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How to Clear Cookies for a Specific Site

Remove cookies from a single site in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Opera

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  • Chrome: Select Menu > Settings > Site Settings > Cookies and site data > See All Cookies and Site Data . Find the site and click trash .
  • Firefox: Go to the site for which you want to clear cookies, click the padlock next to the URL, and select Clear Cookies and Site Data .
  • Safari: Go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data . Choose the website and select Remove .

This article explains how to remove cookies from individual websites in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. Note that Microsoft Edge doesn't let you delete cookies for an individual site.

How to Clear Cookies for One Site in Google Chrome

Here's how to clear cookies stored by the Chrome web browser.

Select the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner to open the Chrome menu and then select Settings .

Scroll to the Privacy and security section and select Site Settings .

Scroll down and select Cookies and site data .

Scroll down and select See all cookies and site data .

Locate the site for which you'd like to delete the cookies.

To quickly find a site, enter the name of the website in the search box.

Select the trash can icon to remove the cookies.

Close the Settings tab when you're finished.

You can also delete cookies while you're browsing. Select the lock icon next to a website name in the Address bar, then select Cookies . In the Cookies in use dialog box, expand a site name, choose a cookie, then select Remove .

How to Clear Cookies for One Site in Firefox

To delete the cookies for an individual website using Firefox , follow these steps:

Select the three horizontal lines , then select Options . (Select Preferences on a Mac.)

Select Privacy & Security .

In the History section, select the drop-down arrow next to Firefox will , then select Use custom settings for history .

In the Cookies and Site Data section, select Manage Data .

In the Manage Cookies and Site Data dialog box, select the site.

Select Remove Selected .

Select Save Changes .

In the Removing Cookies and Site Data dialog box, select OK .

To quickly clear cookies from a site in Firefox while you're on the site, click the padlock next to the site's address and select Clear Cookies and Site Data .

How to Clear Cookies for One Site in Safari

When you manage cookies in Safari , you'll improve the performance of the browser and how it interacts with websites.

Select Preferences under the Safari menu.

Select the Privacy tab.

Select Manage Website Data .

Choose the site that placed the cookies in your browser and select Remove .

Select Done when you've deleted all the cookies from Safari.

How to Clear Cookies for One Site in Opera

To clear cookies for a site in the Opera web browser, look for the lock icon or the globe icon in the Address bar.

Select the lock icon or the globe icon, then select Cookies .

Expand the website that placed the cookie on your computer.

Select the Cookies folder to expand it.

Select the cookie you want to delete.

Select Delete .

Select Done when you're finished removing cookies for a site.

What Happens When You Delete Cookies in a Web Browser?

There are times when you'll no longer want cookies stored on your computer. For example:

  • Web pages are slow to load.
  • A website displays a 400 Bad Request error .
  • A website contains too many ads that store cookies on your device.
  • You suspect a website uses cookies to follow you around the web.
  • You no longer want the web browser to fill out forms automatically.

When you delete cookies, you'll no longer automatically sign in to commonly visited websites, and the sites won't be customized to your preferences. Also, if you use two-factor authentication, deleting the cookie means you'll need to complete two-factor authentication again.

If you use the same web browser, such as Google Chrome , but on different devices, deleting the cookies from Chrome on your laptop doesn't delete the cookies from Chrome on your tablet. Cookies are specific to the hardware device being used.

Additionally, if you use different web browsers on the same device, like Firefox and Opera, for example, deleting the cookies from Firefox does not remove the cookies stored by Opera. Cookies are not shared between web browsers installed on the same device.

Clearing your browser's cache may improve performance.

Select the three dots icon, then Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data , then turn on Clear cookies and site data when you quit Chrome . Now Chrome will automatically clear the cache every time you quit the browser.

You can't remove individual cookies from a website one-by-one, but you can clear cookies within a particular range of time. Select the tree dots icon in the top-right, then select More tools > Clear browsing data . Open the drop-down at the top next to "Time range" and choose a time period (in hours, days, weeks, etc). Make sure only Cookies and other site data is checked, then select Clear data to delete all the cookies from your chosen timeframe.

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There are a handful of situations when clearing Safari’s cookies or cache–one of the places where Safari stores website data to avoid having to download it afresh each time you access a site–can help improve your browsing experience.

The first is when websites simply stop working when you access them on Safari. Perhaps Facebook stops updating with new posts, for example, or the images on a site don’t appear as they should. If this happens, it’s likely the cache has become corrupted.

Alternatively, if you find that personal info automatically completed on sites isn’t correct, deleting cookies can help. These are small files that sites use to save data about you and what you do on the site.

Even if none of these problems affect you, periodically cleaning browser data can help protect your privacy from snoops who want to discover what you’ve been up to online. In this article, therefore, we explain how to clear Safari’s cache and cookies on Mac.

We also have an article that explains How to clear cache on a Mac.

How to clear Safari cookies and cache for websites

Cleaning cookies and the cache data for individual sites can be done via Safari’s Settings/Preferences.

  • Open Safari
  • Click on Safari in the menu at the top of the screen.
  • Click on Settings or Preferences (depending on the version of macOS you are running).
  • Go to the Privacy tab.
  • Click on Manage Website Data…
  • Choose Remove All or select websites individually to remove.

After the data is loaded you’ll probably see a long list of websites. You can choose to Remove All or just select individual websites you want to remove from this list. If you want to select a number of different sites you can click on one and then press and hold the Command key to select a second, third or fourth and so on. We recommend that you don’t select hundreds this way – it’s better to delete in batches just in case you have to start over.

If you would prefer to select all and then deselect the ones you want to keep you can do so. Use Command + A to select all, then press and hold Command while clicking on any website you are happy to keep in this list. Just click Remove afterwards, not Done, as that will just undo all your hard work.

There’s a search field you can use to track down individual sites.

Bear in mind that deleting cookies might remove autocompleted login usernames and passwords for sites, and will almost certainly log you out of that site if you’ve configured it to automatically log in each time you visit.

How to clear Safari's cache and history on Mac: Privacy

How to clear Safari cache

The hidden Safari Developer menu can be used to clear just the cache, leaving cookies and the browser history in place. This is a very useful diagnostic step to take before removing those two items if a website behaves badly.

If you just want to clear all your cache you can do so by following these steps:

  • Open Safari.
  • Click on Safari in menu bar at top of screen.
  • Click on Settings/Preferences (depending on the version of macOS you are running).
  • Click on the Advanced tab.
  • Check the box beside Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar.
  • Now there will be a new Develop tab in the menu at the top of your screen. Click on this.
  • Click on Empty Caches.

Alternatively click on Option/Alt + Command + E.

Close any open Safari windows and select Empty Caches on the Develop menu. Then click File > New Window to start Safari with a clean cache.

How to clear Safari's cache and history on Mac: Empty caches

How to remove autocomplete data from AutoFill

Safari’s AutoFill tool can fill in username and password details on websites as well as credit card details and other elements like your address and email details.

This can be really useful, but it can also be annoying if the data it fills in is incorrect or out of context. It’s also a problem when AutoFill helpfully enters old or incorrect passwords or emails and addresses.

You can change this data, or delete it by following these steps:

  • Click on Safari.
  • Click on Settings/Preferences.
  • Choose the AutoFill tab.
  • Here you can edit contact information, usernames and passwords, credit cards and other data. Click on Edit beside the category you want access to.
  • You’ll need to enter your password or use Touch ID to gain access.

Delete incorrect data: If you are finding that Safari is autofilling incorrect data about you–your address, for example–click Edit beside Using information from my contacts. This will open up your Contacts app. Your card will be at the top or under My Card. You can add and amend data about you here.

How to clear Safari's cache and history on Mac: Autofill

Delete incorrect passwords and site logins: If you wanted to delete incorrect passwords, for example, you can just click on the Passwords tab. If you know which password you want to remove search for the website or service and then find the older password option (if there is more than one) and select it and then click on the – below the column to remove it. You can then select Delete Password. If that means there is no password saved for that website, you can then recreate the entry for the site by clicking the Add button. You’ll first need to provide the URL of the site (that is, something like https://facebook.com ), and then type the username and password alongside (hit the Tab key to move from field to field).

See: How to autofill passwords, bank cards, names and addresses for more.

How to clear Safari's cache and history on Mac: Site logins

Delete logins and passwords system-wide

Pruning site logins can also be done via the Keychain Access app, which you’ll find in the Utilities folder of the Applications list in Finder, although you should be very careful using this app because it pretty much controls the entire security operation of your Mac! However, by removing errant username and password entries here you’ll stop virtually all of your Mac apps using them, and not just Safari.

Just type the name of the site into the Search field, and look in the list of results for entries of the kind Web Form Password. Right-click the entry and select Delete.

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If you want to delete your Chrome or Firefox cache, cookies or browsing history read: How to delete your Mac browsing history . For alternative web browsers take a look at: Best web browser for Mac.

How-To Geek

How to clear cookies / cache for a single website on iphone or ipad.

Clearing the cache on your iPhone or iPad is really easy, but that will log you out of every single website that you were previously logged into, and wipe any other cookie-based preferences.

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Clear cookies / cache for a specific website.

Clearing the cache on your iPhone or iPad is really easy, but that will log you out of every single website that you were previously logged into, and wipe any other cookie-based preferences. So what if you want to just wipe cookies or cache for a single site?

Luckily that's also pretty easy... though not quite as simple since you'll have to dig through a list of all the sites you've ever visited or that have put cookies on your device.

You might be asking yourself why you'd bother doing this, and the answer is simple: if a particular site is misbehaving you can wipe the cache and cookies just for that site, login again, and sometimes the problem will be resolved.

First you'll want to open up the Settings app, and then find Safari on the left-hand side, and then scroll down until you see the Advanced on the right-hand side. If you're using an iPhone it won't display like this, but you'll be able to easily figure it out.

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Now press the Website Data button.

safari clear cookies for one website

And now push the Edit text button on the upper right-hand corner.

safari clear cookies for one website

Now you'll see a list of the sites that have put cookies on your device. You'll probably need to expand to show all of the sites, and then browse down through the list. Once you've found the one you want to wipe, just hit the red minus icon and then press Delete, just like you would in most iOS apps.

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There isn't a whole lot more to it.

How to Delete Cookies and Stored Website Data in Safari

Websites and advertisers use cookies to identify you and follow you around the internet, and they might also save other website data to remember you by. In Safari, you can delete these cookies and other data. Let's head to Safari's privacy settings.

Stored content can include a history of your site visits or information you provided the site, such as your name and email address. You can delete all of the website data at once or for individual sites.

Delete Cookies and Saved Data on the Mac

1. Select Preferences from the Safari menu or hold down the Command key and the comma key at the same time (Command+,).

2. Go to the Privacy tab.

3. Click the Remove All Website Data button to remove all stored website data, or skip to step 5 to remove data on a site-by-site basis.

4. Click Remove Now to confirm. Note, as Safari warns you, this could log you out of sites and perhaps also change how they function. For example, instead of getting tailored ads on the site, you'll be served generic ones.

5. To remove stored data by site, click the Details button.  

6. Select the sites with stored data you want to remov e. Hold down the Command key to select multiple sites.

7. Click Remove.

8. Click Done.

Alternatively, you can click the Remove All button to delete all of the sites' cookies and stored data. Safari will ask you to confirm your choice:

Delete Cookies and Web History in Safari in iOS

Clear your history, cookies, and browsing data from Safari on your iPad or iPhone .

1. Open the Settings app and tap Safari.

2. Tap Clear History and Website Data. If you're using iOS 7 or earlier, the menu is slightly different: Tap "Clear History" and "Clear Cookies and Data".

3. Tap Clear to confirm.

4. Tap Advanced back in the Safari Settings window to clear other stored website data.

5. Tap Website Data.

6. Tap Remove All Website Data . Alternatively, you can click the Edit link at the top right and then delete individual sites' data by tapping the minus sign next to the site names.

Doing this will not only help protect your privacy. It can also clear out precious space on your device.

Looking to learn more about your Mac — or buy a new one? Check out our how to reset a MacBook guide for more details about what to do before you sell your laptop (or other macOS machine) and our MacBook Pro 2019 rumors roundup for details on what to expect in next year's model.

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This wikiHow teaches you how to delete cookies in your Safari browser on a Mac or an iPhone. Cookies are bits of website data that help Safari remember your preferences, passwords, usernames, and more. Since cookies are downloaded onto your computer each time you open a new web page, you may wish to block cookies entirely to prevent them from being downloaded in the future.

Step 1 Open Safari.

  • If you don't see this option, make sure that Safari is the front window by clicking it.

Step 3 Click Preferences….

  • You may be prompted to confirm this action.
  • Keep in mind that some websites require cookies in order to load some features. Blocking all cookies will prevent some websites from working correctly.

Step 1 Open your iPhone's icon Settings.

  • Unfortunately, you can't delete only cookies in Safari on an iPhone.

Step 5 Block cookies in the future.

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How to Clear Cookies for One Website Only

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Clearing cookies from your browser is important to prevent cyber-attacks, slow website loading, and to ensure that your personal information is safe. But sometimes you don’t need to clear cookies from the browser entirely. Instead, you need to remove them for a single website only. Doing so will help troubleshoot any issues you have with the website and stop those annoying ads from popping up everywhere.

How to Clear Cookies for One Website Only

If you’ve been wondering how to clear cookies for one website only, you’ve come to the right place. Learn whether the steps differ based on the browser you use and if clearing cache involves a similar process.

Clearing all cookies from a browser should be like a second-nature – in fact, most people already know how to do it. But they aren’t aware that it’s possible to clear cookies for one website that’s causing them trouble.

How to Clear Cookies for One Website Only in Edge

Generally speaking, browsers have a built-in option for clearing cookies for one website. However, that’s not the case with Microsoft Edge. This means users can’t go to the settings of this browser and clear cookies with a few clicks.

But don’t worry. There’s a way around this. Namely, you’ll need to go to the website you want to troubleshoot and clear cookies directly from it:

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  • Make sure the name is correct.

safari clear cookies for one website

  • Hover over the icons in this tab and look for “Clear cookies for domain.”
  • Doing so will clear cookies from the website you’re currently using.

Anytime you use Microsoft Edge and want to clear cookies from a specific site, simply follow the steps above.

How to Clear Cookies for One Website Only in Chrome

Most people use Chrome as their browser. If you’re one of them and want to clear cookies for a specific website, here’s how you’ll do it:

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  • You’ll see all cookies for that website.

safari clear cookies for one website

Note : “Site settings” was previously known as “Content settings” and was under the “Advanced” tab. If you’re using the old version of Chrome, you’ll repeat almost the same steps:

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  • You’ll get a list of the cookies for the website in question.

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How to Clear Cookies for One Website Only in Safari

When you clear cookies from one site in Safari, it will perform much faster. Here’s how you’ll do it:

safari clear cookies for one website

  • Click on the “Safari” tab in the upper-left corner of the screen.

safari clear cookies for one website

  • Choose “Manage Website Data.”
  • Select the website for which you want to remove the cookies.
  • Tap “Remove.”
  • Finish by clicking on “Done.”

It’s important to remember not to tap “Remove All.” Doing so will delete cookies from all websites, and you don’t want to do that.

How to Clear Cookies for One Website Only in Firefox

Finally, if you’re preferred browser is Firefox, here’s how you’ll remove cookies from a specific website:

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  • Click on the cookies for that website.

safari clear cookies for one website

Depending on the Firefox version you have, here’s how you can also remove cookies for one website:

  • There will be “Remove individual cookies” under the “History” tab.
  • Search for the website in the search box.
  • Select all cookies by pressing Ctrl and key down.
  • Click on “Remove Selected.”
  • Press “Close.”

How to Clear Cookies for One Website Only in Internet Explorer

If you’re still faithful to Internet Explorer and want to delete cookies for one website, follow these steps:

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  • Doing so will open the folder on your computer.
  • Type the name of the website in the search box in the top-right corner of the screen.

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How to Clear Cookies for One Website Only in Opera

To remove cookies for one website in Opera, you need to do the following:

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  • Find the website for which you want to delete the cookies.

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  • Choose the cookies to delete.

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Additional FAQs

Is there anything else you’d like to know about clearing cookies or cache? If so, read the following section.

1. How Do I Clear the Cache for a Specific Website?

Occasionally, people need to clear cache for a specific website to ensure the latest version of the page shows. Doing so is possible, but only if you use Chrome.

For other browsers, you’ll need to delete the cache entirely.

Clearing Cache for One Website in Chrome

To clear cache from one website in Chrome, do the following:

• Open Chrome.

• Find the website for which you want to clear the cache.

• Press Ctrl, Shift, and I simultaneously.

• Right-click on the refresh button in the top-left corner of the screen.

• Choose “Empty Cache and Hard Refresh.”

Clearing Cache in Mozilla

To delete cache in Mozilla, here’s what you’ll do:

• Open Mozilla.

• Click on the hamburger menu and choose “Options.”

• Tap on the “Privacy and Settings” tab.

• Under “Cookies and Site Data,” select “Clear Data.”

• Tap on “Cookies and Site Data” to remove the checkmark.

• Tick the box next to “Cached Web Content.”

• Finish by hitting “Clear.”

Clearing Cache in Microsoft Edge

To delete cache in Microsoft Edge:

• Launch Microsoft Edge.

• Tap on the three dots in the top-right corner of the screen.

• Select “Settings.”

• Go to “Clear browsing data” and tap on “Choose what to clear.”

• Tick the box next to “Cached data and files.”

• Hit “Clear.”

2. How Do I Clear Cookies for a Specific Site in Safari?

If you need to clear cookies for a single site in Safari, you’ll do this:

• Open Safari.

• Tap on the “Safari” panel in the top-left part of the screen.

• Select “Preference”

• Click on “Privacy.”

• Choose “Manage Website Data.”

• Click on the website to remove its cache.

• Finish by hitting “Remove.”

3. Can I Clear Cookies From Just One Site?

Yes, you can clear Cookies from just one site. The steps may be different depending on the browser you use. Check out the sections above to find the solution to your problem.

4. What Are Cookies For?

When you visit a website for the first time, cookies are downloaded onto your device. The next time you visit the same site, these cookies will help the page load much faster. Their goal is to provide a better browsing experience by memorizing all the clicks you make. Based on that information, cookies will show you things you’re most interested in.

Moreover, with cookies, you don’t need to log in to the same page twice.

However, cookies are also a security threat precisely because they store such valuable information. Too many cookies can also slow down your browser, interfering with the browsing experience.

Clear Cookies Regularly

While there are many benefits of cookies, they can also be annoying, especially if they start interfering with a particular website. Fortunately, it’s possible to delete cookies for a single website and keep data for other sites. The steps vary across browsers, but you don’t need any special skills to complete them.

How often do you clear cookies and cache? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Here are instructions to help you clear your browsing history, cookies & cache in Safari on macOS.

There's a few guides here, what would you like to do:

  • Clear the entire Cache, Cookies, and History in Safari on macOS
  • Clear the Cache, Cookies, and Local Storage Data (but not the history) in Safari on macOS
  • Clear saved Form Data and Passwords

Clear the entire Cache, Cookies, and History in Safari

Click the "safari" menu.

Make sure you have a Safari window open and active; you will see the "Safari" menu in the top left of your screen. Click it and it will expand to show Safari specific options.

The location of the Safari menu - in the top left of the screen

Click the "Clear History..." item

Now that you have expanded the Safari menu, you will see the Clear History... item - click on it.

The Safari menu showing the Clear History item.

Choose the time range to delete and then "Clear History"

Safari now gives you a very simple interface for clearing your browsing cache, history, and cookies. When you click Clear History your cache, browser history, and cookies will be deleted for the specified time range.

The Safari dialog for showing the time range to clear your browsing data for

If you choose the default option of " all history " then the entire historical record of your browsing on this computer will be deleted. At the top of the prompt, you'll see "Clear: all history" - you can click on this Select field and choose a time range to clear instead.

So instead of deleting all your history, you can choose to just delete Today's browsing history, or just the past hour's history.

Once you have decided how much you want to delete, click the Clear History button.

Congratulations, you have now cleared your selected browsing data from your computer. You can simply close this window and continue to use Safari.

Clear the Cache, Cookies, and Local Storage Data in Safari

These steps will remove Safari's automatic cache of temporary data it has stored while you browse the internet; these steps won't delete your browsing history .

Click the "Preferences" menu item

Now that you have expanded the Safari menu, you will see the Preferences item - click on it.

The expanded Safari menu, showing the the Preferences item

The Safari Preferences screen will now appear.

Click the "Privacy" tab

The Safari Preferences screen has a number of sections, indicated by the various options along the top of the screen (General/Tabs/AutoFill etc). Click the Privacy item to see privacy related options.

The Preferences window, showing the Privacy tab

Click "Manage Website Data...

On the privacy tab, click the Manage Website Data button to show a list of all the sites Safari has collected data for.

The Privacy pane showing the Manage Website Data button.

Select the site/s you want to delete data from, and click "Remove"

On this screen you will see a list of all the domains Safari has collected data for. Find the ones you want to remove (you can search for a domain in the Search field in the top right of the window.

The Privacy pane showing the Manage Website Data button.

Delete one page from Safari's Cache

If you just want to delete the cache and cookies from one website, you can select the domain name here and press the Remove button. This will keep all the other data intact and just remove the one site's cookies and cache.

You can remove sites one at a time, you can hold down the ⌘ Command button and keep clicking to select more than one domain at a time.

When you have selected the domains you want to clear the data from, simply press the Remove button and Safari will clear the data for those sites.

If you remove data for any sites you are logged in to, you will probably have to re-log in to them again, but your browsing history will still be intact.

Clearing Form Data and Passwords in Safari

Follow these instructions to clear the form data and passwords that have been saved in Safari.

Click the "AutoFill" tab

The Safari Preferences screen has a number of sections, indicated by the various options along the top of the screen (General/Tabs/AutoFill etc). Click the AutoFill item to see AutoFill related options.

The expanded Safari menu, showing the the Preferences item

Choose what to AutoFill, and edit/clear existing data

On the AutoFill screen, you will see a listing of types of data Safari can be configured to "remember" for you - that way, when you need to fill out some forms online, Safari will try to automatically put the correct data in for you. You can turn this feature on or off for different types of data, including contact information, credit cards, usernames & passwords, and so on.

Checkboxes to choose what Safari will AutoFill, and Edit buttons to clear existing data.

To review, edit, and delete the items that Safari has saved, click the corresponding Edit... button. Some of these items require you to enter the password for your computer - that is, the user you are currently logged in as on your Mac.

You can use these interfaces to review and optionally delete any information you've previously entered from your computer. Because some of it is sensitive (Passwords, Credit Card numbers etc) you will have to unlock various sections by entering your computer's password.

When you are finished, simply close Safari's Preferences by clicking the Red "close" button.

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Manage cookies and website data

Websites often store cookies and other data on your Mac. This data may include information that you have provided, such as your name, email address, and preferences. This data helps websites identify you when you return so the site can provide services for you and show information that might be of interest to you.

By default, Safari accepts cookies and website data only from websites you visit. This helps prevent certain advertisers from storing data on your Mac. You can change options in Safari preferences so that Safari always accepts or always blocks cookies and other website data.

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Important: Changing your cookie preferences or removing cookies and website data in Safari may change or remove them in other apps, including Dashboard.

Choose Safari > Preferences, click Privacy, then do any of the following:

Change which cookies and website data are accepted: Select a “Cookies and website data” option:

Always block: Safari doesn’t let any websites, third parties, or advertisers store cookies and other data on your Mac. This may prevent some websites from working properly.

Allow from current website only: Safari accepts cookies and website data only from the website you’re currently visiting. Websites often have embedded content from other sources. Safari does not allow these third parties to store or access cookies or other data.

Allow from websites I visit: Safari accepts cookies and website data only from websites you visit. Safari uses your existing cookies to determine whether you have visited a website before. Selecting this option helps prevent websites that have embedded content in other websites you browse from storing cookies and data on your Mac.

Always allow: Safari lets all websites, third parties, and advertisers store cookies and other data on your Mac.

Remove stored cookies and data: Click Manage Website Data, select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All.

Removing the data may reduce tracking, but may also log you out of websites or change website behavior.

See which websites store cookies or data: Click Manage Website Data.

Change how often websites ask to use your location information: Select a “Website use of location services” option:

Prompt for each website once each day: Safari prompts you once each day for each website you visit that requests use of location services.

Prompt for each website one time only: Safari only prompts you once for each website you visit that requests use of location services.

Deny without prompting: All websites are denied access to location services and Safari does not prompt you.

Ask websites not to track you: Some websites keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you. You can have Safari ask sites and their third party content providers (including advertisers) not to track you.

With this option turned on, each time Safari fetches content from a website, Safari adds a request not to track you, but it’s up to the website to honor this request.

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Like every other Internet browser, Safari uses a cache to help it serve web pages as quickly and efficiently as it can.  Occasionally the browser cache can cause issues such as Safari not displaying the most recent version of a web page. In this article, I’ll show you two ways to clear the cache in Safari on a Mac—the first, using keyboard shortcuts and the second, using navigation menus. I’ll also show you how to clear website data and cookies in Safari.

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What safari’s browser cache is.

You may have encountered the term browser cache . The subject of caches is a broad one since, behind the scenes, they can be in your browser, in the servers where websites are hosted, or in the software that a website uses for design purposes.

Safari’s cache is the only one we’ll concern ourselves with in this article.

In the most basic terms, Safari’s cache normally keeps a copy of website pages you’ve visited unless hidden code on the server tells it not to.

Safari keeps a copy of those pages to help it display them more quickly the next time you visit them. Like other browsers, Safari may temporarily store the text and images from a web page when you visit it.

One way this can help pages load faster is by “reusing” page assets that are common across several pages on the site. One example might be the logo in the site header. If the logo is loaded on the first page visited, and the same logo image is used on other pages you visit, the logo image should be loaded on the first page and reused on following pages.

The next time you visit (using the same browser—Safari, in this case), the page should load faster because Safari will use the stored text and images instead of waiting for them to travel long distances from the website’s server. That time saved in loading the text and images shows itself when the webpage takes less time to become useful to you.

In some cases a page that is updated many times a day—such as one on a news site—may not be saved in the browser cache. That insures you see the most up to date version of the page each time you visit.

Note: The browser cache is not exactly the same thing as your browsing history or cookies. I’ll show you how to clear those later in this article.

When Safari’s cache needs to be cleared

There are a number of things that could indicate Safari’s cache should be cleared.

  • Perhaps you aren’t seeing an updated page on a website.
  • Maybe a website that you frequent seems to be loading or responding slowly.
  • You may be having difficulty logging in when normally you can breeze right in.

If you are learning to create websites you may have come across the situation where changes you’ve made to the website in the back-end appear not to have been saved when you view the site on the front-end. The problem is often just that your browser is not keeping up with you. It is showing versions of your website that don’t include your most recent changes.

How to clear the cache in Safari

Whether you’ve been told to empty, clear, or delete your cache, it means the same thing. The person who gave you those instructions is telling you to delete the previously stored website content so that the browser will know to load a new version of the page.

For security and other reasons, you should always be using the most up to date version of your browser. Be sure you are running the most version of Safari, then follow the instructions below.

Clear the cache in Safari using a keyboard shortcut

To use a keyboard shortcut to empty the browser cache in Safari, you’ll first need to activate the Develop menu . Do that by going in the top menus to Safari > Preferences > Advanced . Then at the bottom of the Advanced settings tab, tick the box next to Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar .

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Once you’ve ticked that box, you can use the shortcut Option + Command + E to empty the cache in Safari.

Note that you won’t see another settings box appear. The cache will simply be emptied behind the scenes.

Clear the Safari browser cache using menus

To clear the cache in Safari using menus, you’ll need the Develop menu activated. If you don’t see the Develop menu , read the previous section titled  How to clear the browser cache in Safari  for instructions on how to make the Develop menu available.

Once it is available, you can clear your cache by opening the Develop menu , then half-way down, click Empty Caches .

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Clear the Safari browser cache for one site only

  • Select Preferences from the Safari menu .
  • Open the  Privacy tab .
  • Click the Manage Website Data… button .

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A window will open which will fill with a list of all the websites that have data saved in Safari. When the list has finished loading, scroll through the list to find the website whose cache you want to clear. Click the name of the site to select it, then click the Remove button .

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Browsing history and cookies in Safari

When you visit a website, browsers typically save certain bits of information. Most of that information can be used to make your future browsing experience easier. For example, the browser will usually save a record of your browsing so that you can go back to a previous page you visited. Using the forward button on the browser would then take you back to the website where you started.

You might remember visiting a website a few days earlier and look into your browser history to find out the address of that website.

Those are but two examples of ways that allowing browsers to save certain information about your browsing can be helpful. However, there can come a time when you want or need to clear all of the browsing information that your browser has collected. Perhaps you will begin to share a computer and don’t want another person to know your browsing habits.

Cookies are another bit that browsers save. They sound mysterious and can sometimes be denied simply because you’ve heard so much bad about them without ever hearing of their possible usefulness.

A cookie is simply a small bit of code that is saved on your computer when you visit many websites. You’ve heard of tracking cookies that allow advertisers to track your browsing habits so they can present ads across the Internet that are more likely to match your needs. That is one type of cookie.

There are other cookies that you probably use on a daily basis without knowing it. For example, you probably visit a site where you are a customer or you have a membership that requires you to log in. When you arrive at the site, you might see your name somewhere on the site, possibly near the login link or button. A cookie is what allows that website to recognize you as one of their frequent users.

Some sites may allow you to stay logged in even after you leave. Then when you come back, you can march on in without signing in every time. You can thank a cookie for that privilege (although it’s not always a wise idea to stay logged into a site after you leave).

Clear browsing history and cookies in Safari

Sometime over the course of your online life, you will almost certainly come across a situation where you can’t log in on a website or something about the website isn’t reflecting the most current information. To resolve the issue, the website’s support team may suggest that you clear the cookies for that website which are stored on your computer.

To do that in Safari, use one of the following methods, whichever is appropriate for your situation. With either method, after you delete your cookies for a site where you may have stayed logged in, you will probably have to log in again. That will reset the cookie in your browser.

If the history or cookies that you want to delete apply to browsing you did in the past few days, you can go through the History menu.

  • Click on the History menu .
  • Click on the very last item in the menu: Clear history… .
  • Click on the dropdown list labeled Since . It probably says the last hour .
  • The last hour
  • Today and yesterday
  • All history
  • Select the one that is most appropriate.

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Browsing history and any cookies that have been set or used within the chosen period will be deleted.

The second option gives you more control over the websites whose cookies you wish to remove. This uses the same Manage Website Data function that you used to delete a single website’s cache earlier in this tutorial.

  • A window will open which will fill with a list of all the websites that have data saved in Safari.
  • Click the Remove All button to empty the list and delete the cache and cookies for all websites in the list.

If you want to remove cookies or other data for just one website in the list, click the name of the website to highlight it. Click the Remove button to clear the data and cookies for that one site.

To select multiple sites, click on the first one you want to delete. Hold the Command key as you select any others you want to delete.

Apple’s official documentation – How to Clear Browsing History in Safari on a Mac

Change the default search engine in Safari

If you are concerned about your browsing privacy, you might also consider changing the default browser that Safari uses.

Like Firefox, Safari—an Apple Product—is not owned by a company that also has its own search engine (at least not yet). In Safari you can select from the same search engine options that Chrome offers. Those are:

Here’s how to set your favorite search engine in Safari:

  • Go to the menu at the top of the screen. Choose Safari , then Preferences .
  • From the Preferences window , select the Search tab .
  • The first item on that setting page is Search engine . Click in that drop-down menu and select the search engine you’d like to use.

Change default search engine in Safari browser

The search engine you set will be the one that processes any searches that you type into the Safari address bar.

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How to clear history in Safari (cookies, website data, etc.)?

How to clear history in Safari: visited sites, cookies, recent searches, website data, etc.?

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In Safari 16 'Clear History' menu item was moved to 'Safari' menu tab:

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In Safari 15 and earlier 'Clear History' menu item was in 'History' menu tab:

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To clear history and cookies, go to Settings > Safari and click Clear history and site data. Clearing Safari's history, cookies, and browsing data will not change AutoFill data.

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Manage cookies and website data in Safari on Mac

You can change options in Safari preferences so that Safari always accepts or always blocks cookies and website data .

Open Safari for me

Prevent trackers from using cookies and website data to track you: Select “Prevent cross-site tracking”.

Cookies and website data are deleted unless you visit and interact with the trackers’ websites.

Always block cookies: Select “Block all cookies”.

Websites, third parties and advertisers can’t store cookies and other data on your Mac. This may prevent some websites from working properly.

Always allow cookies: Deselect “Block all cookies”.

Websites, third parties and advertisers can store cookies and other data on your Mac.

Remove stored cookies and data: Click Manage Website Data, select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All.

Removing the data may reduce tracking, but may also log you out of websites or change website behaviour.

See which websites store cookies or data: Click Manage Website Data.

Note: Changing your cookie preferences or removing cookies and website data in Safari may change or remove them in other apps.

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How to Clear Safari Browsing History and Cache

Whenever you browse the web in Safari, the browser stores website data so that it doesn't have to download it again each time you revisit a site. In theory this should speed up your browsing experience, but there are some scenarios where you might want to clear the cache and start anew. Keep reading to learn how it's done on Mac, iPhone , and iPad .

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If a site you regularly frequent has elements that have stopped working, or if a site has stopped loading completely, there may be a conflict between an older version of it that Safari has cached and a newer one.

Or perhaps you simply want to protect your privacy by wiping the slate clean and removing all the data associated with websites you've visited. Either way, here's how it's done on macOS and iOS.

How to Clear Safari's Cache on Mac

There are two ways to clear Safari's cache on a Mac. The first method outlined below deletes everything relating to a website you've visited, including not only the cached versions of the site, but also cookies and any other related data. The second method described offers a more targeted approach and clears only Safari's cache, but it does involve enabling a hidden menu.

  • Launch Safari browser on your Mac.

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How to Clear Safari's Cache on iPhone and iPad

Note that the following steps clear all history, cookies and website data on your device, regardless of when the sites were accessed.

  • Launch the Settings app on your iOS device.
  • Scroll down and select Safari .
  • Scroll down and select Clear History and Website Data .
  • Choose the timeframe to clear ( Last hour , Today , Today and yesterday , or All history ), choose the profile or select All Profiles , then tap Clear History .

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For another way to protect your privacy while browsing the web, be sure to check out our guide on how to use Safari's Private Browsing Mode .

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How to Clear Your Cookies in the iPhone 14 Safari Browser: Easy Steps

Clearing cookies from your iPhone 14 Safari browser is a piece of cake. Simply head to your settings, tap Safari, then hit ‘Clear History and Website Data.’ In just a few taps, you’ll have a fresh browser free of cookies. Easy, right?

Step by Step Tutorial to Clear Cookies in the iPhone 14 Safari Browser

Before we dive into the steps, let’s chat about why you might want to clear your cookies. Cookies are little data files that websites use to remember you. They can be useful, like keeping you logged in, but sometimes they pile up and slow things down. Clearing them gives you a speedier browsing experience and a bit more privacy.

Step 1: Open Settings

Open the ‘Settings’ app on your iPhone 14.

This is where you control all the behind-the-scenes stuff on your iPhone. Think of it as the command center for your device.

Step 2: Scroll to Safari

Scroll down until you see ‘Safari’ and tap it.

‘Safari’ is Apple’s web browser, and it’s got its own section in Settings just for web-related preferences.

Step 3: Clear History and Website Data

Tap ‘Clear History and Website Data.’

This option is pretty self-explanatory. It’s going to wipe out your browsing history and any cookies hanging around.

After you complete the action, your Safari browser will be as good as new – history and cookies gone. This means you’ll need to log in again to websites you frequently visit, but it also means a cleaner, faster browsing experience.

Tips for Clearing Cookies in the iPhone 14 Safari Browser

  • Clearing cookies can also help with troubleshooting website issues.
  • Remember that clearing cookies will log you out of websites.
  • You can also block cookies entirely in Safari settings, but this might make some websites less functional.
  • If you’re worried about privacy, consider using ‘Private Browsing’ mode in Safari.
  • To manage cookies site by site, you can go to ‘Advanced’ settings in Safari and tap ‘Website Data.’

Frequently Asked Questions

What are cookies.

Cookies are small files that websites store on your device. They help websites remember you and keep you logged in, but they can also track your browsing habits.

Will clearing cookies remove saved passwords?

No, clearing cookies won’t remove saved passwords, but it will log you out of websites where you’ve been signed in.

Can I delete cookies from just one website?

Yes, you can. In Safari settings, go to ‘Advanced,’ then ‘Website Data,’ and you can remove data for individual sites.

Does clearing cookies affect all devices using iCloud?

If you have Safari’s iCloud sync enabled, clearing cookies on one device will clear them across all devices signed into the same iCloud account.

Should I clear cookies regularly?

It’s not necessary, but doing it every now and then can help with privacy and speed up your browser.

  • Open Settings
  • Scroll to Safari
  • Clear History and Website Data

In conclusion, clearing cookies from your iPhone 14’s Safari browser is a quick and easy process that can improve your browsing experience. Whether you’re looking to enhance your privacy, free up some space, or simply give your browser a fresh start, the steps outlined above will help you achieve that in no time. It’s a good habit to periodically clear your cookies, especially if you’re experiencing sluggishness or issues with websites.

Remember, while cookies can be useful for keeping you logged into your favorite sites, they can also be used to track your online activity. If privacy is a concern for you, consider using the ‘Private Browsing’ mode offered by Safari, or manage your cookie settings more closely by choosing to block them entirely or manage them on a site-by-site basis.

So go ahead, give your iPhone 14 Safari browser a cookie cleanse – your device (and perhaps your peace of mind) will thank you for it. Happy browsing!

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  1. Clear the history, cache, and cookies from Safari on your iPhone, iPad

    Delete history, cache, and cookies. Clear cookies and cache, but keep your history. Delete a website from your history. Block cookies. Use content blockers. Delete history, cache, and cookies. Go to Settings > Safari. Tap Clear History and Website Data. Clearing your history, cookies, and browsing data from Safari won't change your AutoFill ...

  2. How to Clear Cookies for a Specific Site

    You can't remove individual cookies from a website one-by-one, but you can clear cookies within a particular range of time. Select the tree dots icon in the top-right, then select More tools > Clear browsing data.Open the drop-down at the top next to "Time range" and choose a time period (in hours, days, weeks, etc).

  3. How to Delete Specific Website History From Safari on ...

    Open Safari and tap on the "Bookmarks" icon at the bottom of the screen (it looks like an open book). A pop-up will appear with three tabs for your Bookmarks, Reading List, and History. Tap on the clock icon to see your history. You can now swipe left on any entry in your history and tap "Delete" to remove it for good.

  4. How to clear Safari cache and cookies on a Mac

    Cleaning cookies and the cache data for individual sites can be done via Safari's Settings/Preferences. Open Safari. Click on Safari in the menu at the top of the screen. Click on Settings or ...

  5. How can I quickly clear cookies for a specific site using Safari for Mac?

    Then enter the domain in the Search box, select the item you want to remove, and click Remove. the Safari Cookies tool is apparently dead. To clear all cookies, you can setup a keyboard shortcut (Option-Cmd-R) to Safari → Reset Safari. Go to the preferences menu, and open the "Security" Options.

  6. Manage cookies and website data in Safari on Mac

    Always allow cookies: Deselect "Block all cookies.". Websites, third parties, and advertisers can store cookies and other data on your Mac. Remove stored cookies and data: Click Manage Website Data, select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All. Removing the data may reduce tracking, but may also log you out of websites or ...

  7. How to Clear Cookies / Cache for a Single Website on iPhone or iPad

    Clear Cookies / Cache for a Specific Website. First you'll want to open up the Settings app, and then find Safari on the left-hand side, and then scroll down until you see the Advanced on the right-hand side. If you're using an iPhone it won't display like this, but you'll be able to easily figure it out. Now press the Website Data button.

  8. How to clear browser cache for just one specific site in Mobile Safari?

    Save any site as a Bookmark via 3-dot menu at top right. Rename Bookmark to something like "Clear Site Cookies". Copy/paste the below code below as the URL. Now just visit any site, pull up your bookmarks and click on the bookmark we just made. That will clear the cookies just for that one site, even on Chrome iOS.

  9. Clear the history, cache and cookies from Safari on your iPhone, iPad

    Delete history, cache and cookies. Go to Settings > Safari. Tap Clear History and Website Data. Clearing your history, cookies and browsing data from Safari won't change your AutoFill information. When there's no history or website data to be cleared, the button to clear it will turn grey. The button may also be grey if you have web content ...

  10. How to Delete Cookies and Stored Website Data in Safari

    Click the Remove All Website Data button to remove all stored website data, or skip to step 5 to remove data on a site-by-site basis. 4. Click Remove Now to confirm.

  11. How to Delete Cookies Using the Safari Web Browser: 13 Steps

    This wikiHow teaches you how to delete cookies in your Safari browser on a Mac or an iPhone. Cookies are bits of website data that help Safari remember your preferences, passwords, usernames, and more. Since cookies are downloaded onto your computer each time you open a new web page, you may wish to block cookies entirely to prevent them from ...

  12. How to Delete Cookies in Safari

    Select a website that is listed as using cookies, then click Remove.To remove all website data from Safari, click Remove All.

  13. How to Clear Cookies for One Website Only

    Click on "Site Settings.". Under "Content," select "Cookies and site data.". Scroll to "See cookies and all site data" and tap on it. Type the name of the website in the search box ...

  14. How can I delete cookies for one site in Safari, without deleting local

    1 Answer. Sorted by: 3. Visit the website, open the developer tools (option-cmd-i, enabled in Preferences → Advanced), choose the Storage tab, then Cookies in the sidebar, and for each cookie, select it in the list and press backspace. Share.

  15. Clear Cache, Cookies and History on Safari

    Choose the time range to delete and then "Clear History". Safari now gives you a very simple interface for clearing your browsing cache, history, and cookies. When you click Clear History your cache, browser history, and cookies will be deleted for the specified time range. If you choose the default option of " all history " then the entire ...

  16. How to Clear Browser Cookies for a Specific Website

    Select Cookies and Site Data. Click on Manage Cookies and Site Data. At the top of the Cookies and Site Data window, you'll see data From the Site You Are Viewing. Click on the trash can next to ...

  17. Manage cookies and website data using Safari

    Selecting this option helps prevent websites that have embedded content in other websites you browse from storing cookies and data on your Mac. Always allow: Safari lets all websites, third parties, and advertisers store cookies and other data on your Mac. Remove stored cookies and data: Click Remove All Website Data, or click Details, select ...

  18. Manage cookies and website data using Safari

    Remove stored cookies and data: Click Manage Website Data, select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All. Removing the data may reduce tracking, but may also log you out of websites or change website behavior. See which websites store cookies or data: Click Manage Website Data. Prompt for each website once each day: Safari ...

  19. How to Clear Safari's Cache, Cookies, and Website Data On a Mac

    If you want to remove cookies or other data for just one website in the list, click the name of the website to highlight it. Click the Remove button to clear the data and cookies for that one site. To select multiple sites, click on the first one you want to delete. Hold the Command key as you select any others you want to delete.

  20. How to clear history in Safari (cookies, website data, etc.)?

    In Safari 15 and earlier 'Clear History' menu item was in 'History' menu tab: To clear history and cookies, go to Settings > Safari and click Clear history and site data. Clearing Safari's history, cookies, and browsing data will not change AutoFill data.

  21. Manage cookies and website data in Safari on Mac

    In Safari on your Mac, clear cookies and website data for some or all websites. Control which cookies and website data you allow. ... Remove stored cookies and data: Click Manage Website Data, select one or more websites, then click Remove or Remove All. Removing the data may reduce tracking, but may also log you out of websites or change ...

  22. How to Clear Safari Browsing History and Cache

    Scroll down and select Safari. Scroll down and select Clear History and Website Data. Choose the timeframe to clear ( Last hour, Today, Today and yesterday, or All history ), choose the profile or ...

  23. How to Clear Your Cookies in the iPhone 14 Safari Browser: Easy Steps

    Step 3: Clear History and Website Data. Tap 'Clear History and Website Data.'. This option is pretty self-explanatory. It's going to wipe out your browsing history and any cookies hanging around. After you complete the action, your Safari browser will be as good as new - history and cookies gone.