Path is not taking as given and downloading in Download folder only

I am getting issues while downloading videos from the server. I had given the path for Android as (/storage/emulated/0/Movies/MyApp) but It’s downloading video in the “Download” folder only.

Here is my code:

requestDownloadFile(String link, bool isShare) async {
    _permissionReady = await _checkPermission();

    if (_permissionReady) {
      FlutterDownloader.registerCallback(callback);

      var _directory = Platform.isAndroid ? Directory('/storage/emulated/0/Movies/MyApp') : await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();

      String newPath = _directory.absolute.path;

      print("Absolute Path: $newPath");

      if(Platform.isIOS) {
        newPath += '/MyApp';
      }
      _directory = Directory(newPath);

      bool hasExisted = await _directory.exists();
      if (!hasExisted) {
        _directory.create();
      }

      _localPath = _directory.path;

      print(_localPath);

      String fileName = link.split('/').last;

      print(fileName);

      print(_localPath + '/' + fileName);

      String localFilePath = _localPath + '/' + fileName;

      if (await File(localFilePath).exists() && isShare) {
        Share.shareFiles([localFilePath]);
      } else {
        ReceivePort _port = ReceivePort();
        IsolateNameServer.registerPortWithName(_port.sendPort, 'downloader_send_port');

        streamSubscription = _port.listen((dynamic data) {
          DownloadTaskStatus status = data[1];
          if (status.value == 3) {
            print(fileName);
            print('Downloaded Path: ${_localPath + ' / ' + fileName}');
            streamSubscription.cancel();
            IsolateNameServer.removePortNameMapping('downloader_send_port');

            // Share only if clicked on share otherwise download
            if (isShare) Share.shareFiles([_localPath + '/' + fileName]);
          }
        });

        print('Path Before Downloading: $_localPath');
        await FlutterDownloader.enqueue(url: link, savedDir: _localPath, showNotification: true, openFileFromNotification: true, fileName: fileName);
      }
    }
  }

Here are the logs:

I/flutter (25574): Absolute Path: /storage/emulated/0/Movies/MyApp
I/flutter (25574): Directory: '/storage/emulated/0/Movies/MyApp'
I/flutter (25574): /storage/emulated/0/Movies/MyApp
I/flutter (25574): gbUG2Ag6LHA4UGoyG2agOeV6Uu03Thn8RVcsTu1Q.mp4
I/flutter (25574): /storage/emulated/0/Movies/MyApp/gbUG2Ag6LHA4UGoyG2agOeV6Uu03Thn8RVcsTu1Q.mp4
I/flutter (25574): Path Before Downloading: /storage/emulated/0/Movies/MyApp

D/DownloadWorker(25574): DownloadWorker{url=https://example.com/gbUG2Ag6LHA4UGoyG2agOeV6Uu03Thn8RVcsTu1Q.mp4,filename=gbUG2Ag6LHA4UGoyG2agOeV6Uu03Thn8RVcsTu1Q.mp4,savedDir=/storage/emulated/0/Movies/MyApp,header=,isResume=false

But after downloading its printing (from the library) as below:

D/DownloadWorker(25574): File downloaded (/storage/emulated/0/Download/gbUG2Ag6LHA4UGoyG2agOeV6Uu03Thn8RVcsTu1Q.mp4)
D/DownloadWorker(25574): Setting an intent to open the file /storage/emulated/0/Download/gbUG2Ag6LHA4UGoyG2agOeV6Uu03Thn8RVcsTu1Q.mp4

Can you please tell me why it’s downloading the video in the Download folder only? Why it’s not taking the path I have given?

[abeyshiferaw0]

For any one who wants to the downloaded files to private or local storage

1.go to the android implementation and look for DownloadWorkder.java file

2.look for this function addFileToDownloadsApi21 and replace its content with this File newFile = new File(getApplicationContext().getFilesDir(), filename); return newFile;

1. also comment this // if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) { // uriApi29 = addFileToDownloadsApi29(filename); // if (isResume) { // outputStream = context.getContentResolver().openOutputStream(uriApi29, “wa”); // } else { // outputStream = context.getContentResolver().openOutputStream(uriApi29, “w”); // } // } else { // fileApi21 = addFileToDownloadsApi21(filename); // outputStream = new FileOutputStream(fileApi21, isResume); // }

and add this to bottom

fileApi21 = addFileToDownloadsApi21(filename); outputStream = new FileOutputStream(fileApi21, isResume);

Also comment out a big chunk of code in => if (status == DownloadStatus.COMPLETE) {}. condition

seems reckless but its a fix, you can file your files in the local storage

[abeyshiferaw0]

i am also facing the same issue, i wanted to download a file to private storage by path provided by getApplicationSupportDirectory but the package keeps downloading to downloads folder in the external storage