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Persistent Storage

FlashBoards stores your media in browser storage. This is fast, but it is not the same as guaranteed cloud backup.

How This Works In FlashBoards

When local media storage starts, FlashBoards asks your browser to protect that data from automatic cleanup.

If the browser denies that request, we show the info notification: "Browser storage may not persist between sessions."

This does not mean your files are already lost. It means the browser may clear site data later under storage pressure or browser policy.

Chrome / Edge: What Is Actually Possible

Chrome and Edge decide this automatically. There is no direct switch that guarantees your site will be marked as fully protected.

You can still reduce eviction risk by allowing site data for FlashBoards:

  1. 1Open Settings Privacy and security Site settings On-device site data
  2. 2Keep Allow sites to save data on your device enabled
  3. 3Under Allowed to save data on your device, click Add and add flashboards.yaroflasher.com

Even after this, FlashBoards may still show the info message in some cases. That can be normal in Chrome/Edge, and the allowlist still helps.

Firefox

Firefox typically asks directly when a site requests persistent storage.

  1. 1Click Allow when Firefox asks for storage permission
  2. 2If you dismissed it, open site permissions and allow offline storage for this site

Safari

Safari does not provide the same persistent-storage flow. Site data can be cleared based on browser policy, especially for inactive sites.

What You Should Do Now

1. Keep using FlashBoards normally. This notification is preventive.

2. Apply the browser steps above (especially Chrome/Edge site data allowlist).

3. For important work, use backup tools regularly:

4. Cloud sync is in progress and will become the primary protection path once fully available in production.