I have been looking for a little while now and am not finding much help via MSDN resources and others.
My predicament is simple: my app needs a base directory to the Downloads folder. I am aware of the DownloadsFolder
class however that is not suiting my needs currently.
How do I get the current user's Download folder path in a Windows Universal App?
Is that what you need?
string localfolder = ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.Path;
var array = localfolder.Split('\\');
var username = array[2];
string downloads = @"C:\Users\" + username + @"\Downloads";
This will result
C:\Users\username\Downloads
Use Windows.Storage.UserDataPaths
to get the path of user's download folder.
string downloadsPath = UserDataPaths.GetDefault().Downloads;
- This method is introduced in build 16232, so clients with RS3(1709) or later will be able to run it.
- You shouldn't obtain downloads folder path using LocalFolder, which might result in wrong folder when the user changed the default location for it.
System.Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables("%userprofile%/downloads/")