I write a file to Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, why can't I see it via the Downloads App?

Question

I write (write, not download, to be precise it is the dump of a SQLite db of my App) a file on the Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS directory.

File path = Env         


        

Answer 1

you just created File instance like

File path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
File file = new File(path, "db.csv");

but the file "db.csv" is not created yet. use

file.createNewFile();

to create the file "db.csv" really...