Deleted safari history

[ronaldos9]

Hello,

I accidentally deleted my safari history and I was logged in an online platform, I can't remember my password, and tried dozens of ways to get my password but nothing worked. I have the cookies/cache still there, as when I go to the website, it shows my login details and picture but requires the password which I don't remember.

Is there a way I can login using the cookies/ or any other way to login back again?
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I don't have the time machine activated so this option won't work.

also tried removing the history.db file but still nothing.

Thanks folks

 

[Apple_Robert]

If you made and saved the password using Safari, go to Apps > Utilities > Keychain. Check the latest date entry and you should be able to find your site password.

 

[ronaldos9]

If you made and saved the password using Safari, go to Apps > Utilities > Keychain. Check the latest date entry and you should be able to find your site password.

Unfortunately I have't saved it using the keychain.

 

[Longkeg]

I assume this happened on a Mac? Just a thought but if you are backing up with Time Machine you MIGHT be able to restore Safari from a time before the bad thing happened. I’ve no idea if it will work but if I were desperate enough I’d give it a try.

 

[chscag]

OP states he was not using Time Machine, so that's out. We (in another forum) also suggested checking his Keychain app to see if the password was there, but like here he replied it was not there. I would say he is out of options.

 

[Longkeg]

Duh... went back and reread the original post. There it was... no time machine. My bad. Agreed. The OP can only learn from this teachable moment.

 

[Dave Braine]

I thought that Safari stored passwords in Safari Preferences>Passwords, so deleting History should make no difference?

 

[ronaldos9]

I thought that Safari stored passwords in Safari Preferences>Passwords, so deleting History should make no difference?

Yeah seems that I haven't stored the password.
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OP states he was not using Time Machine, so that's out. We (in another forum) also suggested checking his Keychain app to see if the password was there, but like here he replied it was not there. I would say he is out of options.

Exactly. I thought there is a way to retrieve any passwords written on my Mac even tho It wasn't stored.

 

[Fishrrman]

This is why one WRITES DOWN important passwords, or uses some kind of password manager (or other kind of storage file in which to keep them).

Without the right password, you ain't goin' nowhere.

A friend (who is a ham radio operator) writes his passwords down on a pad in Morse Code...