Download a file to Downloads folder of device using Cordova FileTransfer

Question

I am using Cordova FileTransfer object to download a file from a url to device.

var fileTransfer = new FileTransfer();
var path = cordova.file.dataDirectory         


        

Answer 1

In Cordova, with FileTransfer, you can request TEMPORARY or PERSISTENT file system

window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.PERSISTENT, 0, gotFS, fail);
window.requestFileSystem(LocalFileSystem.TEMPORARY, 0, gotFS, fail);

• iOS
  • PERSISTENT will return the Documents directory,
  • TEMPORARY will return the Caches directory
• Android
  • PERSISTENT will returns the root of the SD card/phone memory
  • TEMPORARY will return a folder inside the data folder.

Refer File API & FileTransfer for more info.