Safari 6/7 (Mavericks): If you need to remove a plug-in

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If you installed a plug-in and notice that Safari runs more slowly, quits unexpectedly, won’t download files, or has other problems, the plug-in may be the problem.

If the problem is fixed, contact the developer of the plug-in to see if there’s a newer version.

Stop a plug-in you recently added

You can quickly test whether a recently added plug-in is causing problems by blocking it.

  1. Choose Safari > Preferences, click Security, then click Manage Website Settings.
  2. Select the plug-in you want to disable on the far left, then choose Block from all the pop-up menus on the right.

    Choose Block from the “When visiting other websites” pop-up menu and the pop-up menu for each listed website, if any.

Remove a plug-in you recently added

If you determine that a plug-in is causing problems, you can remove it.

Important: Removing a plug-in might prevent Safari from doing certain tasks, such as playing movies, or affect other apps on your computer that use plug-ins.
  1. Quit Safari.
  2. Locate the plug-in. Plug-ins are usually installed in one of these folders:

    • /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/

      To open this folder in the Finder, choose Go > Computer, open the startup disk (usually named Macintosh HD), open the Library folder, then open the Internet Plug-ins folder.

    • ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/

      To open this folder in the Finder, hold down the Option key and choose Go > Library, then open the Internet Plug-ins folder.

  3. Remove the plug-in you recently added.
  4. Reopen Safari.
Last Modified: Oct 20, 2015
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