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[Android] How to get the each directory path.

System directories

Method Result
Environment.getDataDirectory() /data
Environment.getDownloadCacheDirectory() /cache
Environment.getRootDirectory() /system

External storage directories

Method Result
Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() /storage/sdcard0
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(DIRECTORY_ALARMS) /storage/sdcard0/Alarms
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(DIRECTORY_DCIM) /storage/sdcard0/DCIM
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS) /storage/sdcard0/Download
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(DIRECTORY_MOVIES) /storage/sdcard0/Movies
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(DIRECTORY_MUSIC) /storage/sdcard0/Music
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONS) /storage/sdcard0/Notifications
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(DIRECTORY_PICTURES) /storage/sdcard0/Pictures
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(DIRECTORY_PODCASTS) /storage/sdcard0/Podcasts
Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(DIRECTORY_RINGTONES) /storage/sdcard0/Ringtones

Application directories

Method Result
getCacheDir() /data/data/package/cache
getFilesDir() /data/data/package/files
getFilesDir().getParent() /data/data/package

Application External storage directories

Method Result
getExternalCacheDir() /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/cache
getExternalFilesDir(null) /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/files
getExternalFilesDir(DIRECTORY_ALARMS) /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/files/Alarms
getExternalFilesDir(DIRECTORY_DCIM) /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/files/DCIM
getExternalFilesDir(DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS) /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/files/Download
getExternalFilesDir(DIRECTORY_MOVIES) /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/files/Movies
getExternalFilesDir(DIRECTORY_MUSIC) /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/files/Music
getExternalFilesDir(DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONS) /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/files/Notifications
getExternalFilesDir(DIRECTORY_PICTURES) /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/files/Pictures
getExternalFilesDir(DIRECTORY_PODCASTS) /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/files/Podcasts
getExternalFilesDir(DIRECTORY_RINGTONES) /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/package/files/Ringtones
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