Clearing Cookies and Local Storage in Google Chrome

Introduction

This short article is mainly as a reference for me as I keep forgetting how to locate and edit Cookies and Local Storage in Google Chrome, if you’re reading this then I hope it helps you too.

Edit or delete Cookies

Both Cookies and Local Storage are under the same panel in Inspector but I’ll split them up and cover them separately to avoid confusion.

For reference see Image 1.

1. Open Inspector ⌘ + ⌥ + I (Command + Option + I)
2. Click on Application in the top menu.
3. In the left hand panel select Cookies under Storage.
4. In the right hand panel select the element you wish to work with.
5. Right click on that element to access the contextual menu.

Edit or delete Local Storage

For reference see Image 2.

1. Open Inspector ⌘ + ⌥ + I (Command + Option + I)
2. Click on Application in the top menu.
3. In the left hand panel select Local Storage under Storage.
4. In the right hand panel select the element you wish to work with.
5. Right click on that element to access the contextual menu.

Final thoughts

I’m fairly sure I was able to locate and do these tasks under preferences in the past but once knowing where to look I think this is a better way to do it. Happy editing!

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Dave is a Bristol based Scottish Expat who has 20+ years experience of web development. Loves playing guitar, reading books, watching Sci-Fi and tinkering with tech.

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