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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

        ~
        Russell
        SweetPProductions.com

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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.

            ~
            Russell
            SweetPProductions.com

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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.

                ~
                Russell
                SweetPProductions.com

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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?

                    ~
                    Russell
                    SweetPProductions.com

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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

                        ~
                        Russell
                        SweetPProductions.com

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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.
                              🙂

                              ~
                              Russell
                              SweetPProductions.com

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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

                                  ~
                                  Russell
                                  SweetPProductions.com

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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+

                                      ~
                                      Russell
                                      SweetPProductions.com

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                                        swip last edited by

                                        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.)

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