2 Easy Ways to Delete Cookies Using the Safari Web Browser

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Clear your history, cache, and cookies with this easy guide

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: April 25, 2024 Tested

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Cookies are bits of website data that help Safari remember your preferences, passwords, usernames, and more. However, this data can get corrupted over time and cause issues with your browser. Clearing your cookies and cache is a good way to keep Safari functioning properly. This wikiHow teaches you how to delete cookies using the Safari web browser on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad.

Quick Steps

Click the Safari menu and select Settings...
Click Privacy.
Click Manage Website Data.
Select which websites with cookies you want to delete.
Click Remove or Remove All.

Method 1

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Click the Safari menu. This is in the top toolbar, next to the Apple icon, when Safari is open.^{[1] X Research source}
- You can clear your cookies and cache without deleting your entire history.
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Click Settings…. You can find this in the drop-down menu.

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Click Privacy. This is the tab at the top.
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Click Manage Website Data. A new page will open.
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Select the websites you want to clear. To select one website, click it. To select multiple websites, press and hold the Command key, and then click them.
- If you're unsure which websites you want to clear, you can check your history.
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Click Remove. If you selected more than one website, you'll need to click Remove All.
- Your cookies will be deleted for these websites.
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Block cookies (optional). If you want to prevent all cookies going forward, check the "Block all cookies" box in the "Cookies and website data" section of the Preferences menu. This will stop Safari from storing cookies from websites.
- 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.

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This looks like a grey cog icon.
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Scroll down and tap Safari. You'll find this option about halfway way down the page.
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Scroll down and tap Advanced. This is at the very bottom of the page.
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Tap Website Data. You can find this at the top of the page.
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Tap Remove All Website Data. This is at the bottom of the page. Your cookies and cache will be deleted.^{[2] X Research source}
- If you want to delete your history along with your cookies and cache, return to the Safari settings page. Scroll down and tap Clear History and Website Data, select a timeframe, and then tap Clear History.
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Block cookies (optional). If you want to block cookies in the future, do the following:
- Navigate to the Safari settings.
- Tap Advanced at the bottom of the page.
- Toggle on Block All Cookies.
- Keep in mind that some websites require cookies in order to load some features. Blocking all cookies will prevent some websites from working correctly.
- You can also block and unblock certain websites.

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Why did you just repeat simple instructions from Safari? I want the equivalent of "Cookie AutoDelete" but for Safari.

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Unfortunately, Apple has yet to include an "AutoDelete" of some sort. If you're looking to delete a specific webpage's cookies, you can find them under Website Data inside the specified settings and delete them that way.

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Cookies help websites remember who you are and what your preferences are. If you delete all of your cookies, you will need to log back in to any websites which previously had stored passwords or other account information.

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