You must have noticed Website Data written under apps when you open them in your iPhone settings. Some users are not sure about what happens if they delete website data on their iPhone and if you should do it or not. Let’s talk about website data and if you should delete it or not.
What is Website Data on an iPhone?
Website data are files, images and cookies you have when you visit a website on Safari. Erasing your website data including cookies and caches is completely safe and it does not delete any of your permanent files.
You will probably have to log in again to most websites and reset the settings but the storage on your iPhone will not be affected. Your Safari history will also be deleted. As you visit a website, its data is stored in your iPhone.
Is It Okay to Remove Website Data from an iPhone?
Website data basically gets rid of any space that some extra files are occupying on your iPhone. You can remove the website data from your iPhone to make it work more smoothly.
It is good to clear website data once in a while as it takes some part of your storage. Removing it will clear up some of your storage. It also deletes your browsing history from Safari.
Clearing Website Data on iPhone
You can clear your website data on your iPhone with the help of the following steps. Deleting website data will delete all cookies, cache and history from your iPhone.
- Go to the Settings on your iPhone and click on Safari.
- Scroll down until you see Clear History and Website Data and click on it.
- Click on Clear History and Data to confirm deleting website data from your iPhone.
