HTML5 fileWriter.write doesn't write to local file

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But I can't find the file anywhere on my machine.

If the write was successful, the file would be written to local filesystem at chrome or chromium configuration directory at Default -> File System directory.

See How to Write in file (user directory) using JavaScript?

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Updated on July 10, 2022

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  • gpanterov
    gpanterov almost 2 years

    I am working on the tutorial for HTML5 FileSystem-API. Basically I would like to write a file to my machine. I am using python's simpleHTTPServer to serve the website. Once I load the webpage, the console doesn't raise an error and I get a message that the write was successful. But I can't find the file anywhere on my machine. Here is my code:

    function onInitFs(fs) {
    
      fs.root.getFile('zz11zzlog.txt', {create: true}, function(fileEntry) {
    
        // Create a FileWriter object for our FileEntry (log.txt).
        fileEntry.createWriter(function(fileWriter) {
    
          fileWriter.onwriteend = function(e) {
            console.log('Write completed.');
          };
    
          fileWriter.onerror = function(e) {
            console.log('Write failed: ' + e.toString());
          };
    
          // Create a new Blob and write it to log.txt.
          var blob = new Blob(['Lorem Ipsum'], {type: 'text/plain'});
    
          fileWriter.write(blob);
    
        }, errorHandler);
    
      }, errorHandler);
    
    }
    
    function errorHandler(e) {
      var msg = '';
    
      switch (e.code) {
        case FileError.QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ERR:
          msg = 'QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ERR';
          break;
        case FileError.NOT_FOUND_ERR:
          msg = 'NOT_FOUND_ERR';
          break;
        case FileError.SECURITY_ERR:
          msg = 'SECURITY_ERR';
          break;
        case FileError.INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR:
          msg = 'INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR';
          break;
        case FileError.INVALID_STATE_ERR:
          msg = 'INVALID_STATE_ERR';
          break;
        default:
          msg = 'Unknown Error';
          break;
      };
    
      console.log('Error: ' + msg);
    }
    window.webkitRequestFileSystem(window.TEMPORARY, 1024*1024, onInitFs, errorHandler);