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Clearing history from Safari on my MacBook Pro running Sequoia 15.1

I've seen earlier discussions of the issues but I still can't clear the history in February 2025. The 'clear history label remains steadfastly light grey and unresponsive


MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.0

Posted on Feb 7, 2025 7:12 AM

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Posted on Feb 8, 2025 8:28 PM

First try:


Click Safari menu > Clear History ... > select All History > Clear History


If that does not work:


  1. Close Safari
  2. In Finder > click the "Go" menu > "Go To Folder ..." > type "~/Library/Preferences/Safari" in the box and hit the "return" key
  3. Select the four files that have a name starting with "History.db"
  4. Move those files to the trash
  5. Launch Safari
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FishingAddict
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Feb 8, 2025 8:28 PM in response to Lundhead

First try:


Click Safari menu > Clear History ... > select All History > Clear History


If that does not work:


  1. Close Safari
  2. In Finder > click the "Go" menu > "Go To Folder ..." > type "~/Library/Preferences/Safari" in the box and hit the "return" key
  3. Select the four files that have a name starting with "History.db"
  4. Move those files to the trash
  5. Launch Safari
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Clearing history from Safari on my MacBook Pro running Sequoia 15.1

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