Safari 9 (El Capitan): Clear your browsing history
You can remove all records that Safari keeps of where you’ve browsed during a period of time you choose. If your Mac and your kept independently by websites you visited.
Choose History > Clear History, click the pop-up menu, then choose how far back you want your browsing history cleared.
When you clear your history, Safari removes data it saves as a result of your browsing, including:
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History of webpages you visited
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The back and forward list for open webpages
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Top Sites that aren’t marked as permanent
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Frequently visited site list
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Recent searches
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Icons for open webpages
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Snapshots saved for open webpages
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List of items you downloaded (downloaded files aren’t removed)
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Websites added for Quick Website Search
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Websites that asked to use your location
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Websites that asked to send you notifications
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Websites with plug-in content you started by clicking a Safari Power Saver notice
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Responses to requests to let websites use WebGL