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Reset Safari - this is how it works

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Reset Safari for OS X Yosemite and newer versions
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Safari reset for OS X Mavericks and older versions
quick start Guide

Reset your Safari browser to its original settings. We'll explain how..

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Have you made changes to the Safari settings and your browser is no longer working properly? In such a case, it can be helpful to reset Safari and bring it back to its original state. Be sure to back up important bookmarks beforehand. This data is lost when the browser is reset. There are also different procedures for the different macOS versions. We'll show you how to do it.

Reset Safari for OS X Yosemite and newer versions

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at our quick start guide .

1st step:

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Open the settings of your Safari browser by clicking on " Safari " and " Preferences ".

2nd step:

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First click on " Passwords ", mark all passwords and then click on " Remove ".

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Go to " Privacy " and select " Manage website data ".

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Finally, in the newly opened window, click on " Remove all ".

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Under " Websites " on the left, click " Notifications ", tick all notifications and click " Remove ". (In the picture example no messages are preset, therefore the " Remove " button is grayed out)

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Also delete the history via the menu item " History " and there " Delete history ".

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Then select " All History " from the drop-down menu and click " Clear History ".

Safari reset for OS X Mavericks and older versions

In older macOS versions, the process of resetting the browser is done a little faster. To do this, open Safari and click on " Safari " in the top menu bar and then on " Reset Safari ". In the newly opened window, you can remove the ticks from the settings that you want to keep. To end the process, click on " Reset "..

quick start Guide

  1. To reset Safari, open the settings via " Safari " and " Preferences ".
  2. Then go to " Passwords ", mark all passwords and click on " Remove all ".
  3. Then go to " Data protection " and then to " Manage website data ".
  4. In the new window select " Remove All ".
  5. Then go to " Websites " on " Notifications ", mark all notifications and click on " Remove ".
  6. Finally, go to " History " and " Clear history " in the menu .
  7. In the drop-down menu next to " Delete " select " Complete history " and confirm with " Delete history ".

Tip: Here's how you can clear your Safari cache.

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