Origin private file system

The navigator.storage.getDirectory() method returns a FileSystemDirectoryHandle that is restricted to a specific origin and invisible to the user's actual file system for faster file-based applications, such as SQLite databases.

Compatibility

• Chrome 102 Released on 2022-05-24
• Chrome Android 109 Released on 2023-01-10
• Edge 102 Released on 2022-05-31
• Firefox 111 Released on 2023-03-14
• Firefox for Android 111 Released on 2023-03-14
• Safari 15.2 Released on 2021-12-13
• Safari on iOS 15.2 Released on 2021-12-13

BCD data

• api.FileSystemDirectoryHandle
• api.FileSystemDirectoryHandle.entries
• api.FileSystemDirectoryHandle.getDirectoryHandle
• api.FileSystemDirectoryHandle.getFileHandle
• api.FileSystemDirectoryHandle.keys
• api.FileSystemDirectoryHandle.removeEntry
• api.FileSystemDirectoryHandle.resolve
• api.FileSystemDirectoryHandle.values
• api.FileSystemFileHandle
• api.FileSystemFileHandle.getFile
• api.FileSystemHandle
• api.FileSystemHandle.isSameEntry
• api.FileSystemHandle.kind
• api.FileSystemHandle.name
• api.StorageManager.getDirectory
• api.FileSystemFileHandle.createSyncAccessHandle
• api.FileSystemSyncAccessHandle
• api.FileSystemSyncAccessHandle.close
• api.FileSystemSyncAccessHandle.flush
• api.FileSystemSyncAccessHandle.getSize
• api.FileSystemSyncAccessHandle.read
• api.FileSystemSyncAccessHandle.truncate
• api.FileSystemSyncAccessHandle.write