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I know in Chrome you can clear offline apps by typing this address


Does safari 5.0+ have something similar?

Please note that CTRL+ALT+E will not remove offline web apps from the cache.

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In the menu bar, go to Safari > Empty Cache…. –  ughoavgfhw Apr 10 '11 at 23:00
Safari -> Empty Cache seems to clear some other cache, not any HTML5 manifest cache. –  Earl Sep 27 '11 at 3:15
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On OS X the Safari cache manifest database can be found in


where X/x is random characters. (You'll find one set of random characters for each user on your computer; you only need to worry about the path that corresponds to your account.) Delete ApplicationCache.db and restart Safari. (The .db file will regenerate when Safari encounters a site with a cache manifest.)

The easiest way to get at this file is to run the following command in Terminal

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

and then force a restart of Finder. When you're done run

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles NO
and restart Finder again.

I found the seed of this answer here.

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On Safari 6.0.5 under OS X 10.8.4 the path is slightly different, /var/folders/XX/xxxxxx/C/com.apple.Safari/ApplicationCache.db (C instead of -Caches-) –  edymtt Aug 18 '13 at 15:33
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If you want to empty the application cache for a single site without disturbing other sites' caches, you can:

  1. Enable the Develop menu.
  2. In the Develop menu, check "Disable Caches."
  3. Refresh the page.
  4. Uncheck "Disable Caches" to resume normal operation.

Note: ++E, Empty Caches, as noted in the question, does nothing to this effect.

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Close Safari, delete the ApplicationCache.db file and start Safari again and your AppCache is cleared.

On a Windows machine the Safari Offline Application Cache resides here:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Apple Computer\Safari\ApplicationCache.db

Where Administrator is the name of the logged on user.

In Windows 7, it's

C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\Safari\ApplicationCache.db

Note that AppData is a hidden folder.

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Most times a simple force refresh will do the trick, you can accomplish this with the following key combinations: On the PC: Command + R On the Mac: Apple + R



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