How to Clear History on Safari

Steps to Clear History on Safari for macOS

It’s simple to clear history on Safari for macOS. Here’s how to do it:

• Open Safari on your macOS.
• Click on Safari and then Clear History.

• A pop-up window will appear. Use the dropdown menu to choose the desired time range to clear. After that, click Clear History to confirm.

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Steps to Clear History on Safari With Keyboard Shortcuts

To clear your browsing history in Safari using keyboard shortcuts on macOS, follow these steps:

• Open Safari on your macOS.
• Press Command + Y to open the History menu.
• Press Command + Shift + Delete to clear your browsing history.
• A pop-up window will appear. Use the dropdown menu to choose the desired time range to clear.
• Click Clear History to confirm.

This will delete your browsing history based on the time range you selected.

What Has Changed in How Safari Clears History?

Apple has moved two of the paths in this guide. Safari settings on iPhone and iPad now sit under Settings, Apps, and Apple's Safari User Guide for Mac points to the History menu. What the clear removes has not changed.

• Settings, Apps, Safari: Apple's current iPhone instructions read "Go to Settings, tap Apps, then select Safari." Older iOS releases listed Safari directly in the main Settings list, so screenshots in any older walkthrough on how to clear Safari browser history on iPhone show the previous layout.
• History menu on Mac: Apple's Safari User Guide now says to choose History, then Clear History, and then pick how far back to clear from the pop-up menu. The time-range choice and the confirmation step are unchanged.
• Timeframe confirmation: Clear History and Website Data on iPhone asks you to confirm the timeframe before it deletes anything, so a full wipe is one option rather than the only outcome.
• AutoFill stays intact: Apple states the clear "doesn't change your AutoFill information", so saved names, addresses and card details survive a history clear on iPhone.
• Cached files on iPhone: Settings, Apps, Safari, Advanced, Website Data still removes stored data one site at a time, which is the path to use to clear cache in Safari on iPhone without losing browsing history.
• Cached files on Mac: The Develop menu's Empty Caches command drops cached files without touching history, which is the quicker way to clear cache in Safari while testing a site.

Check the menu path on your own macOS and iOS version before following a screenshot, because Apple relocates these controls between releases.

Conclusion

Having a browsing history in Safari can be useful, but if you care more about privacy and how your device runs, clearing your Safari history is an ideal choice. This blog demonstrates how to clear Safari history on macOS and iOS devices to protect your personal info and stay in control of your web activity.