How is localStorage space allocated if a user has multiple browsers?

Asked Jul 27 '12 at 17:48

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I believe the maximum storage is domain based...i.e. each domain gets x amount of data.

But what about when a user switches between browsers?

Do they use two completely separate spaces and similarly separate maximum data amounts.

Secondly,

is localStorage.a in Browser 1 different from localStorage.a in Browser 2?

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Put simply, yes they do. It is browser specific/domain specific storage.

answered Jul 27 '12 at 17:50

Joel Fischer

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Browsers vendors won't implement shared localStorage. Each browser that supports localStorage will have an independent instance of however it has been implemented.

answered Jul 27 '12 at 17:52

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