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downloads.showDefaultFolder()

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The showDefaultFolder() function of the {{WebExtAPIRef("downloads")}} API opens the default downloads folder in the platform's file manager.

Syntax

js-nolint
browser.downloads.showDefaultFolder();

Parameters

None.

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:

js
let showBtn = document.querySelector(".show");

showBtn.onclick = () => {
  browser.downloads.showDefaultFolder();
};

{{WebExtExamples}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

[!NOTE] This API is based on Chromium's chrome.downloads API.

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