Why can't I delete website data in iOS 10.3?
Certain website data sites can not be removed. Even after a reset they still remain. This only happened after updating to 10.3.
iPad Air 2 WiFi, Cellular, iOS 10.3
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I found a solution and I originally posted it at Cookies won't delete on iOS. I found this thread has a lot of reviews and I will repost here.
I tested on both ios 11.1 beta 3 on my iphone 8 and 11.0.3 on my ipad.
I have this problem since ios 10 on iphone 5s. After I bought an iphone 8 recently and used the backup from the iphone 5s to restore, the "persistent" cookies migrated to the new device. I also bought an iPad Pro and used the backup from the phone to set it up, the "persistent" cookies migrated to the ipad as well.
All the operations and software are under windows. What you need to do is:
Step 1: Use iTunes or a third party software to make a backup of your device.
Step 2: Use a third party software (I used iMazing because it is the one I found that can edit the backup. This is not supposed to be an advertisement.) to edit the backup. To do this you first need to select the backup you made and click the edit button. Then you need to remove all the files in the editable backup under "File System/Apps/AppDomain-com.apple.mobilesafari/Library/WebKit/WebsiteData/WebSQL/ ". You will be able to see all the cookies that you can not delete at this location. I this the absolute path in the actual file system is /var/mobile/Application/com.apple.mobilesafari/Library/WebKit/WebsiteData/WebSQ L/.
Step 3: Usw iTunes or a third party software to restore the backup.
Note: The backup should not be encrypted.
The solution is quite technical, and I hope apple devs can fix this problem soon.
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I only had login for a 3 of these sites , the rest ive NEVER logged into
Yes i got them after the update to ios 10.3 ... no trouble at all before then ...
Doesn't work.
Does anyone know if this problem continues in iOS 11.0.x?
Both issues are happening to me as well. Iphone 8
Followed your instructions to the letter. Does not work on 11.0.3.
Are you on 11.2 beta?
I think if one discusses which IOS version one is using, one risks having their post "removed" from this thread. That being said... 😉
GeniusBarn wrote:
I can’t believe Im wasting my time back in this thread
Something we agree on.
Just updated didn’t fix for me
Has this problem been fixed in the latest 11.2.5 release?
Evercookies are to difficult for apple to resolve? LOL ok then , thats cool i just wont use safari anymore. maybe if enough people DONT use safari , Then maybe apple will address the issue. In the mean time, im using another browser that DONT have this issue..
Been trying to clear stubborn website data the whole day without success and tried millions of workarounds to no avail.
I confirm that this solution was the only one that solved the issue with website data that are stuck there and refuse to be deleted!
Thank you so much, Drocmirage! Your advice was invaluable and I'm sure it's going to clear things up for other frustrated users having this issue with the browser!
Why can't I delete website data in iOS 10.3?