6.8 will not run

SweetP

I have a fix for this, and will be releasing it later today

nihil

Can confirm that 6.8 has issue on my side too.
250% CPU on a M1 Max MacbookPro and random issues with many sites.
Can't wait for a fix as I don't have any other solution than shutting down Cookie for now (a first in years!)

JML

@SweetP , 6.8.1 does not fix the problem. Exactly the same behavior as 6.8.0. The updated app is unresponsive, never loads in the menu bar, and has to be shut down from Activity Monitor.

JML

@SweetP said in 6.8 will not run:

~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Safari/Data/Library/WebKit/WebsiteData/Default

My MacBook does not have this folder. This is all that's there:

SweetP

@JML did you try closing Safari, then opening Cookie v6.8.1?

SweetP

@JML on macrsmonterey, the path will show as ~/Library/Containers/Safari/Webkit/WebsiteData/Default

SweetP

@JML you can also delete the folder ~/Library/Containers/Safari/Webkit/WebsiteData/Default if you're not worried about the databases. that will also get Cookie running.

JML

@SweetP No such folder exists on my MacBook (Monterey). This is what's there:

SweetP

@JML I have a new build ready which fixes the issue. I’ll be releasing it later today

SweetP

v6.8.2 is available on my servers now, and will be in the App Store after review by Apple. It fixes the hanging issue without the need to close Safari on first run.

JML

@SweetP 6.8.2 works! Thank you!

SweetP

@JML perfect

JML

@SweetP Version 6.8.3, released today, just hangs. The progress circle (?) keeps spinning and spinning... It uses 86% of CPU. I had to revert to 6.8.2.

SweetP

@JML hmm ok,
I’ll see if I can recreate this. Which browsers do you have enabled?

JML

@SweetP Safari and Chrome. When I did the update the progress circle kept going for about 5 minutes until I shut it down. I have the Advanced window option when I "show Cookie."

JML

@JML Maybe it's 6.8.x that has the problem. The progress runs for a LONG time in 6.8.2, also, going from 44% CPU down to 32 when I took the screen shot!

JML

Maybe it was a transitory problem. I just tried 6.8.3 again, but shut down Cookie before updating it. The progress ran for under a minute, and Activity Monitor showed it was using 62.3% of CPU, then dropped to 40.6%, and then .4%, then Zero.

SweetP

@JML interesting,
Thanks for the detective work

JML

@SweetP Is it normal for the heavy demand when Showing Cookie, or shutting down the browser? It went to 96.1% before slowly going down to zero CPU. Is this from the app checking all the cookies and deleting non-Favorites and non-Bookmarks?

SweetP

@JML if there are a large number of cookies to display or remove them yes, cookie needs to parse through all these