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This wikiHow teaches you how to see how much data the websites you visit on Safari are storing on your iPhone.
Steps
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1Open your iPhone's Settings. This is the gray gear icon located on your Home Screen.
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2Scroll down and tap Safari. This option will be towards the upper-middle section of the Settings menu.
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3Scroll down and tap Advanced. It will be at the bottom of the Safari menu.
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4Tap Website Data. This option will be at the top of your screen. You may have to wait a few seconds for the data to load.
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5Scroll down and tap Show All Sites. Website Data will show you a list of all the websites you have visited with Safari on your iPhone, and the amount of data each website is storing on your device. Your iPhone uses this data to make it faster to access previously visited websites. You will see the total amount of data stored on your iPhone at the top of your screen next to Website Data, and a list of all websites you have visited below that.
- If you find out that your Website Data is piling up and taking up more space than you want, you can Remove All Website Data at the bottom of the page, or swipe left on a website on the list to delete the data it's storing.
Community Q&A
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QuestionHow far back does that data go?
Community AnswerThis goes on forever. You can scroll in history and it will appear. The data will show all of the things you've looked at.
Warnings
- Clearing your browsing history will not clear the website data from your iPhone.Thanks!
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Updated: May 15, 2018
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Article SummaryX
1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Safari.
3. Tap Advanced.
4. Tap Website Data.
5. Tap Show All Sites.
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