How do I remove a "database" from Safari?

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Quit Safari.

In Finder go to Go menu and then Go to Folder.

Copy and paste this ~/Library/Safari/Databases.

Delete the contents of the folder.

Launch Safari again and check if all is ok.

If that doesn’t work, copy and paste this ~/Library/Safari/Local Storage.

Delete the contents of the folder.

Test.

You can remove the extensions in safari preferences .

An article to be read : Safari for Mac: Privacy preferences in Safari

Click on go > go to folder and type ~/Library , remove the contents of folders caches , cookies , saved application state , safari ( except book marks ) .On restarting the machine and emptying the trash creates fresh temp files once again .

In normal browsing cookies will always be developed .

Taking cursor on top menu bar > clear history > clear all history and website data is to be done to remove back history and web site data .

Using Safari's "Manage Website Data..." followed by "Remove All" does not remove databases created by websites. Those files are stored in

~/Library/Safari/Databases

If you want to delete them, navigate to that folder and drag its contents to the Trash.

Those Databases will return upon loading the websites that create them.

Strictly speaking the databases do not do anything. They are created by the websites that use them, for whatever purpose that may entail. It can be assumed they are used to save login credentials and browsing history specific for that website, but other uses are certainly possible and easily implemented.

macOS draws heavily from its iOS counterpart in that it makes extensive use of sqlite databases. That ability is incorporated in Webkit that Safari uses, and its use is not limited to Safari. SQLite can be used to create very compact and efficient database storage for a variety of purposes. Contacts and Mail also uses them. For more information refer to http://www.sqlite.org/.

This doesn't work for me, I have the same problem. I delete all website data under Settings/Privacy and these database files immediately reappear - I'm not even visiting any sites. I have a Library folder but I don't have a Library/Safari/ folder. I'm an admin working on MacOS 10.12.6, Safari 11.0.1

Where did Apple hide the Safari Database files?

You do have a Library Safari folder: in the User Library.

There are three Libraries:

a) The Main mac Library: StartupDisk->Library

b) The main User Libarary: Homefolder->Library

c) The System Library: StartupDisk->System->Library.

You never should not need to go to the System Library.

the main User Library may be invisible:

In Finder go to the Homefolder (yourname), then select "View" in the Finder menu, select "Show View Options", then check "Show Library Folder". Then the User Library folder will be visible (and stay visible).

Good reply, works for me, with 1 correction and 1 suggestion:

a/ take out the space between "Local" and "Storage". It should be

~/Library/Safari/LocalStorage

b/ Users can easily access these folders again next time in Finder by typing "command+shift G" and a list of previously accessed folders will come up.

If, for example, a user was previously manually updating a Keychains file from another drive, that path could come up in the dropdown.

BEWARE doing these blindly at the end of a long day in Safari, and accidentally deleting something important like a current keychain file...

(don't ask I how know...)

Here are the screen shots :

In the second window type ~/Library and again click on enter your computer is in user library .

Where do I click on go? In Safari?

You click on GO in the menu of Finder.

Very good eric thanks

Thank you so much! Little things like this keep me up at nights!

Peace!

Mike

You are welcome.