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FileSystemObserver: disconnect() method

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The disconnect() method of the FileSystemObserver interface stops the observer observing the file system.

Syntax

disconnect()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

Stop observing the file system

Assuming a FileSystemObserver instance is available, you can call the disconnect() method on it when you want to stop observing changes to the file system entry:

observer.disconnect();

Specifications

Not currently part of a specification. See https://github.com/whatwg/fs/pull/165 for the relevant specification PR.

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`disconnect`	133	133	No	118	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No