Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Clearing History
- Thread starter duck33
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
wow, thanks for the quick reply. So I have to reset Safari everytime I want to clear web address history?
No, the Reset Safari option doesn't actually have to reset safari. It contains a number of 'cleaning' options, such as deleting history, deleting google searches, etc. You can choose only the ones that you want.
The auto-filling of web addresses comes from your collected history, so deleting this will stop it from happening. 
To stop your previous searches from showing in Google, you can choose 'Remove other AutoFill form text' when selecting Reset Safari.
To stop your previous searches from showing in Google, you can choose 'Remove other AutoFill form text' when selecting Reset Safari.
If you want to stop stuff from going into your history for the current session, go to the Safari menu and select "Private Browsing".
This is good for when you're shopping for people's Christmas gifts on a shared computer, or any other (ahem) time you don't need anybody knowing what sites you've been to.
This is reset the next time you restart Safari.
This is good for when you're shopping for people's Christmas gifts on a shared computer, or any other (ahem) time you don't need anybody knowing what sites you've been to.
This is reset the next time you restart Safari.
Then what's the point of clearing it? Maybe buried deep in the bowels, you could find something thought to have been deleted -- but I doubt it would be something readily accessible.
Maybe buried deep in the bowels, you could find something thought to have been deleted -- but I doubt it would be something readily accessible. Why would you want to do this? It sounds like someone is looking to see if their tracks are covered with the delete. Stick to the private browsing if that's the case.
