Storage Quota Management
Check and manage storage quota
IntermediateTopic: LocalStorage/SessionStorage
JavaScript Storage Quota Management Program
This program helps you to learn the fundamental structure and syntax of JavaScript programming.
// Method 1: Check storage quota
async function getStorageQuota() {
if ('storage' in navigator && 'estimate' in navigator.storage) {
const estimate = await navigator.storage.estimate();
console.log('Quota:', estimate.quota);
console.log('Usage:', estimate.usage);
console.log('Available:', estimate.quota - estimate.usage);
console.log('Usage %:', ((estimate.usage / estimate.quota) * 100).toFixed(2) + '%');
return estimate;
}
return null;
}
getStorageQuota();
// Method 2: Check localStorage size
function getLocalStorageSize() {
let total = 0;
for (let key in localStorage) {
if (localStorage.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
total += localStorage[key].length + key.length;
}
}
return total;
}
const size = getLocalStorageSize();
console.log('LocalStorage size:', size, 'bytes');
console.log('Size in KB:', (size / 1024).toFixed(2));
// Method 3: Check if storage is full
function isStorageFull() {
try {
const test = '__storage_test__';
localStorage.setItem(test, 'test');
localStorage.removeItem(test);
return false;
} catch (e) {
return e.name === 'QuotaExceededError' || e.name === 'NS_ERROR_DOM_QUOTA_REACHED';
}
}
if (isStorageFull()) {
console.log('Storage is full');
} else {
console.log('Storage has space');
}
// Method 4: Clear old data when full
function setItemWithCleanup(key, value) {
try {
localStorage.setItem(key, value);
} catch (e) {
if (e.name === 'QuotaExceededError') {
console.log('Storage full, clearing old data...');
// Clear items older than 7 days
clearOldItems(7);
// Try again
localStorage.setItem(key, value);
} else {
throw e;
}
}
}
function clearOldItems(days) {
const cutoff = Date.now() - (days * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
for (let i = localStorage.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
const key = localStorage.key(i);
const item = localStorage.getItem(key);
try {
const data = JSON.parse(item);
if (data.timestamp && data.timestamp < cutoff) {
localStorage.removeItem(key);
}
} catch (e) {
// Not JSON, skip
}
}
}
// Method 5: Monitor storage usage
function monitorStorage() {
setInterval(async () => {
const estimate = await navigator.storage.estimate();
const usagePercent = (estimate.usage / estimate.quota) * 100;
if (usagePercent > 80) {
console.warn('Storage usage high:', usagePercent.toFixed(2) + '%');
}
}, 60000); // Check every minute
}
// Method 6: Request persistent storage
async function requestPersistentStorage() {
if ('storage' in navigator && 'persist' in navigator.storage) {
const isPersistent = await navigator.storage.persist();
console.log('Persistent storage granted:', isPersistent);
return isPersistent;
}
return false;
}
requestPersistentStorage();Output
Quota: 10737418240 Usage: 1024000 Available: 10736394240 Usage %: 0.01% LocalStorage size: 5120 bytes Size in KB: 5.00 Storage has space Persistent storage granted: true
Understanding Storage Quota Management
Quota management prevents storage errors.
Storage Quota
•~5-10MB for localStorage
•Varies by browser
•Check with estimate()
QuotaExceededError
•Thrown when full
•Handle gracefully
•Clear old data
Monitoring
•Check usage regularly
•Warn when high
•Clean up automatically
Persistent Storage
•Request permission
•Prevents eviction
•Better for important data
Best Practices
•Monitor usage
•Clean old data
•Handle errors
•Request persistence if needed
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Note: To write and run JavaScript programs, you need to set up the local environment on your computer. Refer to the complete article Setting up JavaScript Development Environment. If you do not want to set up the local environment on your computer, you can also use online IDE to write and run your JavaScript programs.