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How to Enable Cookies in Safari

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Cookies are enabled by default in Safari on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. If the features of a certain website aren't working properly or you're getting errors about cookies, you may have disabled cookies in your settings. This wikiHow article will teach you how to allow cookies in Safari, and show you what to do if cookies aren't working properly.

Things You Should Know

• Open Safari on your Mac. Go to Safari > Preferences… > Privacy and uncheck "Block all Cookies".

• Try clearing your cookies if you are having trouble loading websites—sometimes old cookies get in the way of saving the new version of a cookie.

Enabling Cookies on a Mac

• In most cases, you'll probably want to leave a checkmark in front of this option to preserve your privacy. However, if websites aren't loading properly or you can't use the features of certain sites, you may need to enable this option.

Enabling Cookies on iPhone and iPad

• In most cases, you'll probably want to leave this switch on, as this protects your privacy. However, if websites aren't loading properly or you're unable to use features of certain sites, you can enable this option and see if it resolves the problem.

Troubleshooting

• Mac: Click the Safari menu, select Preferences , click Privacy , and then remove the checkmark from "Prevent cross-site tracking."
• iPhone/iPad: Open your Settings , tap Safari , and then toggle the "Prevent Cross-Site Tracking" switch to the Off (white) position.

• First, check to make sure private browsing is not always set to turn on—click the Safari menu, select Preferences , click General , and click the "New windows open with" menu. [6] X Research source If "A new private window" is selected, choose A new window instead.
• Then, to open a new window, just close the currently open Safari window, click the File menu, and then select New Window .
• iPhone/iPad: Open Safari and tap the overlapping squares at the bottom. [7] X Research source Tap Private at the bottom (if you see it), select (number of) Tabs , and then tap Done .

• Mac: Click the Safari menu, click Preferences , click Privacy , click Manage Website Data , and then click Remove All .
• iPhone/iPad: Open Settings , tap Safari , tap Advanced , select Website Data , and then tap Remove All Website Data . [8] X Research source

Community Q&A

• Enabling cookies can often allow you to view and have access to a larger number of websites that require cookies in order to function or display properly. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
• Despite their poor reputation, cookies aren't inherently malicious. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0

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• ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
• ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/105082
• ↑ https://support.ewu.edu/support/solutions/articles/10000057364-how-do-i-disable-prevent-cross-site-tracking-in-safari-
• ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/use-private-browsing-ibrw1069/mac
• ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203036

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How to allow cookies on your Mac to save passwords and other important information

• You can allow cookies on your Mac from Safari's Preferences page.
• Allowing cookies lets your browser save important information like passwords and search history. 
• If you want to keep cookies from some sites only, you can selectively remove stored cookies by site. 

Cookies are the little snippets of data used to track your internet browsing patterns, which are then stored in your computer. Many people believe that cookies are overused for targeted advertisements, which can often be labeled as "creepy ."  

But cookies can actually be quite helpful. For example, cookies allow your computer to remember important information like log-in credentials so you don't always have to enter your password. Cookies also let you save items in a shopping cart when you're looking to buy something online.

If you'd like to allow cookies on your Mac's Safari web browser, here's how. 

How to allow cookies on Mac in Safari

1. Open your Safari web browser. 

2. On the left side of the toolbar at the very top of your screen, click Safari and select Preferences in the drop-down. 

3. In Preferences, go to the Privacy tab — the icon that looks like a hand in a circle. 

4. Next to Cookies and website data , make sure the box next to Block all cookies is not checked. 

Unchecking Block all cookies will allow any and all cookies to be stored by websites you visit as well as third-party trackers, which are typically advertisers. 

How to remove data stored by certain websites using Safari on Mac

In Mac's Safari, you can remove browsing data stored by certain websites you visit on your computer. 

2. In the left side of the toolbar at the very top of your screen, click Safari and select Preferences in the drop-down.

4. Under Block all cookies , click on Manage Website Data . 

5. Here you can remove information collected by certain sites by selecting a site in the list and clicking Remove at the bottom of the window. Or, you can remove information collected from all sites by clicking Remove all at the bottom of the window. Removing your cookie data might reduce the amount websites track you, but it might also log you out of certain websites.

6. Click Done in the bottom-right corner of the window when you're finished.

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Manage Safari cookies for Apple devices

You can manage how cookies are handled in Safari. You can set the restriction to Always Allow or one of these options:

Manage cookies and website data

Websites often store cookies and other data on your Mac. This data may include information that you have provided, such as your name, email address, and preferences. This data helps websites identify you when you return so the site can provide services for you and show information that might be of interest to you.

By default, Safari accepts cookies and website data only from websites you visit. This helps prevent certain advertisers from storing data on your Mac. You can change options in Safari preferences so that Safari always accepts or always blocks cookies and other website data.

Open Safari for me

Important:   Changing your cookie preferences or removing cookies and website data in Safari may change or remove them in other apps, including Dashboard.

Choose Safari > Preferences, click Privacy, then do any of the following:

Change which cookies and website data are accepted: Select a “Cookies and website data” option:

Always block: Safari doesn’t let any websites, third parties, or advertisers store cookies and other data on your Mac. This may prevent some websites from working properly.

Allow from current website only: Safari accepts cookies and website data only from the website you’re currently visiting. Websites often have embedded content from other sources. Safari does not allow these third parties to store or access cookies or other data.

Allow from websites I visit: Safari accepts cookies and website data only from websites you visit. Safari uses your existing cookies to determine whether you have visited a website before. Selecting this option helps prevent websites that have embedded content in other websites you browse from storing cookies and data on your Mac.

Always allow: Safari lets all websites, third parties, and advertisers store cookies and other data on your Mac.

Remove stored cookies and data: Click Remove All Website Data, or click Details, select one or more websites, then click Remove.

Removing the data may reduce tracking, but may also log you out of websites or change website behavior.

See which websites store cookies or data: Click Details.

Ask websites not to track you: Some websites keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you. You can have Safari ask sites and their third party content providers (including advertisers) not to track you.

With this option turned on, each time Safari fetches content from a website, Safari adds a request not to track you, but it’s up to the website to honor this request.

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What to Know:

• Cookies store your personal preferences in web browsers so that the browser doesn't waste time requesting the information multiple times.
• Enabling cookies on Mac lets your browser store reusable data, such as email addresses or saved shopping cart items.

This article explains how to set up cookies in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.

How to Enable Cookies in Safari

Safari is Apple's default browser on all Mac computers and iOS devices. To enable cookies on your Mac, start by opening Safari.

Click Safari in the menu bar and select Preferences to open the Safari General preferences screen.

Click the Privacy tab to open the Safari Privacy settings.

Clear the check mark in front of Block all cookies to enable cookies in Safari.

Want to remove specific websites from the list of websites storing your information? Select Manage Website Data and remove them.

Close Preferences to save your changes.

How to Enable Cookies in Chrome

Chrome is a web browser created by Google. To enable cookies in Chrome, start by opening the Chrome browser on your Mac.

Click the three dots at the far right side of your screen.

Click Settings in the drop-down menu.

Select Privacy and security in the left sidebar.

Select Cookies and other site data .

Click the Allow all cookies button to turn it on. It button contains a blue bullet when it is turned on.

You can also choose to keep your data only until you close your browser. To do this, move the slider next to Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows to the On position.

• How to Enable Cookies in Firefox

Firefox is an open-source web browser offered by Mozilla. Open Firefox on your Mac to start changing your cookie settings.

In Firefox, click the three horizontal lines at the top right corner of the screen.

Select Settings in the drop-down menu.

Click Privacy & Security in the left sidebar.

Firefox blocks cookies by default. To enable them, select the Custom section to expand it. Remove the check from in front of Cookies to unblock cookies in Firefox.

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