external_path 2.2.0

A flutter plugin to get internal, external storage and external public directory path.

external_path

external_path is a flutter plugin that provides internal, external storage path and external public storage path.

https://pub.dev/packages/external_path

Features

ExternalPath.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory() needs Public Directory Type argument Below given table contains the types of argument you can pass to getExternalStoragePublicDirectory() function

Directory	Android	iOS
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_MUSIC	✔️	❌️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_PODCASTS	✔️	❌️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_RINGTONES	✔️	❌️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_ALARMS	✔️	❌️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONS	✔️	❌️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_PICTURES	✔️	❌️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_MOVIES	✔️	❌️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD	✔️	✔️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DCIM	✔️	❌️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS	✔️	✔️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_SCREENSHOTS	✔️	❌️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_AUDIOBOOKS	✔️	❌️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_CACHES	❌️	✔️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_LIBRARY	❌️	✔️
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_APPLICATION_SUPPORT	❌️	✔️

Usage

First Add external_path as a dependency in your project pubspec.yaml.

Then, import external_path package.

import 'package:external_path/external_path.dart';

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Package has two functions

  // Get storage directory paths
  Future<void> getPath_1() async {
    var path = await ExternalPath.getExternalStorageDirectories();
    print(path);  // [/storage/emulated/0, /storage/B3AE-4D28]

    // please note: B3AE-4D28 is external storage (SD card) folder name it can be any.
  }


  // To get public storage directory path
  Future<void> getPath_2() async {
    var path = await ExternalPath.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD);
    print(path);  // /storage/emulated/0/Download
  }

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