ZEC Wallet Lite 1.8.8 Mac OS X doesn't boot fully or sync

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ZECWallet Lite boots super slowly and only shows signs of syncing up to, maybe, 1% if that before it hangs. Eventually shows the console screen where Send, Receive, etc., buttons are visible but can't click any of them. Also takes very, very long time to open "server info" and "wallet settings" and neither of these provide an option for changing the peer server. Seems like this has been an issue for months. Please advise on toubleshooting steps here. Thank you.