Enabling Cookie5 on macOS Mojave (10.14)

SweetP

@gkruijer this is so much more difficult than it needs to be. But that is an issue with macOS, Cookie is only reporting what the system tells it....

make sure that:

Cookie is in your applications folder
There are no other copies of Cookie on your computer
Move the Cookie5.dmg file to the trash

Then:

Remove Cookie from System Preferences
Drag & Drop Cookie (from your Applications folder) into the Full Disk Access window in System Preferences
Maybe also Restart your computer

Jack

I have tried all the above multiple times, including deleting full disk access and re adding it. No matter what I do, I still cannot enable Safari in Cookie 5.9.4. I've tried quitting Safari, Cookie, rebooting, everything I can think of, but to no avail! Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Jack

SweetP

are you adding Cookie to the list via drag and drop from the Applications folder?

ADSSON

I have the exact same problem but with Privatus, not matter what I do Safari is just not working with Privatus.

Jack

@SweetP Hi Russell, I have tried it both by dragging and dropping and with the "+" button, all to no avail. Help?
Jack

SweetP

Does the Cookie file exist?
~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binaryCookies

Jack

No... odd?

SweetP

thats where Safari stores its cookies, and also the file Cookie checks against to make sure it has system access.

are you using another cookie app, which may be deleting that file?

SweetP

I just release v5.9.5 which im hoping fixes this issue. It is available in my store now, and after review by Apple will be in the Mac App Store.

Jack

Hi Russell,
Yes, the new update does seem to have fixed the problem! Thanks for a great product.

Jack

SweetP

@Jack thats great!
hopefully the Mac App Store version gets through review quickly

SweetP

The Mac App Store update is also now available

stephen

I have the same problem. cookie 5 no longer working. using Mojave 10.14.2 with apple store cookie v5.9.5.
Cookie reports it has removed cookies on safari but they are all still there. They are all there when I check through safari preferences/privacy/managewebsitedata. I have allowed full disk access as described above.
How can I get cookie to work?

SweetP

@Stephen have you also restarted Safari?
Safari still reports cache/localstorage/history as still being present after removal by Cookie - until it is restarted.

stephen

@SweetP thanks. tried that. sadly cookie 5 is pretty much useless for me now ️

Macfredx

Same problem for me, Cookie (not from the Mac App Store) is no more useful for me since Mojave (even the last beta, 5.9.9.4), it always ask me for for full disk access. I've tried several time even with your method of 11-29-2018, without success...
Still no solution ?

SweetP

@Macfredx have you tried a computer restart? that can sometimes fix these strange issues

Macfredx

Yes, I tried several times, without any effect.

edray

I also can't get this to work no matter what. I've repeatedly deleted it from "Full Disk Access", closed the app, dragged it back to full disk access, relaunched both with and without rebooting and I always get the Cookie needs extra permissions dialog.

SweetP

@edray do you have multiple copies of cookie on your computer? Perhaps even a time machine disk attached may cause issues?