Consequences of Clearing Safari History and Website DataHow to Clear Safari History on MacHow to Delete Specific Webpage from Safari History on MacHow to Clear Safari Cache on MacHow to Clear Safari Cookies on Mac
Consequences of Clearing Safari History and Website Data
Records of visited webpages are deletedA list of the frequently visited sites is also clearedIt may reduce tracking by websites. (a good thing)You may be logged out of websitesRecords of blocked or allowed location access, notification, etc. are also reset. So, if you visit a website, it will again ask your permission for theseThe download list is deleted. (Actual downloaded files are not.)If you have several Apple devices that sync via iCloud, the changes will reflect on all
How Clear Safari History on Mac
You can choose to clear all history in few clicks. Or choose to delete them date-wise or by specific pages. Let me show you how.
How to Delete Specific Webpage from Safari History on Mac
How to Clear Safari Cache on Mac
Cache is like a snapshot of the webpage. When you revisit the same page, your browser loads this stored snapshot (or parts of it) first, instead of fetching it again from the internet. It ensures you have a fast experience. However, too many cache files may make your overall browser slow. Sometimes, it may serve you an un-updated version of a webpage. To fix such problems, you may need to clear the cache at regular intervals. Here is how to do that for Safari in macOS. Though you won’t see any confirmation or pop-up, the cache clearing process was successfully initiated and completed in the background.
How to Clear Safari Cookies on Mac
Cookies are tiny data packets that a website saves on your device. It helps the site know that you are revisiting it. (If this is your first visit to iGeeksBlog, you might have seen a black banner at the bottom asking for your cookie consent.) When you clear history and website data, cookies are also deleted. However, here is how to remove cookies (cache, etc. too) individually. And even block them. Signing off… This is how you can clear up Safari on Mac. After this, when you use this browser again, it will recreate all these files for the websites you visit. Next, you may learn how to clear cache, history, website data on iPhone or iPad.
