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Sahasrangshu Guha
Sahasrangshu Guha

Reputation: 683

Where do the files and folders created by a Chrome App reside in file system?

First I have to say I'm very new to Google Chrome App development. I'm using webkitRequestFileSystem to create folders and files dynamically from my app.

Now where can I find the folders and files in my file system, or is there any other way to see them?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 173

Answers (1)

Xan
Xan

Reputation: 77591

It will be buried deep into your Chrome profile, with all file names and paths obfuscated and complex metadata dependencies.

Something along the lines (from the root of the profile folder):

Storage/ext/your_app_id_here/def/File System/

The filesystem is virtual: it's not expected to map to a location within a user's filesystem, and you're not expected to be able to access it outside Chrome. The fact it's actually stored as a collection of files that correspond to virtual files is but a technical implementation detail.

If you want to interact with the real filesystem, you need to request access to a folder from the user using chrome.fileSystem.chooseEntry API for Chrome Apps instead of webkitRequestFileSystem.

Upvotes: 1

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