I have been taking a Javascript online course and we have been using “localStorage” to create a task list app. So I was wondering where does this actual data get stored because the data can be retrieved, edited and deleted so it must get saved somewhere. Since cookies aren’t being used I assumed the data was being saved in some text file somewhere locally on my computer. I did some searching online and found the answer to my question, which I thought I should share on the blog in case it can help someone else out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So first, there are two types of web storage<\/a>, where data is stored locally in a user’s web browser. First, local storage<\/strong>, where the data stored has no expiration date and will persist after the web browser is closed. Second, session storage<\/strong>, where the data stored gets cleared after the web browser is closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So the data saved using web storage is stored locally on your computer. Each web browser has their own location to store this data. Looking at Wikipedia’s web storage page<\/a>, it links to a few pages on StackOverflow (here<\/a> and here<\/a>) where others have listed the location of the saved data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n