Mac Chrome freezes on startup

Question

When Chrome starts up fresh, the initial tab and any new tabs freeze for about 10-15 minutes, then suddenly start working. It's very frustrating. I've tried just about everything I can think of.

• --disable--extension
• removed /Application/Google Chrome.app
• removed ~/Library/Application Support/Google

I'm out of ideas. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Chrome v55 and Chrome Canary v56. Mac El Cap and Sierra (just upgraded)

Answer 1

Deleting Chrome's cache should resolve this issue.

Delete this folder: ~/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome (make a backup first).