Playwright · Senior · Question 11 of 77

Why can a saved `storageState` make tests fail days later?

1Sessions or tokens in it expire
2Browsers delete it on every update
3The file format changes every day

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Correct answer: Sessions or tokens in it expire

Explanation

Generate storage state in a setup project on every run instead of committing it. Then expired sessions don't matter.

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