TA44535 What is "website data"?

i am trying to track down browser history. If the history has been erased on iPod. What is the information in Safari " advanced" "website data" information?

Website Data includes any cookies that were being stored from different sites as well as cached content/code from those same sites. This is different from the actual browsing history.
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HT1677 What is website data and why am I storing it?

In Safari advanced settings I have 14MB of website data. Some entries have a large amount of data such as mail.google.com with 4.3 MB. Google Mail in Safari is web based and I have no offline content except 1 small unread message in my inbox. My contacts are not available when wifi or mobile is not connected so what is the "Webdata" and what would I delete if I deleted it?

Shootka wrote:
Apple does not supply a definition as to what is "Website Data" and how is it different than " Cookies and Data" in the location you are referring to?
Its not different. Clearing Cookies and Data in one fell swoop from the settings clears all of it at once. You also have the option of clearing cookies or any of the website data individually in the Advanced settings.
If you were having a problem with one particular website, you could go into the Advanced settings and clear the data for just that one site if you wanted to do so, or clear the data for selected websites. When you do it from the Clear Cookies and Data setting - you clear all of it at once, for all websites that you have visited.

What is website data in settings?

I have a 5.1.1. I'm trying to delete what I can so I can use it more. I found this area in settings where there is every website I ever looked at I think. There's a lot. Can I get rid of those to make more room?

At the bottom of the list of websites should be "Remove All Website Data" in a big red box. You can also select "Edit" and remove each entry one at a time using the red button to the left of each entry.
"Website data" is most likely a collection of cookies, stored passwords (if you automatically store passwords and other information in forms), saved settings, Anything on a normal computer that would be considered "Application Support", "Temporary data", or "Cookies" It is safe to remove these items, though you will constantly be gaining the entries back by interacting with websites.
Cheers!

Is Website Data and Freq. Visited Accurate?

My partner is very offended by **** yet he has at least 6 on his website data and had a site (KindGirls) on his frequently visited sites show up. He denies all of it though I said it was best to admit rather than not. He is very against all of that (he says) and doesn't know why they are in the website data or showing up as frequently visited. He's only had phone 2 months or so and laptop is windows so icloud sharing. He does use google and has a gmail account. Is he being truthful or is there any chance it is not accurate? All my website data history is accurate on all devices.

Shootka wrote:
Apple does not supply a definition as to what is "Website Data" and how is it different than " Cookies and Data" in the location you are referring to?
Its not different. Clearing Cookies and Data in one fell swoop from the settings clears all of it at once. You also have the option of clearing cookies or any of the website data individually in the Advanced settings.
If you were having a problem with one particular website, you could go into the Advanced settings and clear the data for just that one site if you wanted to do so, or clear the data for selected websites. When you do it from the Clear Cookies and Data setting - you clear all of it at once, for all websites that you have visited.

What exactly is offline website data and what does it mean to clear it?

What exactly is offline website data and what does it mean to clear it? For what purposes would I clear offline website data?

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On my mini ipad, I cleared the cookies/histories in the safari setting. But what does the advance-setting of the clearing the website data does? What's that used for? Thank you!

On my mini ipad, when I'm on the internet -- a few times I will see a blue small pop-up boxes telling me to allow down/load or add something like the bubble-splash game or something similar. I jusr click ignore and it goes away.. I'm not sure why it's showing up lately.. I'm not sure if it's a virus or hacked in or a web brower matter..
Should I go to the cookies/histories in the safari setting and have it cleared out? Will that help resolve that??
And what does the advance-setting of the clearing the website data does? Sorry, I'm not familiar.. what's is that used for? Should I use that feature as well?? Thank you!

This indicates corrupt files.
A restore should resolve.

I want to empty the Safari cache in OS 10.8.5, but cannot find the cache in the drop down menus. Where is it? Or do I go to preferences-privacy and select remove all cookies and website data?

I received a 'bogus' email saying I had a virus and to click to scan my entire OS. I did not click - I trashed the email.
I wanted to empty my cache but couldn't find it (OS 8.10.8.5) -- In the main menu, under Safari, the only thing I found was to select preferences, then privacy -- where a window showed an option of removing some or all cookies and other website data.
Is that what I should do or is there a cache somewhere on the laptop?
Thanks

You were scammed. There's nothing wrong with your computer. You don't need to empty the cache.
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Problems
If you are having an immediate problem with ads popping up see The Safe Mac » Adware Removal Guide and AdwareMedic. If you require anti-virus protection Thomas Reed recommends using ClamXAV. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for this recommendation.)
Open Safari, select Preferences from the Safari menu. Click on Extensions icon in the toolbar. Disable all Extensions. If this stops your problem, then re-enable them one by one until the problem returns. Now remove that extension as it is causing the problem.
The following comes from user stevejobsfan0123. I have made minor changes to adapt to this presentation.
Fix Some Browser Pop-ups That Take Over Safari.
Common pop-ups include a message saying the government has seized your computer and you must pay to have it released (often called "Moneypak"), or a phony message saying that your computer has been infected, and you need to call a tech support number (sometimes claiming to be Apple) to get it resolved. First, understand that these pop-ups are not caused by a virus and your computer has not been affected. This "hijack" is limited to your web browser. Also understand that these messages are scams, so do not pay any money, call the listed number, or provide any personal information. This article will outline the solution to dismiss the pop-up.
Quit Safari
Usually, these pop-ups will not go away by either clicking "OK" or "Cancel." Furthermore, several menus in the menu bar may become disabled and show in gray, including the option to quit Safari. You will likely have to force quit Safari. To do this, press Command + option + esc, select Safari, and press Force Quit.
Relaunch Safari
If you relaunch Safari, the page will reopen. To prevent this from happening, hold down the 'Shift' key while opening Safari. This will prevent windows from the last time Safari was running from reopening.
This will not work in all cases. The shift key must be held at the right time, and in some cases, even if done correctly, the window reappears. In these circumstances, after force quitting Safari, turn off Wi-Fi or disconnect Ethernet, depending on how you connect to the Internet. Then relaunch Safari normally. It will try to reload the malicious webpage, but without a connection, it won't be able to. Navigate away from that page by entering a different URL, i.e. www.apple.com, and trying to load it. Now you can reconnect to the Internet, and the page you entered will appear rather than the malicious one.

Under my website data (Settings, Safari, Advanced) there are websites using a lot of data which I have never visited before. Several of these listed sites are for tracking internet usage. Has my phone been compromised? Is there any other explanation?

I have recently discovered a website called bluecava operating on my iphone 4s, according to my website data log. I've never been to this site, but according to my data log this site is using a lot of data, along with other sites which I have never visited before. Does anyone know anything about bluecava (I've done my research, but I'm not finding information about individuals using this to track someone), or have any other explanation for seeing un-visited sites on my data log?
Someone recently mentioned phone "cloning" to me, meaning that my iphone may be accessed remotely. Any information is greatly appreciated!

Thanks a ton! Yeah, I didn't know about any of this until I had reason for legitimate concern. People should be aware of what's available. Someone intent on tracking you won't mind paying bluecava to do it for them...
I'll definitely be updating my browser as well. However, Lawrence, I did find during my research that bluecava DOES NOT operate based on cookies. It uses your IP address to consistently track patterns of behavior, even
within multiple devices of one household, so that deterring the tracking is not as simple as turning off cookies to a site. (See screenshot below from bluecava.com)
If you go to the bluecava site's privacy policy, you can actually opt-out, however, blogs have criticized bluecava for not explaining exactly what happens when a user opts-out. It may be beyond our control...

Safari 6.0.5 "Remove all website data" doesn't work

Safari 6.0.5, OS X 10.8, MacBookPro 17" Mid-2010.
I cannot properly remove the cookies from Safari. It takes 3, 4 or 5 relaunches to clear them all. Bug?
I have even installed OS X 10.8 on a blank disk, from scratch. I have even repaired my boot disk permissions. The trouble is still there.
This is what I do:
I clear the cache with Command-Option-E.
I select the menu "Safari:Reset Safari...", I mark all the check-boxes and press the OK button.
I go to the Preferences:Privacy panel, and I clearly see "5 websites stored cookies or other data". Sometimes they are even hundreds.
I click on the button "Details..." and verify they are all listed there. Yes they are.
Now I click on the button "Remove all website data". It seems the data have been removed. No more messages aside the button.
Then I quit and relaunch Safari, then I open the Preferences:Privacy panel.
Well, I clearly still see "5 websites stored cookies or other data".
So I click again on the button "Remove all website data". It seems the data have been removed. No more messages aside the button.
Then I quit and relaunch Safari, then I open the Preferences:Privacy panel.
Well, I clearly still see "2 websites stored cookies or other data". So only 3 data have been removed.
Now I click on the button "Remove all website data". It properly shows the data have been removed.
Then I quit and relaunch Safari, then I open the Preferences:Privacy panel.
Finally, I see the data have been removed. But is that true? Is that reliable? Of course I don't trust that.
So I quit Safari once again, relaunch it once again and verify that on the Preferences:Privacy panel.
Finally I quit Safari (with still some doubt...).
I guess that's not what I am supposed to do.

A well known contributor here wrote the following ...
Cookies have acquired a worse reputation than they deserve.   They cannot hold any executable code, they just hold data and then, only data the user has provided.   You could say they're as dangerous as you let them become.
And that I think sums it up.    Clearing all website data is counter productive insofar as it removes many cookies that do a useful job and save you time.
Just take care where you browse, use private browsing if you are unsure and that should be enough.   As an option, I bought an app called 'Cookie'. It's about £10 and I found it very good for a whole range of other cookies like databases and flash cookies.   Read about it at ...
Download Cookie for Mac - Protect your online privacy. MacUpdate.com
Thanks for the star.

Facebook website data on iPhone

Hi, my daughters iPhone is showing 40.1kb, 26.1kb and various other amounts of data in settings, advanced website data. It is also showing 1.8 mb of Mail.google.com. She swears to me that she has not been on Facebook or does not have an account and that she does not have a gmail account! I have no idea what size this amount of data is or whether you can acquire this amount by 3rd party advertisers/cookies. She also has sites such as mobile.bet365 for 12.0kb?
Many thanks in advance for your help!

Have you received a verification email from Apple for your Apple ID? A lot of users are experiencing problems with this. Try doing a reset: (No data will be lost) Hold the home and power buttons at the same time until the Apple boot logo appears. As for Facebook downloading, I just did this today with no problem.

"Remove all website data," cookies, and extension preferences

Safari 5.1 Lion
Can someone please confirm the following (very unfortunate) behavior?
1) Check the option "Block cookies from 3rd parties and advertisers"
2) Visit any major site (CNN, CNET, etc.)
3) 3rd party cookies and tracking data is still acquired from doubleclick, etc. despite step #1
In other words, Safari 5.1 does not seem to be blocking third party cookies. I have seen other threads documenting this. What's worse is that "removing all website data" (Preferences | Privacy tab) *also* deletes your extension preferences. ***?
Chrome and Firefox separate "local data" (extension prefs and site offline storage) from cookie/tracking data. Safari is no longer an option to me until this is fixed.

I, too, am perplexed by this change. Then again, I've been perplexed by most of the changes Apple has made to products/os in the last few years. I'm thinking that I may not only change browsers, but hardware/software also. It's issues like this that make me wonder if anyone on the Apple design team actually uses any of their products, or maybe they think we are all just too ignorant to be able to use a computer.
Making things simple to use shouldn't equate to removing advanced functionality, but it seems that's what Apple believes it to be.
Really disgusted now.
Thanks Apple.

How is website data stored

I have searched for an answer but can't seem to find the information I need, It's pretty simple..I hope someone can help. I am viewing stored website data on my ipod touch under the advanced settings for safari, I need to know how the data is listed, is it listed by last site visited? There are sites listed that my child should not be visiting. I found them a few weeks ago and did not delete the data because I wanted to keep records, the sites are still there but in a different order. I don't know if this is new browsing? I need to know how to read it, I am wondering if it has anything to do with the size of the stored data? Can anyone help me. I know I need to delete the data and then check it again, luckily my child is not aware that this option is available to view the information stored, the browsing history does not show the same websites, so I don't know what to think. Is there a way to select certain browsing history for deletion, perhaps by site? I don't want to accuse just yet. I hope my question is clear!!!!!
If I don't see the sites in the browsing history, which appears to not be deleted...why am I seeing it in the website data? I don't know how to read the website data list.
Thanks in advance for any help

Your welcome! I'm glad I could help you find what you were looking for.
If you ever have any more questions, post them.
~Lt. Leviathan

How do I get rid of 97] in Cookies and other website data

When I open Preferences/Privacy and select "Details" under "Cookies and other website data" the first entry which pops up is
97] plug-ins
If I highlight this entry and click remove, It is removed for perhaps 10 seconds, and then re-appears in the list.
1- What is this?
2- How do I get rid of it?
This is clearly a prvacy issue, or Apple would not be listing it in this listing with the associated warning.

Linc Davis wrote:
Log out, then log back in while holding down the shift key after you enter your login password. Keep holding until the desktop appears. That will prevent third-party add-ons from loading. Try again to delete that item.
If you still can't delete it, and you still want to, proceed as follows.
Back up all data if you haven’t already done so. Before proceeding, you must be sure you can restore your system to the state it’s in now. If you skip this step, no one but you will be responsible for the consequences.
Quit Safari if it’s running.
Step 1
Select /Applications/Safari in the Finder and open the Info window. There’s a checkbox in that window labeled “Open in 32-bit mode.” If that box is checked, uncheck it. Close the window.
Hold down the option key and select Go > Library from the Finder menu bar (Lion) or open the Library subfolder of your home folder (pre-Lion). Delete the following items from the Library folder (some may not exist):
Caches/com.apple.Safari
Caches/Metadata/Safari
Saved Application State/com.apple.Safari.savedState
Leave the Finder window open. Try Safari again.
Step 2
If it still doesn’t work right, quit, go back to the Finder, and move the following file to the Desktop:
Safari/Bookmarks.plist
Then delete the following items (some may not exist):
Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies
Cookies/Cookies.plist
Preferences/com.apple.Safari.LSSharedFileList.plist
Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist
Preferences/com.apple.Safari.RSS.plist
PubSub/Database
Safari
Try again. This time Safari should perform normally, but your settings will be lost. Select File > Import Bookmarks from the Safari menu bar. Import from the bookmarks file you moved to the Desktop. Recreate the rest of your Safari settings. You can then delete the old bookmarks file.
Note: This step will remove your Safari Extensions, if any, and their settings. If you choose to restore them, do so one at a time, testing after each to make sure you haven’t restored the problem.
If you don’t like the results of step 2, you can undo it completely by quitting Safari and restoring the items you deleted in that step from your backup, overwriting any that were created in their place. You don’t need to restore the files you deleted in step 1.
Ok... completed step1 with no change.
went on to "part of "step 2...
I kept the Bookmarks.plist, but then deleted the assortment of safari related Caches and Cookies
Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies
Cookies/Cookies.plist
(I found several entries in Cache, but forgot to write down which ones I deleted ... sorry.)
did not delete any of the preferences or the last two entries in your list above.
Tried again and "the perp" was still there. "Remove all" on the Details tab did not change things...
However, there were now only 2 entries -- the 97] AND my bank's entry (Chase)!
Going back to the main privacy tab and clicking "Remove all Website Data" this time DID remove the last two entries.
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Now when I open the details tab, (I run my own webserver as my home page) Safari showed ONLY the cache entry for my server, no cookies.
However, I then noticed something quite intersting.
I left the details tab open and pulled to the side (the joy of having a 27 inch iMac) and naviaged to Apple.com
and then to support and then logged in to here.
As I was doing this. the Details window first showed, "Apple.com" .. Cache, Cookies, Local Storage
but then virtually immediately poped up entries:
doubleclick.net ... Cache
edgekey.net ... Cache
google.com ... Cookies
Very interesting, both from the point of view that "details" was showing me what was happening in "real time."
And the fact that, even with zero external ads, the web site, Apple.com, was inserting entries in the cache for doubleclick.net and edgekey.net. I can "almost" understand the "google.com" cookie, ecept for the fact that the search engine selected in the tool bar is "bing."... as I said "interesting."
With this new "insight" on the Details screen, It may be possible to determine WHERE this 97] actually came from. However, I would still like an explanation of what it actually is.... since the "]" (right square bracket) character is evidently a "special character" for search engines -- google, Yaho and Bing all treat it the same way -- they ignor it.... even when the entire 3 character string is quoted -- "97]" -- the pages returned all are for entries with only 97 in them.

Innapropriate websites showing up on my Website data on my Ipad!

I keep finding info on innapropriate websites showing up on my Website Data on Safari on my Ipad and Ipod. These are sites that I have not ever visited! some of the dating sites i remember popping up when playing Words with Friends but others I dont remember EVER seeing! how do the get there? my wife thinks I am visiting these sites and trying to find a date! very difficult situation but she is convinced I ama ctually going to these sites. Please explain for us!

Hilespi wrote:
Thanks James, but how do you know this? are you a computer professional? Just want to know how much I can rely on this info. I really appreciate you answering my question though. It is causing **** with my wife because some guy from the Geek Squad at Best Buy told her the only way it can be on there is if I actually visited the sites! I know thats not the case.
I have been in the industry for over twenty years, doing everything from design to 2nd/3rd tier support, mostly on websites and web based enterprise applications. The kid at Best buy makes barely over minimum wage and follows a script to install windows and anti virus software, and is currently just grateful he doesn't have to wear the stupid ties anymore. What do you think?
I can't give anything to prove you didn't visit those site, just plausible deniability . But yes, the data doesn't necessarily mean you actually visited them directly. Just consider what is does mean about the sites you have been on, however.

How does website data show sites that I never visited

I see websites showing up in my website data, sites I have never visited and I am wondering what is going on. Any thoughts?

I haver the same issue and can't get an answer other than 'its corrupted' , 'you need to restore' _ I know how to fix it, but why does it happen? - as I know for a fact I get things in top sites I have never ever visited - and I am not talking here about **** or stuff like that, just random sites - its in the algorythym I think

TA44535 What is "website data"?

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