Auto‑clear storage vs manual cy.clearLocalStorage() for Cypress memory‑leak mitigation
Goal: Choose a strategy that prevents localStorage/sessionStorage accumulation in long Cypress runs while keeping test execution time low and preserving isolation. Constraint: Cypress does not clear storage automatically; manual cy.clearLocalStorage() in afterEach removes data but adds teardown overhead, whereas navigating to about:blank in beforeEach clears
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