How to Clear Safari History on Mac via 3 Leading Techniques

Hi, guys! I never delete history of the Safari web browser on my Mac. These past few days, I noticed that the mentioned web browser is taking up much storage space on my laptop. My husband suggested to clear the history of it. In this case, I can avoid it to consume too much space on my Mac. Can you help me perform that? Thank you in advance!

Safari that contains too much history can cause it to lag. If the web browser's performance is slow, you will not enjoy it when browsing it. Do not let that happen! Read this post's methods before it's too late for your Mac Safari.

Part 1. How to Clear Safari History on Mac via Safari App

We all probably know that Safari is the built-in web browser of Mac and other Apple devices. If so, it also has a built-in setting on your Mac to delete the history of Safari. Is this your first time knowing it? Well, there’s nothing to worry about! We will show you detailed steps below to learn how to clear history on Safari Mac. Move on.

Step 1Please launch the Safari web browser on your Mac. After that, please locate the Preferences button among all the drop-down options. A small window will be shown on the screen. Ten tabs will appear on the main interface. Among all of them, please click the Palm icon or Privacy button.

Step 2You will see the settings for the Safari website tracking. It includes hiding IP addresses, blocking cookies, and web advertising. All you have to do is click the Manage Website Data button. After that, the websites the Safari have visited will appear in the new window the Mac will show you. After that, choose the Remove All button to delete all of them. You can also delete them one by one.

Part 2. How to Clear Safari History on Mac via Menu Bar

Have you seen the Menu Bar change once you launch a tool or program on Mac? You will see tabs related to the program's settings or tools. The good thing about the Menu Bar is that you can use it to delete the Safari history.

Furthermore, the Safari Menu Bar can help you manage the web browser. It can also show you the recently opened and visited websites from Safari. Additionally, it can clear Safari caches by accessing the advanced option of the web browser.

There’s a lot more Menu Bar can perform on your Mac Safari. But now, let's focus on learning how to delete Safari history on Mac using it. See the detailed steps below.

Step 1Please launch the Safari web browser. After that, the Menu Bar tabs will change as you open them. After that, you only need to click the History button at the top of the main interface. Later, please click the Clear History button among the drop-down choices.

Step 2The window for the settings will appear on the screen. Please choose the date when you opened the websites. After that, click the Clear History button to clear them instantly. The process will only last for a few seconds.

Part 3. How to Clear Safari History on Mac with FoneLab Mac Sweep

If you want to free up large space on your Mac Safari, test FoneLab Mac Sweep. It can clear the Safari history in a few clicks. Let’s see the additional data this tool can clear to the web browser below.

1. Autofill Entries
2. Cookies
3. Downloaded Files
4. Downloads History
5. HTML5 Local Storage
6. Login History
7. Search History
8. Browsing History

This deletion process is not only limited to Safari. It also applies to other web browsers on your Mac, including Chrome, Firefox, and more. Anyway, let’s see the detailed steps below to discover how to delete history on Safari Mac with FoneLab Mac Sweep. Please proceed.

Step 1Tick the Free Download button on the main website of the tool. Later, the downloading process will be posted at the Arrow Down icon at the top. Click the file afterward and drag it to the Application folder to set it up. Your Mac will automatically launch the tool.

Step 2Upon launching the tool, the Pie, Broom, and Toolbox icons will appear on the main interface. They are the main functions of the software. Among all of them, you have to click the Toolkit icon to see the features that you can use.

Step 36 additional features will appear on the right side of the software. Please choose the Lock icon or Privacy button on the third list. After that, you will see its description. Read it to know the data you can delete, aside from Safari history.

Step 4The scanning interface will be shown on the next interface. After that, click the Scan button to locate history from different web browsers. Later, the size of the results will be posted on the View button. Click the button to see the actual results.

Step 5The web browser’s icons will appear on the left side of the software. Please choose all of the ones you prefer to delete their history. After that, you can click the Download History, Login History, Search History, and Browsing History sections on the right. After that, click the Clean button to start deleting the files.

Part 4. FAQs about How to Clear Safari History on Mac

We hope that with the help of this post, you finally clear history Safari on Mac. Also, please do not forget to test our FoneLab Mac Sweep tool to free up Safari web browser or the Mac itself. Thank you!