Safari Using Too Much RAM on Mac: How to Fix It?

You won't be strange to Safari since it is the built-in browser with Mac designed by Apple, which bears comparison with the browser ain't, Google. Its excellent performance and seamless cooperation with Mac wins tons of commendation from the world. On top of that, its support for non-macOS platform also gains popularity, although being stopped on Safari 5.1. 7.

However, users have complained about the issue of Safari using too much RAM on the Mac workstation, making this browser not that flawless. Yet worry is needless. This post from iBoysoft guides you in resolving the high RAM usage of Safari issue with ease!

Why does Safari take up so much RAM on Mac?

RAM stores the data that help your Safari perform its most important tasks, such as loading apps, browsing websites, and downloading items, etc. It keeps all opened websites loaded so that you can quickly access the content you want from each page. 

If you have multiple pages opened, more than one item downloaded, and a variety of missions processed, then it's a certainty that Safari hogs the RAM wildly. On top of that, using Safari as the default browser will accumulate a bulk of user logs, caches, histories, cookies, preferences, etc. To hold these files, Safari runs out of the RAM excessively for sure.

Occupying too much RAM leaves no space for your Mac to operate normally, so we need to relieve this heavy RAM usage issue caused by Safari with professional solutions!

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How to fix Safari using too much space on Mac?

Overloaded RAM usage affects the Mac machine's running, but it's not as awful as you imagine. To resolve this issue and free up RAM, you can try the following methods gathered by this post. Do not persist on one method if you find it makes no sense in releasing the RAM, just move to the next one directly!

Solution 1: Delete Safari history, cookies, caches

Cleaning the histories, cookies, caches, logs of Safari reduces its accumulated data. With a light database, the RAM usage cuts down consequently. But this way removes all your users' data, you have to log into the website with your account one more time. So please think twice before you complete this removal.

Here is how to delete Safari history and other data on Mac:

Solution 2: Quit the related processes of Safari in Activity Monitor

Having many related processes running in the background on the Mac will definitely result in heavy RAM consumption of Safari. Trapped in this issue, you can go to Activity Monitor to quit these programs manually. With all the excessive programs being closed, the RAM usage goes back to normal without a hitch.

When the programs are quit from the  Mac background, the RAM usage condition goes down to the normal level.

Solution 3: Delete support files of Safari

Excluding the caches, cookies, histories, downloaded items, Safari also has support files accumulated on the Mac hard drive. If the support files get bigger and bigger, Safari takes up the RAM in an abnormal manner, therefore. You can go to Finder and delete the support files, then Safari generates a new one next time you open it:

With supported files being removed, Safari runs less RAM to maintain its normal working state.

Solution 4: Use iBoysoft DiskGeeker to clean junk

Large files building up on the Mac may occasionally be the reason why Safari is nearly consuming all of the RAM – the RAM is limited, after all. RAM not only runs when Safari is working but also operates when implementing other missions. So cleaning Mac junk is a nice option to reduce the burden on the Mac machine.  

The Clean Junk feature of iBoysoft DiskGeeker is designed to scan the system drive usually labelled as Macintosh HD, Macintosh HD - Data, macOS, or macOS - Data for redundant data. It can find information and files no longer needed in the system cache, user logs, application cache, downloads, etc.

Files and folders will be listed with file name, modified date, and size for users to select which files should be cleaned to free up the space of the system drive, improve Mac performance, and reduce the system crash risk.

Step 1: Download iBoysoft DiskGeeker, and select a volume from the startup disk usually labelled as macOS - Data, macOS, or Macintosh HD, or Macintosh HD - Data.

Step 2: Click "Clean Junk" from the toolbar.

Step 3: Select a folder from the left panel and select files/folders you want to delete.

Step 4: Click "Clean" and then click "Ok". You will fail to clean certain files if you don't have permission to do so.

Solution 5: Replace a browser

Although as the top browser, Safari still gets its drawbacks, like its limited compatibility, lack of plugins, closed-source code, broken websites, etc. Plus the issue of high RAM usage caused by it, you can directly change the default browser on your Mac. Let alone a new browser might have a better usage plan on running the RAM on your Mac workstation.

Google Chrome is a nice choice if you'd like to give it a chance, which is neck and neck with Safari in the battle of Safari and Google. Do remember to clean all Safari files and caches before you switch from it to another browser. Only with this mission being done, you can experience the incomparable performance of your machine and the newly installed browser.

Final words

Ways to resolve the issue of Safari using too much RAM are various, and this post gives you 5. If you run into a browser eating up the RAM issue, try the methods mentioned here. 

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