Safari webpage preview fetcher

i'm having a problem with safari (latest version) When it run there is a process called "safari webpage preview fetcher" which takes up 1.31 GB of Ram memory and it's always running. My mac has got 2GB of RAM so it's slow.
I sent it to Apple, but I have not received a response.
Thanks.
Message was edited by: mtroyano

HI,
"preview fetcht" is a process that "fetches" TopSites previews.
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.
Empty your cache and Reset Safari once a week.
Carolyn

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