IE10 on Windows 7, where is localStorage stored in the file system?

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I'm looking for the location in the file system for IE10's localStorage in Windows 7.

Interestingly, there are subdirectories for the web domains that have localStorage objects at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage (hat tip to https://stackoverflow.com/a/12512348/286599). I'm not sure how this relates...

EDIT: I hooked up Process Monitor, filtered output by iexplore.exe, and manually added, read and removed a localStorage object at the console, and indeed IE was messing around with an XML file in one of the directories I mentioned above, eg WriteFile | C:\Users\Standard User\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\ODWNKVYX\anothertrick[1].xml.

RE-EDIT: Initially, I didn't see that DOMStore folder in explorer / DOS but realized I hadn't unchecked the "Hide System Files" setting for this user account.

peteorpeter

Posted 2013-11-26T16:11:02.303

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FWIW: I have IE11 on Windows 7, and the DOMStore folder exists and I can see it/get into it. – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2013-11-26T17:24:33.087

Stupidity! - didn't untick "Hide System Files" for this user. @techie007, feel free to drop an answer in (it's just %userprofile%\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\) or I will eventually. – peteorpeter – 2013-11-26T17:33:00.103

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