Do you often use shared MacBook or iMac devices for home, school, or office needs?
Are you a privacy-concerned internet user and want to keep your browsing habits secret and private?
Lets say you dont save any work or personal stuff on shared macOS computers.
However, you regularly use such devices to browse the internet.
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What Data Does Safari Store on Mac?
If its a personal machine, then thats okay.
Even, sometimes thats helpful.
For example, I use a personal MacBook for both content creation and entertainment.
I dont share the rig with anyone.
So, its okay for me to keep Safari browsing data untouched.
It helps me to fetch browsing history from years back.
Therefore, you must delete all these data before you leave a shared MacBook or iMac.
The steps are pretty similar in earlier macOS versions.
First off, you could create an automated rule so that macOS deleted browsing history at regular intervals.
This method is appropriate if you own a dedicated local user account on a shared MacBook or iMac.
For example, the Mac is in a business department where everyone also relies on your online search data.
They only need the website data but not the entire online window history.
You must delete cookies after your browsing session.
For example, you accessed your Amazon account and ordered something using your saved credit card on Amazon.
Mac web browsers dont download all this data every time you visit the same website.
It would waste processing power, battery power, and internet data.
Instead, the Safari net net app stores the above data in a hidden folder.
You dont need to delete the cache often.
You successfully cleared Safari caches.
You attached the certificate file in a draft email so you might access it from home.
But, you didnt delete the document from the local storage of the iMac.
in Apple Safari for macOS Sierra.
Choose the specific site you wish to clear data for, then selectRemoveor selectRemove Allto remove all data.
Dont forget to comment if you know other intuitive ways to stay safe online while using Safari.
Next up, learn how toenable/disable pop-up blocker on Safari for Mac.
