Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac (2024)

Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac (1)

You can remove all records that Safari keeps of where you’ve browsed during a period of time you choose. If your Mac and your other Apple devices have iCloud set up for Safari, your browsing history is removed from all of them. Clearing your browsing history in Safari doesn’t clear any browsing histories kept independently by websites you visited.

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  1. In the Safari app Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac (2) on your Mac, choose History> Clear History, then click the pop-up menu.

  2. Choose how far back you want your browsing history cleared.

When you clear your history, Safari removes data it saves as a result of your browsing, including:

  • History of webpages you visited

  • The back and forward list for open webpages

  • Frequently visited site list

  • Recent searches

  • Icons for webpages

  • Snapshots saved for open webpages

  • List of items you downloaded (downloaded files aren’t removed)

  • Websites added for Quick Website Search

  • Websites that asked to use your location

  • Websites that asked to send you notifications

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Clear your browsing history in Safari on Mac (2024)
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