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Clear Browser cache/history/cookies with SwiftDialog UI

  • February 21, 2025
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This one grew out of necessity at my old job.  The higher level VPs didn't want to go into each browser settings and clear their cache/cookies/history when asked to do so, so I tried to create a "one stop shop" to work on all installed browsers with a single click.  The goal was to keep their bookmarks, extensions & tabs intact...and it works "for the most part".  If anyone knows critical directories / files that should be kept during a cleanup, by all means, let me know and I can get it put into the code.  Hopefully you find this app useful.

Code is here: https://github.com/ScottEKendall/JAMF-Pro-Scripts/blob/main/ClearBrowserCache.sh

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    dletkeman
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    • February 21, 2025

    Nice idea!  Looks like the link is broken though:

    Keep these coming!  You're doing good work here.

    Link should be:
    https://github.com/ScottEKendall/JAMF-Pro-Scripts/blob/main/ClearBrowserCache/ClearBrowserCache.sh

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    • February 21, 2025

    yea...I am busy moving everything into files with appropriate READMEs and pictures..for some reason, I cannot change my original post to change the links I posted..

     

    This is probably the best link to use: https://github.com/ScottEKendall/JAMF-Pro-Scripts

     

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    • May 29, 2025

    @ScottEKendall Hey Scott, I'm in the process of trying this script out. I'm not very good at scripting. I changed the portion that uses the .png file, but when I run the script via self service i get the error message. Am I missing something. What I changed was below. I just changed the top one to /Users/Shared and the bottom one to /Desktop/our.png. Thanks in advance.

    SUPPORT_DIR="/Library/Application Support/GiantEagle"
    SD_BANNER_IMAGE="${SUPPORT_DIR}/SupportFiles/GE_SD_BannerImage.png"

     

    Script result: Ensuring that swiftDialog version is installed... tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:16: Ensuring that swiftDialog version is installed... Swift Dialog is currently running: 2.5.6.4805 tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:16: Swift Dialog is currently running: 2.5.6.4805 Clearing Google Chrome cache tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:25: Clearing Google Chrome cache Backup file: bmpbcphgifhfkfjioddeenggdpffbgek tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:25: Backup file: bmpbcphgifhfkfjioddeenggdpffbgek Backup file: egaejpfbkjamgheoingidhokbfnidlpi tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:25: Backup file: egaejpfbkjamgheoingidhokbfnidlpi Backup file: mdkgfdijbhbcbajcdlebbodoppgnmhab tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:25: Backup file: mdkgfdijbhbcbajcdlebbodoppgnmhab Backup file: miinajhilmmkpdoaimnoncdiliaejpdk tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:25: Backup file: miinajhilmmkpdoaimnoncdiliaejpdk Backup file: nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:26: Backup file: nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda Restoring Google Chrome files tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:26: Restoring Google Chrome files Restoring Extensions tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:26: Restoring Extensions Restoring Favicons tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:26: Restoring Favicons Restoring Preferences tee: /Users/Shared//logs/CleanBrowserCache.log: No such file or directory 2025-05-29 11:41:26: Restoring Preferences

      

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    • ScottEKendall
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    • May 29, 2025

    yep...this line 

    /Users/Shared//logs/

    shows that your LOG_DIR variable (line #38) is not correct...Also check line #35...that is the "root" of the support directory 

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