What are the disadvantages of local storage?

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Here are some of the disadvantages of local storage: Lack of Accessibility. Increased Costs. There is no Back-Up.

What is the advantage and disadvantage of local storage?

Local storage is at great advantage because the data is more secure, the user has complete access and an internet connection is not required however in the 21st century the disadvantages of local storage outweigh the benefits.

Why you shouldn't use local storage?

If an attacker can run JavaScript on your website, they can retrieve all the data you've stored in local storage and send it off to their own domain. This means anything sensitive you've got in local storage (like a user's session data) can be compromised.

What are the advantages of local storage VS server storage?

One of the major advantages of local storage is capacity. While 10GB is definitely a good amount for cloud storage, a hard drive can provide easily 2TB. Survivor. Local storage is also not reliant on internet connection.

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