chrome.system.storage

Description: Use the chrome.system.storage API to query storage device information and be notified when a removable storage device is attached and detached.
Availability: Since Chrome 35.
Permissions: "system.storage"

Summary

Types
StorageUnitInfo
Methods
getInfo − chrome.system.storage.getInfo(function callback)
ejectDevice − chrome.system.storage.ejectDevice(string id, function callback)
getAvailableCapacity − chrome.system.storage.getAvailableCapacity(string id, function callback)
Events
onAttached
onDetached

Types

StorageUnitInfo

properties
string id

The transient ID that uniquely identifies the storage device. This ID will be persistent within the same run of a single application. It will not be a persistent identifier between different runs of an application, or between different applications.

string name

The name of the storage unit.

enum of "fixed", "removable", or "unknown" type

The media type of the storage unit.

fixed
The storage has fixed media, e.g. hard disk or SSD.
removable
The storage is removable, e.g. USB flash drive.
unknown
The storage type is unknown.
double capacity

The total amount of the storage space, in bytes.

Methods

getInfo

chrome.system.storage.getInfo(function callback)

Get the storage information from the system. The argument passed to the callback is an array of StorageUnitInfo objects.

Parameters
function callback

The callback parameter should be a function that looks like this:

function(array of StorageUnitInfo info) {...};
array of StorageUnitInfo info

ejectDevice

chrome.system.storage.ejectDevice(string id, function callback)

Ejects a removable storage device.

Parameters
string id
function callback

The callback parameter should be a function that looks like this:

function(enum of "success", "in_use", "no_such_device", or "failure" result) {...};
enum of "success", "in_use", "no_such_device", or "failure" result
success
The ejection command is successful -- the application can prompt the user to remove the device.
in_use
The device is in use by another application. The ejection did not succeed; the user should not remove the device until the other application is done with the device.
no_such_device
There is no such device known.
failure
The ejection command failed.

getAvailableCapacity

chrome.system.storage.getAvailableCapacity(string id, function callback)

Dev channel only. Learn more.

Get the available capacity of a specified |id| storage device. The |id| is the transient device ID from StorageUnitInfo.

Parameters
string id

Since Chrome 35.

function callback

The callback parameter should be a function that looks like this:

function(object info) {...};
object info
string id

A copied |id| of getAvailableCapacity function parameter |id|.

double availableCapacity

The available capacity of the storage device, in bytes.

Events

onAttached

Fired when a new removable storage is attached to the system.

addListener

chrome.system.storage.onAttached.addListener(function callback)
Parameters
function callback

The callback parameter should be a function that looks like this:

function( StorageUnitInfo info) {...};
StorageUnitInfo info

onDetached

Fired when a removable storage is detached from the system.

addListener

chrome.system.storage.onDetached.addListener(function callback)
Parameters
function callback

The callback parameter should be a function that looks like this:

function(string id) {...};
string id