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petsneverevenstep · 4 years ago

Thanks for this recipe. I am hoping that apple makes an option for Safari in the future that allows for permanent private browsing rather then activating it. With that the activiation isn't even a key command but requires an annoying confirmation click. At least now some of my "private" searches won't show up when a family member uses my machine. :oops:

chewy02421 · 4 years ago

Thank u so so so so so so much that helped a lot

sdizzle · 4 years ago

whoever made this site is a genious, and i thank them for helping me out. You rock dude, and if I was rich, i would give you a donation

mahedi · 3 years ago

were is the safri menu on google :(

Anonymous · 2 years ago

this does not clear the search history. it merely disables the auto-fill function. As soon as you re-activate the auto-fill function the search history is retrieved.

it seems the only way to clear the search history is to reset safari.

Jacquie · 1 year ago

This doesn't permanently keep new searches from being stored.
(I find it annoying, for some reason, to be reminded of past searches.)
If you follow these instructions under "Clearing Just Your Google History," this gets you half way there. After that, you also have to uncheck the Autofill box.
That's working for me so far.

Sam · 1 year ago

At item #6 there appears nothing to remove. I'm unable to select "remove." My problem is that Safari reset command, has been somehow disabled. It work correctly for a period of time. Now, it doesn't work at all.

abby · 1 year ago

thanks really helpfull!
:D

Alan · 1 year ago

Very helpful. Thanks.

mechu · 11 months ago

thank you!!!!! those damn autofill get really annoying

Silvia · 10 months ago

Thank you so much i learned some new from you my friend . again thank you so muchhhhh ! ! ! !

hack_4_hires · 10 months ago

your solution is close to perfect but when you only want google to be deleted it doesn't permanently deletes recent searches, and for a second look it just disabled auto fill. but this tip is quite helpful tough. now its for me to find my own solution for permanent deleting program.. anyway thanks its nearly a help.

fiasco frenzy ferocious · 9 months ago

Thank you so much for this! I really needed this in case my parents ever wanted to Google search something on my laptop. Thanks!

jared · 8 months ago

have tried both these and they don't work! help!

michael · 6 months ago

they both didn't work for me either !
have you found a solution since?
I would appreciate any help!

frazzle · 8 months ago

yes you're heaven sent! i barely have enough time to clean up my act before anyone starts sharing with me my laptop. it is inevitable because we type patient records and all that. thanks so much!!!

clueless mac user · 7 months ago

THANK YOU SO MUCH!
i've been wondering how to do this for a while
thank you :]

jasmine miller · 6 months ago

THANKYOU

naweed · 6 months ago

were is the safri menu on google

Name · 4 months ago

Didn't work for me. How come some users have had success while others have not?
Thank you.

dexasvillarreal · 3 months ago

neither worked for me! my google bar doesnt have where i can erase it! and i did the reset thing twice. didnt do anything! anything else?

jamaicansmurf · 3 months ago

none of these work for me and can u show me a pic of where reset safari is?

my safari is in spanish so i dunno were it is

carlos78 · 2 months ago

this doesnt work for the safari version 4.. there has to be a way.. its SOOO annoying

Jean Loew · 2 months ago

getting rid of Google.com in Auto Fill does not work in Safari 4.03....now what?

cmutter · 5 days ago

Just click the down arrow next to the magnifying glass in safari's search box to the right of the address bar. Make sure nothing is typed in the box. You will then see a list of recent searches, with a "Clear Recent Search History" option at the bottom. Just click that and you're done.

Hank · 2 months ago

To delete search items you need to edit the preference file for Safari ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist. Look for the RecentSearchStrings tag in the xml and you can delete any/all items.

davecorbett · 1 month ago

Hank, there IS no Safari.plist.

I go from ... com.apple.RegLogicStudio.plist
... to ... com.apple.security.systemidentities.plist

Even if Safari.plist WAS there, no amateur [like me] would DARE fiddle with it.

I am new to Apple, and am very disappointed at the lack of a delete facility in the search box. Very short sighted.

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