Safari 3 Stores Web Icons In A Database
2007-12-29
I notice that since upgrading to 10.4.11 (still not running Leopard here), Safari no longer stores its web icons in files. Instead it uses a SQLite database. This is a feature of the new version of Safari. My ~/Library/Safari folder looks like this:
I can use SQLite Database Browser to see what is inside:
Safari used to get slower and slower maintaining a huge folder tree of tiny web icons: I used to delete mine every so often to clear them out. This solution should cut down on disk space use and be much faster after months of browsing.
I can use SQLite Database Browser to see what is inside:
Safari used to get slower and slower maintaining a huge folder tree of tiny web icons: I used to delete mine every so often to clear them out. This solution should cut down on disk space use and be much faster after months of browsing.
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