Description: You can control how Safari handles cookies from webpages you open.
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# Managing cookies

If you are concerned about cookies, you can set how you want Safari to handle them.

Important: Changing your cookie preferences or removing cookies may cause similar changes in other applications.

## To change cookie preferences:

Choose Safari > Preferences.

Click Security.

In the Accept Cookies section, choose how you want Safari to handle cookies. Click the Help (question mark) button to see an explanation of the options.

If you want to see more information about the cookies stored on your computer, click Show Cookies. The following information is displayed for each cookie:

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Website that stored the cookie

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Name

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Path, or location, on your computer

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Secure status; cookies marked “secure” are sent over an encrypted connection

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Expiration date; when it will be removed from your computer

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Content; normally a string of code

If you’ve set Safari to block cookies, you may need to temporarily accept cookies to open a page. Repeat the above steps, selecting Always. When you’re done with the page, turn off cookies again and remove the page’s cookies.

### Related Topics

About cookies

Removing cookies