ClearSafariCache.sh Stuck

[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

[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

[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:

[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.

[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.)