ClearSafariCache.sh Stuck

macdish

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

-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 ronaldgold  admin   47 Feb  7  2016 clearCookies.sh
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 ronaldgold  admin  119 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariCache.sh
-rwxr-xr-x@ 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

macdish

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.

macdish

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

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

macdish

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

-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 ronaldgold  admin   47 Feb  7  2016 clearCookies.sh
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 ronaldgold  admin  119 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariCache.sh
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 ronaldgold  admin  159 Feb  7  2016 clearSafariHistory.sh

to

-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 ronaldgold  staff   47 Nov 18 08:04 clearCookies.sh
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 ronaldgold  staff  119 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariCache.sh
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 ronaldgold  staff  159 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariHistory.sh

SweetP

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

pumpkin

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?

SweetP

perfect,

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

pumpkin

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

-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 cj  staff   47 Nov 18 08:04 clearCookies.sh
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 cj  staff  119 Nov 18 08:04 clearSafariCache.sh
-rwxr-xr-x@ 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.

SweetP

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

pumpkin

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

SweetP

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

pumpkin

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

ralf.papenkordt

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.

SweetP

Thanks ralf!

I'll update the script to your solution.

alohart

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?

SweetP

I have this fixed in Cookie v6.0.17

alohart

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

SweetP

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

swip

The clearSafariCache.sh script takes a very long time (almost three minutes) on my machines, too, so I went ahead and optimized the find expression a bit so it won't unnecessarily descend into huge directories like com.apple.metadata.mdworker.

Just replace the line

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

with

exec 2>/dev/null
find /private/var/folders -name "*SafariTechnologyPreview*" -prune -o -name "com.apple.Safari*" -print0 -o -name "com.apple.*" -prune | xargs -0 rm -r

Now the script finishes in less than a second.

(I know that Cookie 6 and later do no longer use this script at all, but people who are still on older systems and cling to Cookie 5 might benefit.)