Open specific path using Storage access framework

Question

I am able to write the text files by opening the Files app using the intent. But when I open the Files app through intent it is opening Downloads path instead I would like to open a specific path. Is that possible ?

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
intent.setType("text/plain");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, fileName);
startActivityForResult(intent, CREATE_REQUEST_CODE);

I would like to launch the Files app using Intent and it should open specific path. I have tried intent.setDataAndType by passing the Uri, but it is not working.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 28 '18 at 12:21

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in order to indicate the initial location of documents navigator you should add this to your intent :

intent.putExtra(DocumentsContract.EXTRA_INITIAL_URI, your_initial_uri);

like this :

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
intent.setType("text/plain");
intent.putExtra(DocumentsContract.EXTRA_INITIAL_URI, your_initial_uri);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, fileName);
startActivityForResult(intent, CREATE_REQUEST_CODE);

answered Aug 28 '18 at 12:21

fatemeh fallahi arezoudar

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I have tried the same code, it is still not the opening the folder I wanted. – Perseus Aug 29 '18 at 01:30
requires API level 26 – Nikos Hidalgo Apr 29 '19 at 08:50
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@Perseus how did you compose your uri? Did you get it from a file path? – ShinChven Aug 13 '19 at 15:26
@ShinChven were u able to find a solution? – Elio Khattar Apr 24 '21 at 13:31
@ElioKhattar Did you find any solution? – Akash Chaudhary Apr 27 '21 at 13:27
@ShinChven, no. Some thread advised that you can open the document file selector pointing to a default file path, only in case the provided path is related to a "DocumentFile" object you created urself. – Elio Khattar Apr 28 '21 at 14:07

Open specific path using Storage access framework

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