Macbook safari history clear button greyed out

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Macbook safari history clear button greyed out

I have a MacBook Air version 10.15.1 and am having trouble clearing safari history. I like to clear history to keep things clear and tidy. I went into safari history to clear history and in the corner next to the search bar there is a clear history button that is greyed out. I am also unable to clear it from the dashboard up top and am unable to select and delete sites in history. It would be great to know if I changed any settings. I have been looking for ways to reset history or safari settings but all of them are either are too old for my version or are not helping my situation.

MacBook Air

Posted on Nov 18, 2019 12:04 AM

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Eric Root

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Nov 18, 2019 10:39 AM in response to 86_86

What is Safari/Preferences/General/Remove history items set to? Try booting into the Safe Mode to see if you can clear the history.

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