How do I clear chrome.storage.sync for testing my extension?

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I am making a little logic game as a chrome extension, to add a high score I wanted to use chrome.storage.sync. I want to only create a variable if it doesn't exist (the first time someone is opening the extension). To test if what I wrote works I have to clear all data for myself, how could I do that? (the documentation speaks senior developer and I am not one of those so I don't understand)

https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/storage/

Shem Levy · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-09T07:51:09.703

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chrome.storage.local.clear()

thats will Removes all items from storage.

you can also remove some keys and not all items by,

chrome.storage.local.get((data) => {
  // here you get all data and you can decide which keys to delete, 
  // in this case im deleting all keys explicitly

  chrome.storage.local.remove(Object.keys(data), resolve)
})

edited Sep 09 '21 at 07:51

answered Sep 09 '21 at 07:47

Shem Levy

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Do I just run it in my script.js file and then get rid of it later? – olaf Sep 09 '21 at 07:48
you can do it in your background page while developing – Shem Levy Sep 09 '21 at 07:51
chrome.storage.sync.clear(). He is not using local? – Johan Hoeksma Sep 09 '21 at 08:40

How do I clear chrome.storage.sync for testing my extension?

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