Safari Internet History by Safari

What is Safari Internet History?

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How do I clean Safari Internet History?

Safari Internet History may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space. It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system. The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size. A portable version is also available.

Clean Safari Internet History
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If you want to clean Safari Internet History manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are six locations in the file system where Safari Internet History stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Safari Internet History and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system locations. First of all, open a command prompt window:

• Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
• Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
• Type cmd
• Hit Enter

Now list all the files stored by Safari Internet History that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir %APPDATA%\Apple Computer\Safari\History.plist
2. Type dir %APPDATA%\Apple Computer\Safari\LastSession.plist
3. Type dir %APPDATA%\Apple Computer\Safari\TopSites.plist
4. Type dir %APPDATA%\Apple Computer\Safari\Downloads.plist
5. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Apple Computer\Safari\History\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Apple Computer\Safari\History\*
6. Type dir /s %LOCALAPPDATA%\Apple Computer\Safari\Webpage Previews\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir /s %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Apple Computer\Safari\Webpage Previews\*

Once you have identified the files stored by Safari Internet History that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.

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