Javascript - File Saved To Disk Is Stuck In Chrome's Memory

I have this code: function saveFile(str, part) { var textFileAsBlob = new Blob([str], {type:'text/plain'}); var fileNameToSaveAs = 'Parsed audio - part '+part; var downloadL

Solution 1:

As my comment seemed to be the answer you were looking for, I've put it as an actual answer

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You're not releasing the blob URL after the click, which means the GC can't get rid of the blob

// after the click
URL.revokeObjectURL(downloadLink.href);