Quota exceeded trying to create file with HTML File API

Question

In a packaged Chrome app, I'm trying to read from a file in the PERSISTENT storage, and create it if it doesn't exist:

window.webkitRequestFileSystem(PERSISTENT, 1024*1024, function(fileSystem) {
    fileSystem.root.getFile('file.txt', {create: true}, function(fileEntry) {
        fileEntry.file(function(file) {
            var reader = new FileReader();
            reader.onloadend = function(e) {
                console.log(this.result);
            };
            reader.readAsText(file);
         }, errorHandler);
    }, errorHandler);
});

But I'm getting The operation failed because it would cause the application to exceed its storage quota. error. TEMPORARY storage is giving me the same error. Is there anything I should specify in the manifest.json?

You should _request_ the required quota first: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/file/filesystem/#toc-requesting-quota — CBroe, Mar 17 '14 at 14:16

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 17 '14 at 14:49

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Adding unlimitedStorage to the manifest.json permissions fixed the issue.

answered Mar 17 '14 at 14:49

supercalifragilistichespirali

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 20 '18 at 08:22

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I had the same issue running a cordova app on a browser platform. I fixed the issue by removing useless (and old) files stored in filesytem directory. You can find this directory there (on windows8):

%userDirectory\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default

Hope this helps.

edited Jul 20 '18 at 08:22

Andrei Suvorkov

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answered Jul 20 '18 at 08:18

Frederic Huguenin

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 26 '19 at 06:27

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i had same issue when my hybrid cordova application running on ripple -Chrome>settings>history>advance>checked all unnecessary files and delete.

answered Dec 26 '19 at 06:27

Divya

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 15 '21 at 10:40

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Or invoke chrome with --unlimited-storage parameter:

"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --unlimited-storage

answered Jun 15 '21 at 10:40

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Quota exceeded trying to create file with HTML File API

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