The showDefaultFolder() function of the downloads API opens the default downloads folder in the platform's file manager.
downloads.showDefaultFolder()
Syntax
browser.downloads.showDefaultFolder();
Parameters
None.
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
showDefaultFolder |
Yes | 79 | 48 | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | 48–79 | ? | No | ? |
Examples
The following snippet contains a show button, which when clicked invokes showDefaultFolder() to open the default downloads folder in the platform's file manager:
let showBtn = document.querySelector('.show');
showBtn.onclick = () => {
browser.downloads.showDefaultFolder();
}
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.downloads API.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/downloads/showDefaultFolder