     _load_from_disk_if_newer: (cb) =>
         tm     = @last_changed()
         dbg    = @_client.dbg("syncstring._load_from_disk_if_newer('#{@_path}')")
-        locals = {exists: false, is_read_only: false}
+        locals = {exists: false, is_read_only: false, size:0}
         async.series([
             (cb) =>
                 dbg("check if path exists")

            window.syncstrings[@_path] = @
        ###

        # window.s = @

        #dbg = @dbg("constructor(path='#{@_path}')")
        #dbg('connecting...')

                else
                    cb()
        ], (err) =>
            @_set_initialized(err, locals.is_read_only, locals.size, cb)
        )

    _patch_table_query: (cutoff) =>
