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| − | Apple Safari is the default [[Web Browser|web browser]] included with [[Mac OS X]] | + | Apple Safari is the default [[Web Browser|web browser]] included with [[Mac OS X]]. |
| − | == | + | == Locations == |
| − | The Safari browser | + | The Safari browser uses different locations to store different kind of information. |
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| + | The user directory: | ||
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| + | On MacOS-X | ||
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/Users/$USER/Library/Safari/ | /Users/$USER/Library/Safari/ | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
| − | == | + | The cache directory: |
| − | [[ | + | |
| + | On MacOS-X | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | /Users/$USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/ | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | == History == | ||
| + | The browser history is stored in a [[Property list | binary plist file]] named '''History.plist''' in the user directory. | ||
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| + | This file can be viewed directly in [[Mac OS X]] by opening file in the [[Property List Editor]] program. | ||
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| + | For each web site, the program records the URL visited, the date and time of the last visit, and the number of times the site has been visited. | ||
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| + | The date and time values are stored as a floating point value containing the number of seconds since Jan 1, 2001 00:00:00 UTC. | ||
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| + | On a Windows PC History.plist file can be opened in [[Oxygen Forensic Plist Viewer]] software. | ||
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| + | The downloads history can also be found in the user directory in a binary plist file named '''Downloads.plist'''. | ||
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| + | == Cache == | ||
| + | The Safari cache is stored in '''Cache.db''' in the cache directory. | ||
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| + | This file uses the [[SQLite database format]]. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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* [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Official website] | * [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Official website] | ||
* [http://www.appleexaminer.com/files/Safari_Cache.db_Revisited.pdf Safari Cache Revisited] by Sean Cavanaugh | * [http://www.appleexaminer.com/files/Safari_Cache.db_Revisited.pdf Safari Cache Revisited] by Sean Cavanaugh | ||
| + | * [http://jafat.sourceforge.net/ J.A.F.A.T. Archive of Forensics Analysis Tools] home of Safari Forensic Tools (SFT) | ||
| + | [[Category:Applications]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Web Browsers]] | ||
[[Category:Mac OS X]] | [[Category:Mac OS X]] | ||
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Apple Safari is the default web browser included with Mac OS X.
Contents |
Locations
The Safari browser uses different locations to store different kind of information.
The user directory:
On MacOS-X
/Users/$USER/Library/Safari/
The cache directory:
On MacOS-X
/Users/$USER/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/
History
The browser history is stored in a binary plist file named History.plist in the user directory.
This file can be viewed directly in Mac OS X by opening file in the Property List Editor program.
For each web site, the program records the URL visited, the date and time of the last visit, and the number of times the site has been visited.
The date and time values are stored as a floating point value containing the number of seconds since Jan 1, 2001 00:00:00 UTC.
On a Windows PC History.plist file can be opened in Oxygen Forensic Plist Viewer software.
The downloads history can also be found in the user directory in a binary plist file named Downloads.plist.
Cache
The Safari cache is stored in Cache.db in the cache directory.
This file uses the SQLite database format.
External Links
- Official website
- Safari Cache Revisited by Sean Cavanaugh
- J.A.F.A.T. Archive of Forensics Analysis Tools home of Safari Forensic Tools (SFT)
