Here's how you can enable cookies in Safari in macOS High Sierra.
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macOS High Sierra is making some changes to how Safari interacts with cookies, pieces of website data stored in your browser that contain information such as login credentials. Because of Safari's efforts to keep you from being tracked across the web, you might find that it's difficult to access some websites at all, as their cookies might be disabled.
Here's how you can enable cookies in Safari on macOS High Sierra.
How to enable cookies in Safari in macOS High Sierra
- Open Safari from your Dock or Applications folder.
Click Safari in the Menu bar.
- Click Preferences.
Click Security.
- Click to uncheck the Block pop-up windows box.
Click Privacy.
Click to uncheck the Block all cookies box.
Questions?
If you have any questions about enabling cookies in macOS High Sierra.
Reader comments
How to enable cookies in Safari in macOS High Sierra
Isn't there a setting to only block third party cookies? I block all cookies, and don't have issues since I have a password manager log me in.
I don’t agree with the advice to uncheck “Block pop-up windows”. I understand that occasionally it is needed, but it’s misleading to include it in an article about allowing cookies.