{"id":"mac-storage-basics.how-do-i-manage-website-data-in-safari","url":"/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-manage-website-data-in-safari","category":{"id":"mac-storage-basics","title":"Mac storage basics"},"subcategory":{"id":"browsers-everyday-apps","title":"Browsers and everyday apps"},"question":"How do I see and remove the data individual websites store in Safari?","alt_questions":["safari manage website data","safari website data size","remove website data safari mac","safari storage per site","safari offline data mac","which sites use storage safari"],"short_answer":"Go to Safari → Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data, select sites and click Remove. It signs you out of those sites and removes their offline data.","answer_markdown":"In Safari choose **Safari → Settings → Privacy** and click **Manage Website Data…**. You'll see every site that has stored data on your Mac. Select one or more and click **Remove**, or **Remove All** to clear everything.\n\nRemoving a site's data signs you out of it and deletes anything it saved for offline use, such as drafts in a web app — so remove only sites you don't rely on offline. Ordinary cache clearing is covered in [clearing the Safari cache](/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-clear-the-safari-cache).","answer_html":"<p>In Safari choose <strong>Safari → Settings → Privacy</strong> and click <strong>Manage Website Data…</strong>. You&#39;ll see every site that has stored data on your Mac. Select one or more and click <strong>Remove</strong>, or <strong>Remove All</strong> to clear everything.</p>\n<p>Removing a site&#39;s data signs you out of it and deletes anything it saved for offline use, such as drafts in a web app — so remove only sites you don&#39;t rely on offline. Ordinary cache clearing is covered in <a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-clear-the-safari-cache\">clearing the Safari cache</a>.</p>","answer_text":"In Safari choose Safari → Settings → Privacy and click Manage Website Data…. You'll see every site that has stored data on your Mac. Select one or more and click Remove, or Remove All to clear everything.\n\nRemoving a site's data signs you out of it and deletes anything it saved for offline use, such as drafts in a web app — so remove only sites you don't rely on offline. Ordinary cache clearing is covered in clearing the Safari cache.","tags":["safari","website data","browser"],"related":[{"id":"mac-storage-basics.how-do-i-clear-the-safari-cache","question":"How do I clear Safari's cache on a Mac?","url":"/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-clear-the-safari-cache"},{"id":"mac-storage-basics.does-clearing-browser-history-free-up-space","question":"Does clearing my browser history free up disk space?","url":"/faq/mac-storage-basics/does-clearing-browser-history-free-up-space"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How do I see and remove the data individual websites store in Safari? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Go to Safari → Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data, select sites and click Remove. It signs you out of those sites and removes their offline data.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Mac storage basics","path":"/faq/mac-storage-basics/"},{"name":"How do I see and remove the data individual websites store in Safari?","path":"/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-manage-website-data-in-safari"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-manage-website-data-in-safari","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I see and remove the data individual websites store in Safari?","alternateName":["safari manage website data","safari website data size","remove website data safari mac","safari storage per site","safari offline data mac","which sites use storage safari"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"In Safari choose Safari → Settings → Privacy and click Manage Website Data…. You'll see every site that has stored data on your Mac. Select one or more and click Remove, or Remove All to clear everything.\n\nRemoving a site's data signs you out of it and deletes anything it saved for offline use, such as drafts in a web app — so remove only sites you don't rely on offline. Ordinary cache clearing is covered in clearing the Safari cache.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-manage-website-data-in-safari"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; 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It signs you out of those sites and removes their offline data.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>In Safari choose <strong>Safari → Settings → Privacy</strong> and click <strong>Manage Website Data…</strong>. You&#39;ll see every site that has stored data on your Mac. Select one or more and click <strong>Remove</strong>, or <strong>Remove All</strong> to clear everything.</p>\n<p>Removing a site&#39;s data signs you out of it and deletes anything it saved for offline use, such as drafts in a web app — so remove only sites you don&#39;t rely on offline. Ordinary cache clearing is covered in <a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-clear-the-safari-cache\">clearing the Safari cache</a>.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-clear-the-safari-cache\">How do I clear Safari&#39;s cache on a Mac?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/does-clearing-browser-history-free-up-space\">Does clearing my browser history free up disk space?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-manage-website-data-in-safari.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/how-do-i-manage-website-data-in-safari.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}