# Problems understanding and implementing Persistent Storage

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**Created:** [13 August 2023 01:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problems-understanding-and-implementing-persistent-storage/80527 "2023-08-13T01:09:07Z")\
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> [@zenofmud](#):
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> it is just going to set 'Persons' with the value that is already in it.

I think it should also trigger the code that says something has (potentially) changed and so cause a context flush at the next timeout. I doubt if that logic checks whether anything has actually changed, though I have not checked the code.

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