The showDefaultFolder() function of the downloads API opens the default downloads folder in the platform's file manager.
The showDefaultFolder() function of the downloads API opens the default downloads folder in the platform's file manager.
browser.downloads.showDefaultFolder();
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| 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 | ? |
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