Web platform features explorer - Origin private file system

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Tags: api Groups: File system access

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.

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Origin private file system

Specifications

File System (#origin-private-file-system), from Storage Workstream (WHATWG).

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

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~0.162% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.

Web Platform Tests (WPT)

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