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Nathan Damtew
Nathan Damtew

Reputation: 93

I can't locate a file downloaded to internal storage from firebase

The code below works just fine.It downloads a pdf file from firebase storage and saves it in the devices internal storage. What seems to be the trouble here is that I could not find the downloaded file in the Android Device Monitor. 

btnDownload.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    final String magazineUrl= magazineUri[0];

                    new Thread(new Runnable(){
                        @Override
                        public void run() {
                            try {

                                FirebaseStorage storage = FirebaseStorage.getInstance();
                                // Creating a reference to the link
                                StorageReference httpsReference = storage.getReferenceFromUrl(magazineUrl);

                                File file;
                                file=new File(mContext.getFilesDir(),"DownloadedMagazines.pdf");

                                httpsReference.getFile(file).addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<FileDownloadTask.TaskSnapshot>() {
                                    @Override
                                    public void onSuccess(FileDownloadTask.TaskSnapshot taskSnapshot) {

                                        System.out.println("It has been downloaded");
                                        // Local temp file has been created
                                    }
                                }).addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
                                    @Override
                                    public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception exception) {
                                        // Handle any errors
                                        System.out.println("It has failed to download");

                                    }
                                });
                            }catch (final Exception e) {
                                System.out.println("Error : Please check your internet connection " + e);
                            }
                        }
                    }).start();


                }
            });

My questions are, Where is the file stored? Is there a possible way to retrieve the path of the downloaded file?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1210

Answers (1)

Bubu
Bubu

Reputation: 1543

Your file is stored in the private directory of your application. If you want to save your file in a public directory, use : 

File path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES); // For example
File file = new File(path, "DownloadedMagazines.pdf");

You can use Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS or Environment.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS and others...

Take care, you need the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission, and starting in KITKAT, read access requires the READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Upvotes: 1

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