Flush DNS on macOS Tahoe

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:00:15 +0100

While not normally required, you may in rare circumstances find it useful to flush the DNS cache on your Mac. For example, you might experience undesirable DNS settings which persist despite all efforts to remove them through conventional means.

Flush DNS

NOTE: An iPhone sharing cellular data via USB is being used as an example here. Replace “iPhone USB” as needed.

sudo networksetup -setdnsservers "iPhone USB" Empty
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Verify DNS

scutil --dns

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Flush DNS on macOS Tahoe

Flush DNS

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