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Safari Version 10.1 (12603.1.30.0.34) Sierra 10.12.4
Several persistent cookies / databases - from reputable sites - that won't delete. Or to be exact, as soon as I delete them they reappear.
They do not appear in LIBRAY/DATABASES or INDEXED DB folder.
And even though I have cookies BLOCKED they and others keep reappearing.
iMac, iOS 10.1
Opened the web site cvs.com it was blocked .
In safari preferences > privacy > managed web site data > clicked on remove all > clicked on Done . it was not there when opened safari browser for the second time .
As a test, I visited CVS and added an item to the cart.
Website data showed up.
Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
Selected it, and clicked the "Remove" button at the bottom.
Quit Safari and relaunched it. The data didn't show up.
The data was removed.
I will keep testing it.
Did you check the Local Storage folder?
Backup your Mac.
Quit Safari.
Hold the Option key on the keyboard down and click the “Go”menu in the Finder menu bar.
Choose “Library” from the dropdown.
Scroll down the list.
Click open the Safari folder.
Scroll down the list and click open the “Local Storage” folder
Right click the items you want to remove and choose “Move to Trash”.
Restart your Mac, launch Safari holding the shift key on the keyboard down and test.
Thanks for reply Dom,
I should have mentioned it above but no they are not in the SAFARI/LOCAL STORAGE either. After removing cookies, if I check the LS folder it is empty even though the handful of cookies repopulate themselves. Currently the only files I don't recognize as cookies are the below, but they too disappear when I delete all cookies.
StorageTracker.db
StorageTracker.db-shm
StorageTracker.db-wal
As the 2nd article points out, they are capable of regenerating after deletion with files that go to many parts of the system.
Safari/Browsers – can’t delete cookies
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.
1. System Preferences > iCloud > Safari
Temporarily disable Safari from the list and try removing the website data from Database and Local Storage folders.
2. Click "Bookmarks" in the safari menu bar and choose "Edit Bookmarks".
Go through the "Favorites" folders and see if they are there.
3. Safari > Preferences > Search > Smart Search Field:
Click the "Manage websites..." button and then Remove All"
Try this for a while. Please don't forget to enable System Preferences > iCloud > Safari
Note: Cookies are not dangerous. http://www.thesafemac.com/the-myth-of-the-dangerous-cookie/
Thanks Dom,
I don't have SAFARI enabled in ICLOUD preferences.
Two of the pesky databases are FAVORITE websites but two are not so I don't think that is where they are hiding.
I have REMOVED ALL many times now but will keep trying.
I've had the same issue since last update to Safari 10.1.1.
I tried this last solution of locating the folder & deleting the contents and it worked!
I did make sure to empty the trash after I deleted, but before restarting Safari.
When I checked the privacy data upon restart, there were maybe 4 outliers still in the folder, which deleted normally with the "remove" button.
Thanks for the help!
FYI: Running El Capitan 10.11.6 on Mac Pro (Early 2009)
Thanks Eric,
Yes I saw those links on another thread but they are not clear on how to block/remove such cookies.
I have deleted the DATABASES content with no luck.
Can you please post the names of those files or the websites, if you don't mind?
Yes that always worked for me previously but as described those four delete and then quickly pop right back in.
Safari won't let me delete cookies.
