How Do You Enable Cookies On Mac
Cookies are tiny data packets similar to text files. When you visit any particular website via a web browser, that particular browser receives cookies from the website and stores them. These cookies are exchanged with the same website when you browse it the next time. However, a browser (usually) does not accept cookies on its own and so, you need to enable them manually. If you are a Mac user, here are some steps that will help you enable cookies easily on various browsers. Let’s take a look at them.
A. For Safari Browser
(Safari 5.1 and later versions)
- Open Safari browser > Select Preferences.
- In the Preferences window, click on the “Privacy” option.
- Now you can set your choices for cookies. Go to > Block cookies > Select an option “from third parties and advertisers”, “always”, “never”
(Safari 5.1 and later versions)
- Open Safari browser> Select Preferences
- In the preferences window, this will open a ‘Security’ dialog box.
- Now search for “Accept Cookies” option and click Always or Only from sites you navigate to
B. For Google Chrome browser
- Open Chrome browser> Go to Menu > Select Preferences.
- Now select the “Under the Hood” option. You will find “Content Settings” option.
- Choose “Allow local data to be set” in Content Settings.
C. For Firefox browser
- Open Firefox browser> Go to Menu> Select Preferences
- In preferences, you will find the Privacy tab
- In the Privacy tab, find and check the “Accept cookies from sites” option
- Click Ok.
D. For Opera 7 browser
- Open the Opera browser> Go to > File
- In the File menu, choose the Preferences option and select Privacy from the left-hand column
- Now select the “Enable cookies” from the Privacy tab
- When you are done, click Ok to save changes
E. For Netscape Navigator 6 (and higher versions)
- Open the Netscape Navigator browser.
- Click the Netscape menu and choose Preferences.
- In left hand column, search for “Privacy and Security”
- Choose “Cookies” option from Privacy and Security
- You can now enable cookies by selecting the “Accept all cookies” option or “Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server” option
F. For Microsoft IE 5 (and higher versions)
Unlike other browsers, cookies are automatically accepted in all IE browsers (3.x and above). Here are the steps for the same:
- Open the IE browser
- Go to Edit> Preferences
- In the Preferences window, select the “Receiving Files” settings and choose “Cookies” option
- You will find “When receiving cookies” in the right side
- Now from the pull down menu, select your option from “Never Ask” or “Ask for each site” options
To sum it up
So, if you were wondering how to enable and accept cookies on different browsers on your Mac machine just go through the steps mentioned above and give them a try. I am sure you will find them immensely easy to follow and useful. Cheers!
