MVChar

Q: How do you clear browsing history, cookies, and cache

How do you clear browsing history, cookies, and cache?

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Posted on Aug 16, 2016 6:00 PM

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Q: How do you clear browsing history, cookies, and cache

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  • by theratter,

    theratter theratter Aug 16, 2016 6:09 PM in response to MVChar
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    Aug 16, 2016 6:09 PM in response to MVChar

    You would do that using your Safari browser. May be under the Safari menu or in the Privacy option of Safari's preferences.

  • by Eric Root,Solvedanswer

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 17, 2016 5:02 PM in response to MVChar
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    Aug 17, 2016 5:02 PM in response to MVChar

    Safari/Preferences/Advanced - enable the Develop menu, then go there and Empty Caches. Quit/reopen Safari and test. Then try Safari/History/Show History and delete all history items.  Quit/reopen Safari and test. You can also try try Safari/Reset Safari. The down side is it clears all cookies. Doing this may cause some sites to no longer recognize your computer as one that has visited the web site. In Finder hold down the option/alt key while selecting the Go menu item. Select Library. Then Library./Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db and move it to the trash.

  • by MVChar,Helpful

    MVChar MVChar Aug 17, 2016 5:03 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Aug 17, 2016 5:03 PM in response to Eric Root

    Thank you very much!  Appreciate your help.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 17, 2016 5:11 PM in response to MVChar
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    Aug 17, 2016 5:11 PM in response to MVChar

    You are welcome.