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Almost everytime I open a video it seems I get a popup saying that some program want to store info on my computer.

The exact message is;

Local Storage

[url] is requesting permission to store information on your computer.

Requested: up to 10KB

Currently used: 1 KB"

Followed by option to Allow or Deny.

 

At first I noticed this on sites I was not very familiar with, but now it appears on sites I trust.  Up to now I have never allowed this, but now I wonder if it is OK to do so.  If I were to allow storage what risks am I running?

ehw
Hi ehw

 

That is very interesting as I have never, ever seen this when I open a video. :S

 

Would you advise as to what you are using to open the videos?  Is it via a browser, and if so which one, or do you use a proprietary app?

 

Regards

 

 

Baldrick
Hi ehu, Nice to meet you and great to have you in the Webroot Forum. I own a Mac PC running Maverick and also have seen popups from videos wanting to store on my computer, mostly on Safari Browser. I always deny this popup storing any info on my Hard Driveor OS which ever you perfer. My opinion is why store it? Premissions I prefer to deny. I feel safer with my security not knowing where this 10KB is from so I always deny.

 

Best to you, Sherry
Hello ehw and Welcome to the Webroot Community Forums!

 

Read this thread:

 

Local storage pop-up question

http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/help06.html

 





 

Additionally:

Flash Player Local Settings Manager / Using the Local Settings Manager

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlayer/LSM/WS6aa5ec234ff3f285139dc56112e3786b68c-7fff.html

 

 

Thank you

Petr.

 

 
@ wrote:

Hi ehw

 

That is very interesting as I have never, ever seen this when I open a video. :S

 

Would you advise as to what you are using to open the videos?  Is it via a browser, and if so which one, or do you use a proprietary app?

 

Regards

 

 

Baldrick

Primarily Firefox
@ wrote:

Hello ehw and Welcome to the Webroot Community Forums!

 

Read this thread:

 

Local storage pop-up questionhttp://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/help06.html

 [Snipped quote]



 

Additionally:

Flash Player Local Settings Manager / Using the Local Settings Manager

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlayer/LSM/WS6aa5ec234ff3f285139dc56112e3786b68c-7fff.html

 

 

Thank you

Petr.

 

 

This helps a lot, Thanks Petr.
Hi ehw

 

Ah, thanks...I am more an IE user for that sort of thing but will be checking what Petrovic recommended to see what the settings on my PC are.  INterestingly I have never, ever made any chanes to Flash and who it installs/run/ is configureed so if I find my setting to be different to yours that begs a question as to why they are set differently...interesting, no?

 

Regards

 

 

Baldrick

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