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id: mac-storage-basics.how-do-i-clear-the-safari-cache
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-clear-the-safari-cache
category: "Mac storage basics"
subcategory: "Caches, logs and temporary files"
question: "How do I clear Safari's cache on a Mac?"
alt_questions:
  - "empty caches safari mac"
  - "clear safari cache without history"
  - "safari develop empty caches"
  - "delete safari website data"
  - "safari taking up space mac"
short_answer: "Use Develop → Empty Caches (after enabling developer features in Safari's Advanced settings) to clear only the cache, or Privacy → Manage Website Data to remove site data."
tags: ["safari", "caches", "browser"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-clear-the-chrome-cache-on-a-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/is-it-safe-to-delete-caches-on-a-mac"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I clear Safari's cache on a Mac?

Safari has two levels:

- **Website data only**: Safari → Settings → **Privacy** → **Manage Website Data…**, then remove individual sites or all. This signs you out of those sites.
- **Cache only, keeping history and sign-ins**: turn on the developer features in Safari's **Advanced** settings, then choose **Develop → Empty Caches**.

**History → Clear History…** removes history, cookies and cached data together.

Safari's cache is usually modest; clearing it is more often about fixing a misbehaving site than about space.