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Clearing Safari’s cache and cookies can help improve your browsing experience. Whether your browser is not working properly, private information is not accurate, or you want to protect your privacy, clearing Safari’s cache and cookies is a simple process. Follow the step-by-step guide below to learn how to clear Safari’s cache and cookies on Mac.
Clear Cookies and Cache for Individual Websites
To clear cookies and cache data for individual websites, go to Safari Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data. Here, you can manually trim the list by selecting a site and clicking the Delete button. You can also search for individual websites and delete them all at once. Keep in mind that deleting cookies will log you out of that website if you’ve configured it to log in automatically.
Clean the Safari Cache
To only clear the cache, go to Safari Preferences > Privacy > Advanced and check ‘Show Develop menu in menu bar.’ Close all open Safari windows and select ‘Empty Caches’ from the new Develop menu option. Click File > New Window to start Safari with a clean cache.
Remove Autofill Data from Autofill
To delete inaccurate data, go to Preferences > AutoFill > Edit and select the site from the list. Click the Delete button to remove the data.
Remove Only Website Logins
If you entered the wrong username or password for a website, find and delete it by clicking the Passwords icon in Safari Preferences. You can then recreate the item for the site.
Remove System-wide Logins and Passwords
Use Keychain Access in the Utilities folder to remove inaccurate entries. Type the name of the site in the search field and look in the results list for web-type password entries. Right-click the item and select Delete.
Cleaning your browsing history regularly can also provide privacy benefits. For additional tips to optimize your Safari experience, check out our best Safari tips for Mac and our favorite Safari extensions and plugins.
FAQs
1. Is clearing cache and cookies on Safari necessary?
Clearing your browser cache and cookies periodically can help improve your browsing experience and protect your privacy from snooping.
2. Will clearing cookies log me out of websites?
Yes, clearing cookies will log you out of websites if you’ve configured them to log in automatically.