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
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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.
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