The problem is, it's not always clear where the file you just downloaded was saved on your phone or tablet. When Android first launched, finding files was especially cumbersome due to the fact that not every Android device came with a file manager app. A lot has changed since then. Most Android devices now come with some sort of file manager preinstalled, and for those that don't, there's a better alternative anyway.
Left: Files app on a Pixel 3. By far the easiest way to find downloaded files on Android is to look in your app drawer for an app called Files or My Files. Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4. Support UI. X Donate Contact us. New posts Trending Search forums. What's new. New posts New profile posts Latest activity. Current visitors New profile posts Search profile posts Billboard Trophies. Tablets Android Tablets. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
Although the steps to change the download location may vary for the devices from different vendors, and some of them may not even allow you to do so, the process used with a free third-party tool called ES File Explorer File Manager is generic and works on almost all Android phones and tablets. The app can not only change the default download location, but is an efficient file explorer with an intuitive interface that can help you manage your files and folders on your smart device with ease as well.
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Most devices have some form of emulated storage. You should be able to use to get the downloads directory. You are best off using the api calls to get directories. In my experience all the files which i have downloaded from internet,gmail are stored in. How are we doing? Please help us improve Stack Overflow. Take our short survey. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams?
For smaller apps this should do the trick, but remember that larger apps like games or apps that store additional files like podcasts or recordings will automatically store those files in your internal storage.
So even if your podcast app is on your SD card, saving you 50MB or whatever, all those hundreds of MB of podcasts are still clogging up your device. Once your device is rooted, check out apps like FolderMount and Link2SD to easily move entire installed apps onto external storage. Thankfully, apps often contain their own download options internally, letting you save tons of space by moving big audio, video and picture files over to your SD card.
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