.
That doesn't necessarily mean the mail is down in iCloud.
You can always check iCloud system status here.
If you are using Safari to access iCloud.com, go to the Safari menu bar click Safari / Empty Cache.
Now go the menu bar again and click Safari / Reset Safari.
Select the top 5 boxes then click Reset.
Quit then relaunch Safari, go to iCloud.com
Try Mail.

Spinning Beach ball while in Safari

I had an issue where I was trying to view a video from a website and received a message stating Adobe was working slow and do I want to quit. I said yes but then the beach ball appeared and no matter what I did (after allowing it to spin for a little while, thinking it would stop) I couldn't get out of the screen. I tried viewing other browser windows I had open, but still had the spinning beach ball. I couldn't open Finder or anything. On a PC, I could go to task manager and quit an application. How do I do that on a Mac? I tried CTL, ALT, Delete, or CTL, ALT, Command and whatever other combination I could think of. Finally I gave up and pressed the power button. I received the message asking if I wanted to Shut Down or Cancel. I said yes to shut it down but it didn't and the ball kept spinning. Finally I pressed the power button and held it until the computer shut down manually. I don't like doing that but I didn't know what else to do. Can someone tell me what I should do in a situation like this? I've had the spinning beach ball a couple times in the past week but for some reason today, it just wouldn't stop and I couldn't do anything on the computer.
Thank you

After solving the spinning beach ball: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html go to Adobe's site and download the latest Flash Player at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ and get the uninstaller at http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html Uninstall the Flash Player and install the latest version, repair permissions, restart, and give Safari another try.

Safari constantly rainbow beach ball all the time... help!

I am running everything all up to date on my Macbookpro, and always my safari is doing the rainbow disk, or beach ball, whenever I open it, close it, open a new tab, open a new window, switch between tabs... you get my point right?
How do I solve this issue?

Hi,
Check for third party Safari add-ons. Safari: Add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues
Reset Safari. From your Safari menu bar click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons. Click Reset. Relaunch Safari.
Open a Finder window select your Home Folder in the Sidebar on the left. Then open the Library folder, then the Caches folder, then the com.apple.Safari folder. Move the cache.db file to the Trash. Relaunch Safari. If you still have problems ...
Check for Login Items Open System Preferences/Accounts then select the Login Items tab. Delete any files or apps you have listed there. And go to /Library/Startup Items. Move any files in the Startup Items folder to the Trash.
Troubleshoot the Safari .plist file. Open a Finder window. Select your Home Folder in the Sidebar on the left. It has a small house icon. Then open the Library folder then the Preferences folder.
Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop. Now launch Safari. If Safari functions as it should, move the .plist file to the Trash.
If nothing above has helped, login to another user account on your Mac. Try Safari there.
Carolyn

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