Well, that command is listed in the development section. When systems are
working as designed, there should not be a need to empty caches.
A caches I a place where the computer stores information that it might need
quicker than can be obtained normally. For web sites, this is generally a the
last 1000 or so files downloaded for web site usage. The computer should be
pruning the cache regularly so that it stays efficient.
The reason this is in the developers area is that sometimes you are changing a
large script library that has a extended expiration date and you want to use
the new version. Consider if facebook was updated you might not get the feature
immediately after it is release, because you have a cache of the resources that
your browser needs to run facebook. So emptying the cache would require that
your browser download the latest from the network.
Web sites can also store local databases and cookies on your computer, and I
expect that emptying the trash will not fix any issues with large items in
there. For that you need to use the Safari preferences.
It could be good for security, privacy and performance to occasionally (once a
year?) clear web data on your computer. Note that doing this will probably mean
that every site that you are currently auto-logged into will need to be logged
into again.
To do this
open Safari preferences and switch to the Privacy tab and then click on "Manage
website data" button. This will give you a table with every website that is
storing items on your computer. You can clear out items that are selected in
the table, and there is also a button to clear everything out.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Cohn
> On May 27, 2022, at 13:07, Phil Halton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Command, option, E? Never heard of that keystroke. I was gonna suggest just
> scouring through Safari‘s settings and finding the cash is in there which is
> what I’ve always done. Can’t remember offhand where they are or what they’re
> called but it’s obvious when you find them.
>
> Sent from my IPhone
>
>
>> On May 27, 2022, at 6:41 AM, Brandon Olivares <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> This has been happening to me as well and emptying the cache unfortunately
>> hasn't helped.
>>
>>> On May 27, 2022, at 4:58 AM, Jürgen Fleger <[email protected]
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>
>>> @Lorie: Press CMD + Option + e
>>>
>>> @Phil: Seems to work. Haven’t heard the busy message again. Thanks a lot.
>>>
>>> Jürgen
>>>
>>>
>>>> Am 27.05.2022 um 07:30 schrieb Lorie McCloud <[email protected]
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>>:
>>>>
>>>> it might. I'm using a Mac mini but it's from 2014. can you tell me how to
>>>> clear my caches?
>>>>
>>>>> On May 26, 2022, at 5:50 PM, Phil Halton <[email protected]
>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> That’s odd, I’m running Catalina on a 2013 MacBook Air and I have
>>>>> absolutely no problems with Safari. I wonder if clearing out your caches
>>>>> might help? I know I’ve done it a few times.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my IPhone
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On May 26, 2022, at 6:41 PM, Jonathan Cohn <[email protected]
>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I find that Firefox is a bit slow to s on startup and quitting but is
>>>>>> fairly responsive when just navigating.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jonathan Cohn
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On May 26, 2022, at 14:20, Jürgen Fleger <[email protected]
>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know this has been a topic for a while: I use Safari on a Mac from
>>>>>>> 2014. Everythings still fine except for Safari which is constantly
>>>>>>> busy. It takes Safari ages to calm down and to let me browse the web. A
>>>>>>> lot of you might share this experience.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wonder which browser might be recommendable instead of Safari. Which
>>>>>>> one would you reccomend to avoid the busy message?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks and all the best
>>>>>>> Jürgen
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