Learn how to keep Safari up to date
You can keep Safari up to date by keeping macOS up to date.
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About pop-up ads and windows in Safari
How to Update Safari on Mac. To perform Safari browser update you need to follow the steps below. Perform an update automatically. This means that you will get a notification in the right top part of the screen. Confirm and all the updates, not only for Safari will be installed. A computer will restart and install the updates while booting.
Learn how to block pop-up windows and handle persistent ads on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.
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Older versions of OS X don't get the newest fixes from Apple. That's just the way software works. If the old version of OS X you're running doesn't get important updates to Safari anymore, you're going to have to update to a newer version of OS X first. How far you choose to upgrade your Mac is entirely up to you. Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. To update Safari, open Apple menu Software Update, and install the most recent updates. If you don't see a Safari update, you are running the most recent Safari version for Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
Stop pop-upsIntelligent Tracking in macOS
Safari now uses machine learning to identify advertisers and others who track your online behavior, and removes the cross‑site tracking data they leave behind.
Learn about intelligent trackingManage cookies and website data
Control how Safari handles cookies and website data, and remove them for some or all websites.
Learn how to manage web dataClear your browsing history
Update Safari Browser For Mac 10.6.8
You can remove all records that Safari keeps of where you’ve browsed during a period of time you choose.
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