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2.14. Safari - Develop menu > Clear Caches

"For peace of mind and a better Mac browsing experience you can clear your Safari cookies, cache and history. Here's how to do it in macOS and Mac OS X" --Thomas, Keir. “How to Clear Safari's Cache and History on Mac.” Macworld UK, IDG UK, 3 Aug. 2017, www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/how-clear-safaris-cache-history-on-mac-3496193/.

Start Safari

  1. Close all Safari windows (obviously not shown here)
  2. Click the Safari menu
  3. Click Preferences...

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Safari preferences
  1. Click Advanced
  2. Check on "Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  3. Check red dot to close

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Develop menu

The Develop menu appears in Safari. To delete only the items in cache:

  1. Click Empty Caches

Open a new Safari window and see if the problem is fixed.

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Brute force: History

See if clearing only the cache works. Clear History... is a scorched Earth approach to fixing browsing issues.

  1. Click History menu
  2. Click Clear History

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Brute force: History

  1. Start with the least amount of time: "the last hour"

Open a new browser window. See if that fixed the problem.

  1. Keep working down the list. Keep closing and reopening a new window. Quit and reopen Safari.

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