trying to find and delete private browsing history in safari. info suggests data in safari folder, file "WebpageIcons.db". Unable to locate. any assistance appreciated.
using IMac
Mac OS X, version 10.5.8
Processaor: 2.4 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo
memory: 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Safari 4?
For privacy, you can choose Safari > Private Browsing. When private browsing is enabled, webpages are not added to the history, items are automatically removed from the Downloads window, information isn't saved for AutoFill (including names and passwords), cookies are not retained, cache files are not retained, and searches are not added to the pop-up menu in the Google search box.
The issue is not turning private browsing function on/off. see original post. according to MacIssues (posted on Zite) the private browsing history is retrievable ( not so private ). apparently history is a list of URLs visited during "private browsing" is in the safari library/webpageIcons.db file. I am unable to find this file on my computer (see original post), and would like to be able to access and delete file. apparently this has been the case for some time.
I am using Safari 5.0.6 (5533.22.3).
assistance/instructions ( i am not terribly computer competent).
I don't have Safari 5.0.6 to test.
I haven't read the article you refer to.
You can check the home library.
~/Library/Safari/Webpageicons.db.
Finder
Click your account name in the Finder sidebar. Then open "Library".
Open Safari folder.
You will find "Webpageicons.db" there
thank you for your assistance. with your excellent directions, the objective was obtained. best wishes.
fmg
find and delete private browsing history
