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    pumpkin
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    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
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      perfect,

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

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      Russell
      SweetPProductions.com

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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.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
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          #14

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

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          Russell
          SweetPProductions.com

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

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

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              Russell
              SweetPProductions.com

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

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                  ralf.papenkordt
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                  #18

                  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
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                    Thanks ralf!

                    I'll update the script to your solution.
                    🙂

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                    Russell
                    SweetPProductions.com

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                      alohart
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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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                        SweetP
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                        #21

                        I have this fixed in Cookie v6.0.17

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                        SweetPProductions.com

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                          I have this fixed in Cookie v6.0.17

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

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

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                            SweetPProductions.com

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                              swip
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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 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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