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Unable to restore IndexedDB: ${e.message}

Error message

Unable to restore IndexedDB: ${e.message}

What it means

Error "Unable to restore IndexedDB: ${e.message}" thrown in microsoft/playwright.

Source

Thrown at packages/injected/src/storageScript.ts:202

      // Waiting for them to finish unregistering takes ages so we do not await.
      // However, they will unregister immediately after fetch finishes and should not affect next page load.
      // Unfortunately, loading next page in Chromium still takes 5 seconds waiting for
      // some operation on this bogus service worker to finish.
      if (!r.installing && !r.waiting && !r.active)
        r.unregister().catch(() => {});
      else
        await r.unregister().catch(() => {});
    }));

    try {
      for (const db of await this._global.indexedDB.databases?.() || []) {
        // Do not wait for the callback - it is called on timer in Chromium (slow).
        if (db.name)
          this._global.indexedDB.deleteDatabase(db.name!);
      }
      await Promise.all((originState?.indexedDB ?? []).map(dbInfo => this._restoreDB(dbInfo)));
    } catch (e) {
      throw new Error('Unable to restore IndexedDB: ' + e.message);
    }

    this._global.sessionStorage.clear();
    this._global.localStorage.clear();
    for (const { name, value } of (originState?.localStorage || []))
      this._global.localStorage.setItem(name, value);
  }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/injected/src/storageScript.ts:202 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/playwright@c8fc3bf8d3 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f48ac2f127387b7b. Report an issue: GitHub.