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Safari LocalStorage Web Database (~/Library/Safari/LocalStorage)

Space: 1 GB – 10 GB+ macos macOS
Quick Answer: The Safari LocalStorage folder caches HTML5 offline data and database files for visited websites. Deleting LocalStorage is safe.

Bottom Line: It is 100% safe to delete ~/Library/Safari/LocalStorage. Safari saves client-side database storage and HTML5 web app caches in this folder.

What is Safari LocalStorage?

Located at ~/Library/Safari/LocalStorage on macOS, web applications (Notion, Figma, webmail, streaming services) store offline database caches here.

Can You Delete Safari LocalStorage?

✅ Yes, safe to delete.

  • Clearing it frees disk space and logs you out of active web app sessions in Safari.

How to Clean Up Safari LocalStorage

rm -rf ~/Library/Safari/LocalStorage/*

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