Safari Delete Options Not Working Properly

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Skyros Author

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Safari Delete Options Not Working Properly

Operating System: Ventura 13.0

Safari: Version 16.1

Safari Settings > General > Remove History Items = "After One Day"

Safari fails to delete the history under two scenarios:

1) Using the Safari menu > History > Clear History > "All History"

Only the current day's history is deleted. Previous days history are retained.

2) The Safari Settings > General > Remove History Items = "After One Day" fails to delete anything.

The only method to delete "All History" appears to be to delete the "History*" files at "/Users/..../Library/Safari/History.db*"

This appears to be a bug and has existed in Safari for several versions. It has been carried over to the new Safari version and operating system.

Is there something that should be set differently or a different recommended procedure?

MacBook Pro Apple Silicon

Posted on Oct 27, 2022 11:03 AM

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Answer 1

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kamote0628

Community Specialist

Oct 29, 2022 04:19 PM in response to Skyros

Hi Skyros, We appreciate you reaching out to us. We understand that you are experiencing issues when deleting Safari browsing history.

We’d like to gather additional details that may help us be in a better position to assist you. When deleting or clearing Safari history, are you not getting the drop-down option to delete all history?

If yes, we recommend that you check if the issue persists when signed in on a different user account.

The article below can help if you do not have any other user account to test with.

Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac

If you are experiencing the issue when signed in on a different user account, we recommend that you check if the issue persists while on safe mode.

Below is an article to help guide you through the process.

How to use safe mode on your Mac

Take care!

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Skyros Author

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Oct 31, 2022 08:03 AM in response to kamote0628

I elected to restart in safe mode and then restart in the regular mode. This appears to have solved the problem at present.

Thank you!

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Answer 3

SnickZ.

Community Specialist

Oct 31, 2022 09:13 AM in response to Skyros

You're welcome Skyros. We're glad we could help. Feel free to reach back out if you have any further questions or issues with an Apple device or service.

Have an excellent day!

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