Android Download Manager setDestinationInExternalFilesDir

Question

I am using the Download Manager and when I use

 setDestinationInExternalFilesDir(this, Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS, "example.ext");

the files are downloaded to Android/data/com.example.app/files/Download folder.

When I try

setDestinationInExternalPublicDir("/folder", "example.ext");

I get: IllegalStateException: Cannot create directory mnt/sdcard/folder. I've set the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission too.

What am I doing wrong?

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 31 '18 at 13:57

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Add the permission in manifest file

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

answered Jul 31 '18 at 13:57

Grafritz Design

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 25 '13 at 13:14

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Why don't you use absolute path for ExternalFileDir

File sdCard = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
String folder = sdCard.getAbsolutePath() + "/YourFolder" ;
File dir = new File(folder );
if (!dir.exists()) {
if (dir.mkdirs()) {
    Log.i(Tag,"Directory  Created");
    }
}

I guess this might even work for you.

answered May 25 '13 at 13:14

MDMalik

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I tried the following. downloadRequest.setDestinationInExternalFilesDir(v.getContext(), folder, down.getTitle()+".epub")); But the file gets downloaded to file:///mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.example.app/files/*folder-path* – Aravind Srivatsan May 27 '13 at 12:40
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I temporarily fixed it by moving the file after downloading from the Android/data/com.example.app/files to the directory I required. – Aravind Srivatsan May 27 '13 at 15:10
I fixed my problem by using this command: request.setDestinationUri(Uri.fromFile(new File(destinationDirectory,fileName + fileExtension))); Where destinationDirectory is String destinationDirectory = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/MyFolder/" – Aliton Oliveira Jan 24 '19 at 23:13

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 31 '13 at 11:13

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use request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir("/folder", "FileName.extention");

this worked for me..

edited Oct 31 '13 at 11:13

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answered Oct 31 '13 at 10:56

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Probably just because my version is much more recent than this post, but I had to add the context, so request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(this, "/folder", "Filename.extension"); – ConcernedHobbit Nov 03 '19 at 22:54

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 24 '19 at 23:15

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I fixed my problem by using this command:

request.setDestinationUri(Uri.fromFile(new File(destinationDirectory,fileName + fileExtension)));

Where destinationDirectory is

String destinationDirectory = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/MyFolder/"

answered Jan 24 '19 at 23:15

Aliton Oliveira

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this giving me this error https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67932843/w-downloadmanager-aborting-request-for-download-17-failed-to-create-target-fil?noredirect=1#comment120073691_67932843 – Sachin Burdak Jun 11 '21 at 08:35

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 31 '18 at 14:03

Check the permission like

//region [ PERMISSION ]

public static final int MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE = 123;
@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN)
public static boolean CheckPermission(final Context context){
    int currentAPIVersion = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
    if( currentAPIVersion >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M){
        if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
            if (ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale((Activity) context, Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)) {
                AlertDialog.Builder alertBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
                alertBuilder.setCancelable(true);
                alertBuilder.setTitle("Permission necessary");
                alertBuilder.setMessage("External storage permission is necessary");
                alertBuilder.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.yes, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN)
                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                        ActivityCompat.requestPermissions((Activity) context,
                                new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
                    }
                });
                AlertDialog alert = alertBuilder.create();
                alert.show();
            } else {
                ActivityCompat.requestPermissions((Activity) context,
                        new String[]{Manifest.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE}, MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
            }
            return false;
        } else {
            return true;
        }
    } else {
        return true;
    }
}

//endregion

Android Download Manager setDestinationInExternalFilesDir

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