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    • SweetP
      SweetP last edited by

      ok great!
      thanks for letting me know

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        macdish last edited by SweetP

        Cookie 5.2.1 sticks at same point indefinitely. The output of scripts for me is:

        [email protected] 1 ronaldgold  admin   47 Feb  7  2016 clearCookies.sh
        [email protected] 1 ronaldgold  admin  119 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariCache.sh
        [email protected] 1 ronaldgold  admin  159 Feb  7  2016 clearSafariHistory.sh
        

        I seem to be lacking two of the scripts listed in your output and they are all assigned to admin. What next?

        iMac (late 2013) MacOS 10.12.1

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          macdish last edited by

          Problem seems to be solved. I deleted Cookie Application and associated folders and files, rebooted computer, and reinstalled Cookie. I still have only three of the 5 scripts listed a being in the com.sweetpproductions.Cookie5 Folder, but clear safari cache no longer hangs.

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            macdish last edited by

            I spoke too soon. Less than 24 hours after reinstalling Cookie 5, Cookie once again gets stuck on clearSafariCache.sh. Any more suggestions?

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            • SweetP
              SweetP last edited by SweetP

              ok try this:
              navigate to the Applications Script folder
              ~/Library/Application Scripts/com.sweetpproductions.Cookie5

              then open Terminal.app
              type cd then drag the scripts folder onto the terminal, and press RETURN
              then type these 3 commands, each followed by pressing RETURN:

              chown :staff clearCookies.sh
              chown :staff clearSafariCache.sh
              chown :staff clearSafariHistory.sh
              

              also the extra scripts are only needed if you have Safari Technology Preview Installed.
              can you let me know if that works

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                macdish last edited by SweetP

                That seems to have done the trick. I can quit safari and Cookie empties the cache without any problem.
                The chown command changed

                [email protected] 1 ronaldgold  admin   47 Feb  7  2016 clearCookies.sh
                [email protected] 1 ronaldgold  admin  119 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariCache.sh
                [email protected] 1 ronaldgold  admin  159 Feb  7  2016 clearSafariHistory.sh
                

                to

                [email protected] 1 ronaldgold  staff   47 Nov 18 08:04 clearCookies.sh
                [email protected] 1 ronaldgold  staff  119 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariCache.sh
                [email protected] 1 ronaldgold  staff  159 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariHistory.sh
                
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                • SweetP
                  SweetP last edited by

                  perfect!
                  im not sure why they are installing with the wrong permissions to begin with,
                  but thats great its a simple fix.

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                    pumpkin last edited by

                    I deleted Cookie and all associated files and scripts, reinstalled and still experienced the clearSafariCache.sh endless process. I then searched the forum and found your "chown " workaround which did the trick. Hopefully this is a temporary fix to be corrected in some future release, yes?

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                    • SweetP
                      SweetP last edited by

                      perfect,

                      Im not sure why the files are installed with the wrong permissions. but ill look into it.

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                        pumpkin last edited by SweetP

                        The clearSafariCache.sh endless process has returned despite changing permissions as you described previously. Permissions are:

                        [email protected] 1 cj  staff   47 Nov 18 08:04 clearCookies.sh
                        [email protected] 1 cj  staff  119 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariCache.sh
                        [email protected] 1 cj  staff  159 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariHistory.sh
                        

                        Even with Safari quit if I run Cookie and then quit Cookie the endless process returns. I have removed Cookie from StartUp Items for the time being in the hope you can find a permanent solution to this problem.

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                        • SweetP
                          SweetP last edited by

                          are you using the Mac App Store, or the version from my store @pumpkin?

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                            pumpkin last edited by

                            Purchase directly from you april 30, 2016. Order #27069. Current rev 5.2.1.

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                            • SweetP
                              SweetP last edited by

                              have you tried a computer restart?
                              that can sometimes fix strange issues like this

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                                pumpkin last edited by

                                Not wanting to jinx anything but I did a reboot and so far all is well!

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                                  ralf.papenkordt last edited by SweetP

                                  I have got the same problem and found a solution: Change the script clearSafariCache.sh from

                                  find /private/var/folders \! -name "*SafariTechnologyPreview*" -name "*com.apple.Safari*" -exec rm -r {} \;
                                  

                                  to

                                  find /private/var/folders \! -name "*SafariTechnologyPreview*" -name "*com.apple.Safari*" -exec rm -r {} \; 2>/dev/null
                                  

                                  Because the original script throws "Permission denied" errors and therefore opens the file descriptor stderr, it seems that the parent process (com.apple.foundation.UserScriptService) can't close it as long as a file is open.

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                                  • SweetP
                                    SweetP last edited by

                                    Thanks ralf!

                                    I'll update the script to your solution.
                                    🙂

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                                      alohart last edited by

                                      This seems to be occurring with the App Store Cookie 5.12 under macOS 10.15.6 as well as earlier macOS versions. I see a gear icon appear in the menu bar. When I click on the gear icon, I see "clearSafariCache.sh Running" followed by "clearSafariCache.sh Failed". I've checked all the "fixes" in this thread and found that none apply to my situation. Any ideas?

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                                      • SweetP
                                        SweetP last edited by

                                        I have this fixed in Cookie v6.0.17

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                                          alohart @SweetP last edited by

                                          @SweetP If your Cookie v6.0.17 fix works in Cookie 5.12, what would that fix be?

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                                          • SweetP
                                            SweetP last edited by

                                            Cookie 6 doesn’t use the script anymore as it’s not necessary on Mojave+

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