How to Get My Android Device Internal Download Folder Path

How can I get my Android device Internal Download Folder path?

If a device has an SD card, you use:

Environment.getExternalStorageState() 

If you don't have an SD card, you use:

Environment.getDataDirectory()

If there is no SD card, you can create your own directory on the device locally.

    //if there is no SD card, create new directory objects to make directory on device
        if (Environment.getExternalStorageState() == null) {
                        //create new file directory object
            directory = new File(Environment.getDataDirectory()
                    + "/RobotiumTestLog/");
            photoDirectory = new File(Environment.getDataDirectory()
                    + "/Robotium-Screenshots/");
            /*
             * this checks to see if there are any previous test photo files
             * if there are any photos, they are deleted for the sake of
             * memory
             */
            if (photoDirectory.exists()) {
                File[] dirFiles = photoDirectory.listFiles();
                if (dirFiles.length != 0) {
                    for (int ii = 0; ii <= dirFiles.length; ii++) {
                        dirFiles[ii].delete();
                    }
                }
            }
            // if no directory exists, create new directory
            if (!directory.exists()) {
                directory.mkdir();
            }

            // if phone DOES have sd card
        } else if (Environment.getExternalStorageState() != null) {
            // search for directory on SD card
            directory = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
                    + "/RobotiumTestLog/");
            photoDirectory = new File(
                    Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
                            + "/Robotium-Screenshots/");
            if (photoDirectory.exists()) {
                File[] dirFiles = photoDirectory.listFiles();
                if (dirFiles.length > 0) {
                    for (int ii = 0; ii < dirFiles.length; ii++) {
                        dirFiles[ii].delete();
                    }
                    dirFiles = null;
                }
            }
            // if no directory exists, create new directory to store test
            // results
            if (!directory.exists()) {
                directory.mkdir();
            }
        }// end of SD card checking

add permissions on your manifest.xml

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

How to get the path of the internal Downloads directory in Android?

On Android 9 and below, use Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS).

On Android 10 and higher, stop thinking in terms of files. Instead, switch to the Storage Access Framework or, for limited scenarios, use MediaStore.Downloads.

how to access downloads folder in android?

For your first question try

Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS); 

(available since API 8)

To access individual files in this directory use either File.list() or File.listFiles().
Seems that reporting download progress is only possible in notification, see here.

Android: where are downloaded files saved?

Most devices have some form of emulated storage. if they support sd cards they are usually mounted to /sdcard (or some variation of that name) which is usually symlinked to to a directory in /storage like /storage/sdcard0 or /storage/0 sometimes the emulated storage is mounted to /sdcard and the actual path is something like /storage/emulated/legacy. You should be able to use to get the downloads directory. You are best off using the api calls to get directories.
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);

Since the filesystems and sdcard support varies among devices.

see similar question for more info how to access downloads folder in android?

Usually the DownloadManager handles downloads and the files are then accessed by requesting the file's uri fromthe download manager using a file id to get where file was places which would usually be somewhere in the sdcard/ real or emulated since apps can only read data from certain places on the filesystem outside of their data directory like the sdcard

How to get absolute path of Internal Storage in Android

Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();

Return the primary shared/external storage directory.

Note: don't be confused by the word "external" here. This directory can better be thought as media/shared storage. It is a filesystem that can hold a relatively large amount of data and that is shared across all applications (does not enforce permissions). Traditionally this is an SD card, but it may also be implemented as built-in storage in a device that is distinct from the protected internal storage and can be mounted as a filesystem on a computer.

File dir = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
String path = dir.getAbsolutePath();

Location of /Downloads folder for devices with and without SD card

To check and see if a device has an SD card, you use: Environment.getExternalStorageState() if you don't have an SD card, you use: Environment.getDataDirectory()

Essentially, if there is no SD card, you can create your own directory on the device locally. I've listed some code that might help:

/*
             * This sections checks the phone to see if there is a SD card. if
             * there is an SD card, a directory is created on the SD card to
             * store the test log results. If there is not a SD card, then the
             * directory is created on the phones internal hard drive
             */
                    //if there is no SD card, create new directory objects to make directory on device
            if (Environment.getExternalStorageState() == null) {
                            //create new file directory object
                directory = new File(Environment.getDataDirectory()
                        + "/RobotiumTestLog/");
                photoDirectory = new File(Environment.getDataDirectory()
                        + "/Robotium-Screenshots/");
                /*
                 * this checks to see if there are any previous test photo files
                 * if there are any photos, they are deleted for the sake of
                 * memory
                 */
                if (photoDirectory.exists()) {
                    File[] dirFiles = photoDirectory.listFiles();
                    if (dirFiles.length != 0) {
                        for (int ii = 0; ii <= dirFiles.length; ii++) {
                            dirFiles[ii].delete();
                        }
                    }
                }
                // if no directory exists, create new directory
                if (!directory.exists()) {
                    directory.mkdir();
                }

                // if phone DOES have sd card
            } else if (Environment.getExternalStorageState() != null) {
                // search for directory on SD card
                directory = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
                        + "/RobotiumTestLog/");
                photoDirectory = new File(
                        Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
                                + "/Robotium-Screenshots/");
                if (photoDirectory.exists()) {
                    File[] dirFiles = photoDirectory.listFiles();
                    if (dirFiles.length > 0) {
                        for (int ii = 0; ii < dirFiles.length; ii++) {
                            dirFiles[ii].delete();
                        }
                        dirFiles = null;
                    }
                }
                // if no directory exists, create new directory to store test
                // results
                if (!directory.exists()) {
                    directory.mkdir();
                }
            }// end of SD card checking

Hope this helps.

How can I save files downloaded from Download Manager in Android to app internal(filesDir) as now its not easy to access files in Android

DownloadManager cannot download to internal storage, as it has no access to that location.

DownloadManager is very limited in modern versions of Android, due to scoped storage restrictions. I recommend that you use something else, such as OkHttp, to download the content within your app to a file that you control, including onto internal storage.

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