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external_path

external_path is a flutter plugin that provides internal, external storage path and external public storage path. external_path also gives you the option to get the external SDCard path and all external USB storage paths (if available)

https://pub.dev/packages/external_path

Features

ExternalPath.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory() needs Public Directory Type argument Below given table contains the types of argument you can pass to getExternalStoragePublicDirectory() function

ExternalPath
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_MUSIC
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_PODCASTS
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_RINGTONES
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_ALARMS
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONS
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_PICTURES
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_MOVIES
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DCIM
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_SCREENSHOTS
ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_AUDIOBOOKS

Usage

First Add external_path as a dependency in your project pubspec.yaml.

Then, import external_path package.

import 'package:external_path/external_path.dart';

Package has four functions

  // Get storage directory paths
  Future<void> printExternalStoragePaths() async {
    var path = await ExternalPath.getExternalStorageDirectories();
    print(path);  // [/storage/emulated/0, /storage/B3AE-4D28]

    // please note: B3AE-4D28 is external storage (SD card) folder name it can be any.
  }


  // To get public storage directory path
  Future<void> printPublicDownloadsDirectoryPath() async {
    var path = await getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(ExternalPath.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
    print(path);  // /storage/emulated/0/Download
  }


  // Get SDCard storage directory path
  Future<void> printSDCardPath() async {
    var path = await getSDCardStorageDirectory();
    print(path);  // /storage/B3AE-4D28 (example value)
  }


  // Get USB storage directory paths
  Future<void> printUSBStoragePathss() async {
    var path = await getUSBStorageDirectories();
    print(path);  // /storage/F403-1AD0 (example value)
  }

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