Yep, I know. That's what I'm running. My point to dyn is that other than from this developer, I haven't seen this functionality available in Safari or other apps/plug-ins/extensions.
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In Safari I just open the prefences, go to privacy and there is an option to delete the cookies (all or the ones I want). The same way it works in Firefox, Opera and even Internet Explorer.
Maybe next time try the webbrowsers yourself before you try to discuss things. If you start demanding for proof for basic functionality it is quite clearly a discussion that is above your head.
The same applies for for weaselboy. I gave you every possible piece of information yet you guys keep refusing to follow it and do some research of your own. Don't act like a child needing his mom to hold his hand but Google the information first it is not that difficult!
Once more: Ghostery, HTTPS-Everywhere, Adblock Plus, WOT. Now have fun with Google...
Wait, I'll give you another big hint: extensions.apple.com -> security...
Yes, you can manually select cookies for deletion, but there is no option to "favorite" sites, so that by one mouse-click you can delete all cookies except those pre-selected as favorites.
This is important if you want to clear all cookies, but don't want to go through the hassle of logging back into MR, Google, eBay, etc. and resetting preferences on sites. Rather than scrolling through hundreds of cookies, manually deleting those that don't belong to your selected sites, you simply mark which sites are favorites, then click one button to remove all cookies except those pre-selected ones.
I don't know why you can't see the benefit of that, or why you think that functionality exists in Safari. (I can't speak for other browsers, because I don't use them.) I also haven't seen this functionality in any other plug-in or extension. You still haven't provided a link to anything that does this.
Maybe next time try reading the thread to understand the functionality being discussed before you try to claim that functionality exists in a browser, plug-in or extension. If you can't back up your claim with a link to software that does this, it is quite clearly because you either don't understand the functionality being discussed or your claim is without foundation.
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I know why: because you are refusing to read what it says. I already confirmed that it isn't possible. I also have never stated anywhere that it wasn't a necessity to be able to delete or keep individual cookies. It actually is the reason why I choose to use Firefox 2 instead of Safari 3.
Yes please do read this thread and others post before you start to falsely accuse people and put words in their mouths. Again, you need to read the thread, the posts as well as the links which you still haven't done and which you still are clearly refusing to do so.
Again, if you would have done this you'd have known that I was talking about webbrowsers in general. You seem to be way too focused on 1 kind of browser. If you have read the link to the Cookie app you'd have seen that it supports multiple webbrowsers. Therefore your reasoning is not correct. You need to look at ALL supported browsers and not just 1. By failing to do so you are now claiming the absence of certain functionality like support for multiple browsers. Please provide proof that Cookie only supports Safari.
Exactly: you are entering a discussion where you've got clearly no idea what you are talking about and clearly are refusing to do something about that. Please change this behaviour and actually read the thread and the given links before continuing this discussion. A.k.a. do your homework!
@Weaselboy: what functionality are you talking about in specific then? As far as I can tell the default options in the webbrowsers combined with the extensions do exactly that functionality plus more.
False. You're obviously not following the discussion very well, so I'll recap for you:
First, you didn't pay attention to the context of my first post that you challenged:
To which you replied:
The context of my post and the post I quoted clearly showed that I was referring to favorite cookies, since saved links to web pages are called "bookmarks" in Safari, not "favorites", as they're referred to in Internet Explorer (this is, after all, a Mac forum.)
Then you stated:
To which I replied:
Your response did not answer the question, as you proposed a tedious manual method rather than an automated one:
As I pointed out:
To make it simple to understand, the Cookie app being discussed in this thread provides the ability to mark cookies, flash cookies and local storage from selected websites as "favorites" (not to be confused with bookmarks), so that when clearing those items with a mouse click, those items related to favorite sites are preserved. So far, you have not proven that such functionality exists in Safari or in any plug-in or extension to Safari, other than from the developer of the app being discussed in this thread.
That's because of a problem with your particular system. Resetting Safari will delete all checked items if it is functioning normally.
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Hey guys,
I have Cookie up for sale at the moment, on the Mac App Store for only $1.99.
I wanted to offer it at this low price as a peace offering after all problems the 3.0 update caused.
anyway, you can grab it on the MAS:
Cookie on the Mac App Store
FYI, I have stopped relying on the app, since it doesn't appear to work consistently. I've found that after clearing non-favorite cookies and databases, then closing preferences, then reopening preferences, the cookies reappear. Also, I've noticed that after clearing cookies, I can switch to the Privacy tab of Safari preferences and see that many non-favorite cookies remain. It's clearly not doing what it should be doing. Here are a few screen caps to illustrate:
1. Privacy tab before clearing
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Hi GGJstudios,
the discrepencies are all most likely cache cookies.
I can assure you that Cookie does physically remove these.
However Safari, has the nasty habit of holding the cache cookie data (and localStorage data) in RAM, you can easily restart Safari to finalise the removal. I actually recommend clearing Cookies on Quit for Browsers, as this is the best way to actually be sure that cookies have in fact been removed.
Cookies are the bane of my existence.....
the discrepencies are all most likely cache cookies.
I can assure you that Cookie does physically remove these.
However Safari, has the nasty habit of holding the cache cookie data (and localStorage data) in RAM, you can easily restart Safari to finalise the removal. I actually recommend clearing Cookies on Quit for Browsers, as this is the best way to actually be sure that cookies have in fact been removed.
Cookies are the bane of my existence.....
That defeats the purpose. I can clear cookies in the Privacy pane without having to restart Safari, and they stay cleared until I revisit a site. Your app should do the same, but it doesn't. Here's another example.
1. Privacy tab before clearing manually
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I can only work with the tools Apple gives me....
My App does everything via Apple's public API's, in fact I don't even know of any private API's available to do what should be built in...
Unfortunately (for me) Apple doesn't play by the same set of rules, it sets for us Developers.
My App does everything via Apple's public API's, in fact I don't even know of any private API's available to do what should be built in...
Unfortunately (for me) Apple doesn't play by the same set of rules, it sets for us Developers.
It is what it is. I just wouldn't pay for an app that doesn't do what it claims.I can only work with the tools Apple gives me....
My App does everything via Apple's public API's, in fact I don't even know of any private API's available to do what should be built in...
Unfortunately (for me) Apple doesn't play by the same set of rules, it sets for us Developers.
Cookie works perfectly fine when used as recommended, by removing all data on Browser Quit.
I could easily remove the Timer, and the manual removal options. but that would not win me any friends.
Also the reappearance of Http Cookies, is a known Apple issue:
Reappearing Cookies
this has nothing to do with my App.
I could easily remove the Timer, and the manual removal options. but that would not win me any friends.
Also the reappearance of Http Cookies, is a known Apple issue:
Reappearing Cookies
this has nothing to do with my App.
It's only an issue for some users, specific to their operating environment. If it were an Apple issue, all users would have the same problem, which they don't. I've never had an issue with cookies reappearing without visiting the site.
No, it doesn't even do that properly.
1. Privacy tab before quitting Safari
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False. It's $4.99.
I would not recommend CCleaner or any such app. You don't need to "maintain" your Mac and you don't need "cleaner" or "maintenance" apps to keep your Mac running well. Some of these apps can do more harm than good. Some can even degrade, rather than improve system performance.Rather download CCleaner. You can do a lot more than just manage cookies and it is FREE.
Some remove files/folders or unused languages or architectures, which does nothing more than free up some drive space, with the risk of deleting something important in the process. These apps will not make your Mac run faster or more efficiently, since having stuff stored on a drive does not impact performance, unless you're running out of drive space.
Some of these apps delete caches, which can hurt performance, rather than help it, since more system resources are used and performance suffers while each cache is being rebuilt. Caches exist to improve performance, so deleting them isn't advisable in most cases.
Many of the tasks performed by these apps should only be done selectively to troubleshoot specific problems, not en masse as routine maintenance.
Mac OS X does a good job of taking care of itself, without the need for 3rd party software. Among other things, it has its own maintenance scripts that run silently in the background on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, without user intervention. You can use Maintidget to see the last time these scripts were run.