# Ionic View datadirectory

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-view-datadirectory/52023>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [May 14, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-view-datadirectory/52023 "2016-05-14T06:32:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![carlgordon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/carlgordon/32/99859_2.png) [@carlgordon](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/carlgordon)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-view-datadirectory/52023/1 "2016-05-14T06:32:44Z")

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Hi. I uploaded my first app to my account and d We loaded to Ionic View, but it seems that downloading to the Cordova.dataDirectory isn’t working. Is this a restriction with the View app? Or is it a bug in my code? Works fine on the simulator

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**Author:** ![carlgordon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/carlgordon/32/99859_2.png) [@carlgordon](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/carlgordon)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-view-datadirectory/52023/2 "2016-05-17T05:03:55Z")

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Anyone around that can help?

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**Author:** ![bengtler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/bengtler/32/98565_2.png) [@bengtler](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/bengtler)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/ionic-view-datadirectory/52023/3 "2016-05-17T05:40:43Z")

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i think native apis does not work in ionic view. Ionic View is an ionic app itself. It shows only the content of the www folder