Viewing local storage contents on IE

Question

How can I view the contents of HTML5 local storage in IE? Chrome and FireFox provide a way through their developer tools to view the contents of local storage but I couldn't find that information using IE9 developer tool.

Answer 1

In IE11, you can see local storage in console on dev tools:

1. Show dev tools (press F12)
2. Click "Console" or press Ctrl+2
3. Type localStorage and press Enter

Also, if you need to clear the localStorage, type localStorage.clear() on console.

Answer 2

Edge (as opposed to IE11) has a better UI for Local storage / Session storage and cookies:

• Open Dev tools (F12)
• Go to Debugger tab
• Click the folder icon to show a list of resources - opens in a separate tab

Answer 3

Since localStorage is a global object, you can add a watch in the dev tools. Just enter the dev tools, goto "watch", click on "Click to add..." and type in "localStorage".