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Asked: 2026-05-22T21:27:51+00:00

I have the following directory tree: + folder1 |— folder2 |—— page1.html |— page2.html

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I have the following directory tree:

+ folder1
|--- folder2
|------ page1.html
|--- page2.html

If I set some cookie in page1.html using JavaScript, what is the path used for that cookie?

Edit:
Let me explain it better. I’m working with a local file. page1.html is being accessed through /home/user/.../folder1/folder2/page1.html and not through a client machine using a HTTP Server.

Just to clarify:
It seems that some browsers (like Chrome) do not store cookies when using file:///, but both Firefox and Internet Explorer do.

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  1. Editorial Team

    From the MDC page for document.cookie:

    If not specified, [the path argument] defaults to the current path of the current document location.

    So in your case, it will be /folder1/folder2/.

    I didn’t initially see that you’d specified “local” in the question title — not sure if this was updated while I was writing my answer. Cookies are not set when browsing using the file:/// protocol, depending on the browser.

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