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OS 13.6.3
I usually delete history every day but I have about 30 items ( 4 days old ) that I forgot to delete and now they will not go away. I went to safari>settings>general and I have the "remove history items" ticked after (1) day.
When I go under History and scroll down to clear history, the history from (4) days ago shows as the date of that old history. I cannot find a way of deleting it. Anyone know how to remove it?
jaybass
A restart did the trick
Last edited by jaybass; 01/24/24 10:59 PM. Reason: problem solved
OS 13.6.6 iMac (Retina 5K, 27", 2017, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 24 GB RAM, 2400 MHz DDR4. SuperDuper. 1 TB Lacie HD
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Re: deleting history
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Just curious, why do you delete History every day?
I used to Shut Down every day, so I wouldn't have seen lingering history. I don't do that every day any more, but still do it often. (I suppose)
Last edited by dianne; 01/25/24 06:56 PM. Reason: This thread moved from the Mac Applications forum.
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I don't know if this will work, but it's worth a try:
Go to the History menu and click Show All History. You may be able to delete those items from the complete list.
Jon
macOS 11.7.10, iMac Retina 5K 27-inch, late 2014, 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 1 TB fusion drive, 16 GB RAM, Epson SureColor P600, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, MS Office 365
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Re: deleting history
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Isn't the last item in your Safari menu (not Settings) "History" with the the option "Clear History…"? It is with Safari version 17.3. Try doing it that way.
On a Mac since 1984.
Currently: 24" M1 iMac, M2 Pro Mac mini with 27" BenQ monitor, M2 Macbook Air, MacOS 14.x; iPhones, iPods (yes, still) and iPads.
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Isn't the last item in your Safari menu (not Settings) "History" with the the option "Clear History…"? It is with Safari version 17.3. Try doing it that way. That's a tricky one, because that option also clears the cache and cookies associated with the deleted history items. But if you hit ⌥ with that dropdown open, "Clear History" changes to "Clear History and Keep Website Data," which is likely a preferable option for many/most/all folks.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Gregg, Because that's what i do.
Jon, That didn't work.
Ira, I have Safari 17.3 and your suggestion didn't work either.
artie, Read above response.
I exhausted all the above suggestions, hence the restart.
jaybass
OS 13.6.6 iMac (Retina 5K, 27", 2017, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 24 GB RAM, 2400 MHz DDR4. SuperDuper. 1 TB Lacie HD
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artie, Read above response. You obviously had some sort of glitch than needed to be overcome by a restart. Out of curiosity, when Safari auto-deletes your history, does it clear cache and cookies too? If it does, you may want to think about changing to manual deletion using the method I described.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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I guess I could delete history under Safari to save cache & cookies.
jaybass
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I guess I could delete history under Safari to save cache & cookies. I clear cache at the end of every day with ⌘ ⌥ E, and I guess it costs me something, albeit nothing important that I've ever noticed. But clearing cookies costs me saved login and other useful info which is a PIA to re-enter each time I visit a frequently visited website.
The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.
In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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