downloads.showDefaultFolder()
The showDefaultFolder
()
function of the downloads
API opens the default downloads folder in the platform's file manager.
Syntax
browser.downloads.showDefaultFolder();
Parameters
None.
Browser compatibility
Report problems with this compatibility data on GitHubwebextensions-desktop | webextensions-mobile | |||||
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showDefaultFolder | ChromeFull supportYes | EdgeFull support79 | FirefoxFull support48 | OperaFull supportYes | SafariNo supportNo | Firefox for AndroidNo support48 — 79 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
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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:
var showBtn = document.querySelector('.show');
showBtn.onclick = function() {
browser.downloads.showDefaultFolder();
}
Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.downloads
API.
Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.