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IATE saves some of your ongoing work, settings and preferences in the browser’s ‘local storage’. This is a simple database in your browser that allows websites to save certain information on your device to help you access these websites faster. This information stays in your machine even after you close a browser, allowing IATE to ‘remember’ your preferences and data.
While some of your data are saved in the IATE database itself (e.g. user preferences, bookmark lists, etc.) and will therefore always be available to you when you are logged in to IATE, regardless of the machine or browser you use, data saved in the local storage are specifically tied to the current machine and browser. Therefore, if you connect to IATE from another device or if you change browser, your local storage or browser cache will not be there.
Every time a new version of IATE is deployed, the browser’s local storage for all users is cleaned automatically to avoid any ‘conflicts’ in your local storage data. In the days prior to a new release, you will be warned by a system banner to save all the data you may need.
These conflicts, which may happen particularly (but not exclusively) after a new release, may cause you to experience issues when accessing IATE. If you suspect this might be the case, you can click on this link to clear your local storage: https://iate.europa.eu/assets/reset.html.
Whenever local storage is used in a feature of IATE, it is indicated in that specific feature’s page in the Online Help.
Local storage is not to be confused with the browser cache. The browser cache is a mechanism used by web browsers to store copies of website files (such as images, scripts, and stylesheets) on your local device, allowing websites to load faster on subsequent visits by retrieving these files from the cache instead of downloading them again from the internet. Clearing the cache can help resolve display issues, particularly after updates or changes to a website’s design or functionality.