Safari: Deleting Databases

[Dennis McGill]

I can delete cookies but not databases put there by websites. How can I delete databases? Selecting and deleting doesn't work. They just come back.

 

[honestone]

Need some information:

1. What exact Mac model do you have?

2. What exact Mac OS are you running?

3. Have you ever done any disk cleanup/maintenance/repairs, from a software perspective?

4. Are you making backups to an external device?

Also, have you used another browser? If so, have the same issues? And what version of Safari are you using?

 

[Dennis McGill]

1. What exact Mac model do you have?

iMac (24-inch, Mid 2007)

Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Memory: 6 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB

2. What exact Mac OS are you running?

OS X El Captain 10.11.6

3. Have you ever done any disk cleanup/maintenance/repairs, from a software perspective?

Yes

4. Are you making backups to an external device?

No

Also, have you used another browser?

No

If so, have the same issues?

And what version of Safari are you using?

Version 10.1.2

 

[honestone]

Without a backup, it could be difficult/risky to try and do any disk maintenance/repairs. As it is, your machine is 10 years old, and if it still has the original hard drive, that could cause issues.

The first thing you should tryis to use another browser, and see if the issue remains. Also, you need to start making backups to an external device.

By the way, what exactly have you done regarding disk cleanup/maintenance/repairs? And how often do you do that? Finally, when was the last time you did it?