ClearSafariCache.sh Stuck
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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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ok try this:
navigate to the Applications Script folder
~/Library/Application Scripts/com.sweetpproductions.Cookie5then open Terminal.app
typecdthen 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.shalso the extra scripts are only needed if you have Safari Technology Preview Installed.
can you let me know if that works -
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.shto
-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 -
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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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.shEven 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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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/nullBecause 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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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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The clearSafariCache.sh script takes a very long time (almost three minutes) on my machines, too, so I went ahead and optimized the
findexpression a bit so it won't unnecessarily descend into huge directories likecom.apple.metadata.mdworker.Just replace the line
find /private/var/folders \! -name "*SafariTechnologyPreview*" -name "*com.apple.Safari*" -exec rm -r {} \; 2>/dev/nullwith
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 -rNow 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.)
