Clearing Your Internet Tracks
Every time you browse the Internet, the Safari browser stores three types of information. First, Safari tracks all websites you’ve visited so you can return to any previously viewed sites. Just click the History menu in the Safari menu bar to see a list of recently visited websites.
Second, Safari stores every visited web page in a storage area called a cache. The cache speeds up your web browsing by retrieving web pages from its local storage, which is faster than downloading web pages off the Internet.
Finally, Safari stores any text you type into the Google search text box. For example, if you search Google for information about chocolate, you might want to find all websites offering this information again a day ...
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