It’s actually an SQLite database file and can be queried or searched with almost any SQL database tool, including this free app – DB Browser for SQLite. A Finder window appears on the screen. Go to the menu bar, select Go > Go to Folder, type in ~/Library/Safari (see screenshot below), and then click the Go button.Next, click and hold on the Finder icon (the smiling face at the far left side of the Dock) until the pop-up menu appears, then select “New Finder Window”. If Safari is currently open, quit out of it.If the Mac is only used by you or a small group of users, and you have Time Machine backups running constantly, then this is the method to use. To restore your deleted Safari history, you’re going to need a Time Machine backup or another backup file from before the date that you deleted your browsing history. (note that this isn’t always the case on public machines like those at a library or school). That’s all fine and good, and it will definitely open up megabytes of space, but what if that browsing history was your only link to an important website or page? Today we’re going to look at how to recover a deleted Safari browsing history. Over the years, we’ve provided a lot of tips on how to recover space on your Mac, one of which is to delete your browsing history in Safari.
