DownloadManager not storing Downloaded files in Download Folder

architjn picture architjn · Jun 15, 2014 · Viewed 50.4k times · Source

Whenever i try to download any file through the code below

dm = (DownloadManager) context.getSystemService(context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);
request = new Request(
    Uri.parse(finalurl));
enqueue = dm.enqueue(request);

BroadcastReceiver receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
            String action = intent.getAction();
            if (DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE.equals(action)) {
                long downloadId = intent.getLongExtra(
                        DownloadManager.EXTRA_DOWNLOAD_ID, 0);
                Query query = new Query();
                query.setFilterById(enqueue);
                Cursor c = dm.query(query);
                if (c.moveToFirst()) {
                    int columnIndex = c
                            .getColumnIndex(DownloadManager.COLUMN_STATUS);
                    if (DownloadManager.STATUS_SUCCESSFUL == c
                            .getInt(columnIndex)) {

                        Toast.makeText(context, "download finished", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    };

    context.registerReceiver(receiver, new IntentFilter(
            DownloadManager.ACTION_DOWNLOAD_COMPLETE));

The file downloaded shows in Download Manager Application and can be played from there any time but that is not storing the downloaded file in Downloads folder.

If i use

.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, "filename.extention"));

i get the same result.

My question is- Where are my downloads going and how can i bring them to downloads folder?

Answer

fatih ergin picture fatih ergin · Aug 16, 2016

Try

request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir("/folder","file.ext");

This will save the file to

Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/folder"