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Detects the size of the browser's localStorage
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if (localStorage && !localStorage.getItem('size')) { | |
var i = 0; | |
try { | |
// Test up to 10 MB | |
for (i = 250; i <= 10000; i += 250) { | |
localStorage.setItem('test', new Array((i * 1024) + 1).join('a')); | |
} | |
} catch (e) { | |
localStorage.removeItem('test'); | |
localStorage.setItem('size', i - 250); | |
} | |
} |
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Tested on my 2020 MacBook Pro:
... looks like 5MB is the default max local storage size on major web browsers.