FileSystemEntry.filesystem

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The read-only filesystem property of the FileSystemEntry interface contains a FileSystem object that represents the file system on which the entry resides.

Syntax

var filesystem = FileSystemEntry.filesystem;

Value

A FileSystem representing the file system on which the file or directory described by the FileSystemEntry is located..

Example

This example obtains a FileSystemDirectoryEntry for the root directory of the file system containing a file.

let rootDirEntry = fileEntry.filesystem.root;

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
File and Directory Entries API The definition of 'filesystem' in that specification.	Draft	Initial specification.

This API has no official W3C or WHATWG specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`filesystem` ExperimentalNon-standard	Chrome Full support 13	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 50	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 50	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android ?

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.: Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.