"Database" website data from HomeDepot.com and HomeAdvisor.com reappears after repeatedly (3+ times) removing using Manage Website Data in Safari (11.1) preferences on my MacBook Pro. I know some website data is stored in multiple places, but these keep coming back immediately. How can I remove them?
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)
The website data type "databases" from 2 specific well-known .com web sites that I couldn't remove from Safari after repeatedly using the "Remove" button under Manage Website Data disappeared after deleting all browsing history. The remove button removed all website data types (cookies, local storage, cache, etc) including databases that had been placed by other web sites.
If you are still having problems or for future reference, 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
The myth of the dangerous cookie
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/LocalStorage.
Delete the contents of the folder.
Then go to Safari/History and delete any entries for the related websites.
Test.
Unfortunately, removing cookies with Safari is quite a challenge.
If you really want to delete cookies from a browser, you'd have better luck using Firefox for Mac | Firefox Help
can't remove database website data. It comes back.
