Delete Cookies on a Mac

Nov 10, 2009 - 14 Comments

The web browsers most commonly used in Mac OS X are Safari and Firefox, here’s how to delete cookies in both.

Delete Cookies in Safari on Mac

* Open the ‘Safari’ menu in the upper left
* Click on ‘Preferences’
* Click the ‘Security’ tab with the lock icon
* Click ‘Show Cookies’ button
* Now click “Remove All” and ‘Done’
* Your cookies have been deleted in Safari!

Delete Cookies in Firefox on Mac

* Click on the ‘Firefox’ menu
* Navigate down to ‘Preferences’ and click
* Click on ‘Privacy’
* Click ‘Show Cookies’ or ‘Remove Individual Cookies’ button, depending on Firefox version
* Click ‘Remove All Cookies’
* Now your cookies are deleted in Firefox!

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Posted by: Manish Patel in Firefox, How to, Mac OS X, OS X Apps, Tips & Tricks

14 Comments

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  1. CookieMonster says:

    great I can finally send this to my dad who is always trying to hide ‘certain’ web sites from my stepmom

  2. anon says:

    Would love to learn an easy way to delete “flash cookies” – any advice?

  3. Luke says:

    for Flash Cookies you could download and use Flush or if you use FireFox only you could download and use BetterPrivacy.

  4. macwind says:

    Flash cookies for websites are in ~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/FlashPlayer.

    Flash cookies for AIR Applications, ~/Library/Preferences/[id] and ~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/FlashPlayer/macromedia.com/Support/flashplayer/sys

  5. macwind says:

    In Mac OS X they are stored in the following location:
    /User’s Home Folder/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/#SharedObjects

    The settings for the Flash cookies are stored in:
    /User’s Home Folder/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/sys

    In OS X Local Shared Objects, or Flash Cookies, are appended with a .sol suffix. Flush deletes the Flash cookies (.sol) and their settings.

  6. macwind says:

    oops that last post is about flash cookies, that’s from the flush website

  7. Gort's Rage says:

    I use Safari Cookies from Sweet Productions. It’s the best cookie manager I have ever used for Safari. Plus, it’s free! Check it out here:

    http://sweetpproductions.com/safaricookies/

  8. Jim Price says:

    Hello, this is 2011! There is no “Show Cookies” button in Preferences/Security.

  9. Ruby says:

    Its not security, its privacy tab.

  10. stanley nalls says:

    when i went under safari and then preference then clicked on the lock symbol the show cookies button did not pop up. what next

  11. Hidden files? says:

    What about “HIDDEN FILES”? I just found cookies from iqt.org on a PC, and it won’t be deleted. This is the spy group from the CIA… how to remove??????

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