ClearSafariCache.sh Stuck

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.)