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Reset Safari on Quit

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krayziekray

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Hi, I don't like having cookies, history and download history in my browser, so is there a way of resetting Safari as it quits (so i don't have to reset before I quit) similar to the feature available in Firefox?

Thanks in advance.

:apple: KrayzieKray :apple:
 
If you're just browsing too much porn, I heard Chrome has a "stealth" mode :p
 
Turn on Private Browsing from the Safari menu. Back and Forward buttons will still work during your session, but everything else will be blown away.

You can also just log into a guest account whenever to need to browse without leaving a trail, but still have access to your history and a few other items during your session.
 
slpdLoad said:
Turn on Private Browsing from the Safari menu. Back and Forward buttons will still work during your session, but everything else will be blown away.

You can also just log into a guest account whenever to need to browse without leaving a trail, but still have access to your history and a few other items during your session.
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... not entirely true. User/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/ ... stores stuff regardless of privacy settings. There are probably other hidden caches elsewhere in the /private/var/caches folder. Just a heads up for the ultra security conscious.
 
Sedulous said:
... not entirely true. User/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/ ... stores stuff regardless of privacy settings. There are probably other hidden caches elsewhere in the /private/var/caches folder. Just a heads up for the ultra security conscious.
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Good point. This would be a good reason to enable and use a Guest account for when you really need privacy.
 
Code: 
tell application "Safari" to activate
tell application "System Events"
	tell application process "Safari"
		click menu item "Reset Safari…" of menu "Safari" of menu bar 1
		try
			click button "Reset" of window 1
		end try
	end tell
end tell
quit application "Safari"

Click on Safari menu then Reset Safari... and check off whichever options you want. Then run the above Applescript and it will reset Safari and it will quit Safari.

To get rid of saved Flash junk, install Safari Adblocker. It has an option to delete Flash filed when quitting Safari.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/32851/safari-adblocker
 
krayziekray said:
I knew this comment was coming (no pun intended :eek:) .. but seriously, I just don't like having my history or cookies stored ... nothing to do with dodgy sites :)
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Running Safari in "Private Browsing" mode will accomplish what you want. I can't recall exactly, but there may be a key-combination to accomplish this.

BUT...I think you may be missing out on a lot of the benefits of retaining this information, such as being able to type only a few letters of a URL and having all of the recently visited options pop-up for you. Or not having to re-enter locational or preferential information into frequently visited sites. Or having your recently visited site pop-up and get 'populated' on the 'top sites' page....etc.

If it's really NOT a security issue for you, that is.
 
krayziekray said:
I knew this comment was coming (no pun intended :eek:) .. but seriously, I just don't like having my history or cookies stored ... nothing to do with dodgy sites :)
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I read you loud and clear ;) I don't like having history or cookies around from all those dodgy websites I visit that aren't porn!
 
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