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Electron store data locally without localstorage

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I have an Electron application built using JavaScript.

I need to store some data and still retain it after closing the application.

I have find many ways, like JSON and localstorage.

I can't edit JSON using JavaScript only. I need a server, but my application is local, I have many computers, and I can't host a localserver for each version of the application.

I found localstorage, but when I change the destination of the application, it deletes all data and it's a danger. Any problem in Electron and all data is deleted.

So I need to store data in Electron locally and read/write data using JavaScript.

I think with server-side. I can read/write, but I need a localhost, and my Electron application is just a client-side program, like a browser.

All my solutions have a problem. I need a database read/write client side and not localstorage.

I searched on the Internet along, but I couldn’t found anything.

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answered 2 Years ago shamya · Accepted Answer

Apparently there is no built-in way to do this apart from using localstorage.

If it is okay for you to use a third-party module and save your data in an unencrypted JSON file, you could use the electron-store module.

According to their documentation there is a simple CRUD API.
This is an example from their GitHub README file:

const Store = require('electron-store');



const store = new Store();



store.set('unicorn', '🦄');

console.log(store.get('unicorn'));

//=> '🦄'



// Use dot-notation to access nested properties

store.set('foo.bar', true);

console.log(store.get('foo'));

//=> {bar: true}



store.delete('unicorn');

console.log(store.get('unicorn'));

//=> undefined