Origin private file system
Newly available since 2023-03-27
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.
Learning resources on MDN
Browser support
- Chrome 108 Released on 2022-11-29
- Chrome Android 109 Released on 2023-01-10
- Edge 108 Released on 2022-12-05
- Firefox 111 Released on 2023-03-14
- Firefox for Android 111 Released on 2023-03-14
- Safari 16.4 Released on 2023-03-27
- Safari on iOS 16.4 Released on 2023-03-27
Specifications
- File System Standard (#origin-private-file-system), from Storage Workstream (WHATWG).