Finding downloaded files with Selenium webdriver

Question

I'm using selenium web driver with chrome to create some test. The test clicks on a button which causes a zip file to be downloaded to the host.

How can I find the file after downloading?

Answer 1

This file will land in the default download location from Google Chrome unless set explicitly in your code with DesiredCapabilities and ChromeOptions as describe here.

Default location of Downloads folder.

nix systems:

String location = System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/Downloads";

Windows:

String location = System.getProperty("user.dir") + "\\Downloads";