SMRTR ProgrammingMar 19, 2025Dev.to

LocalStorage, LocalStorage… But Where Does It Live?

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LocalStorage, a browser feature for persistent data storage, resides on the user's hard drive rather than in RAM. This 5MB-per-origin storage is domain-specific, larger than cookies, and doesn't send data with every request, offering developers more flexibility for client-side data management.

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