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Created January 12, 2011 19:36
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Preferences to disable local storage in Safari
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# To disable Safari’s annoying modal local database
# storage dialog, use this Terminal command:
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDatabasesEnabledPreferenceKey -bool false
# To disable local storage altogether, use this command:
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitLocalStorageEnabledPreferenceKey -bool false
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splorp commented Jan 12, 2011

Here’s an example of what the modal dialog looks like in Safari when accessing the new version of Twitter.

A jaunty tip of the tuque to Jeff Johnson for informing me of these handy settings.

— Grant

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