# expo-file-system

> Provides access to the local file system on the device.

Latest version **57.0.7** (published 2026-09-11) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install expo-file-system
pnpm add expo-file-system
yarn add expo-file-system
bun add expo-file-system
```

## Health

**Score 80/100 (A)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo; extremely popular.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 57.0.7 |
| Published | 2026-09-11 |
| First published | 2018-07-06 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 7.5 MB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 52201 |
| Author | 650 Industries, Inc. |
| Maintainers | ide, brentvatne, expoadmin, exponent, bycedric, kudochien, alanhughes, tsapeta, expo-bot, philpl, ccheever, wschurman |
| Keywords | react-native, expo, file-system, file |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/expo-file-system
- Repository: https://github.com/expo/expo
- Homepage: https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/filesystem/
- Issues: https://github.com/expo/expo/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/expo-file-system

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## Recent versions

- 57.0.7 (latest) — 2026-09-11
- 58.0.0 (next) — 2026-09-10
- 58.0.0-canary-20260909-ea7a89a (canary) — 2026-09-09
- 56.0.11 (sdk-56) — 2026-08-28
- 55.0.26 (sdk-55) — 2026-08-25
- 19.0.24 (sdk-54) — 2026-08-17
- 56.0.8-canary-20260701-9100865 (canary-sdk-56) — 2026-07-01
- 55.0.10-canary-20260429-a5e59cf (canary-sdk-55) — 2026-04-29
- 17.0.1 (sdk-51) — 2024-04-23
- 16.0.8 (sdk-50) — 2024-03-07
- 58.0.0-canary-20260902-26df09e — 2026-09-02
- 58.0.0-canary-20260901-2164f24 — 2026-09-02
- 57.0.6 — 2026-08-26
- 57.0.5 — 2026-08-20
- 55.0.25 — 2026-08-17
- … 333 more at https://npm.io/package/expo-file-system/versions

## README

<p>
  <a href="https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/filesystem/">
    <img
      src="../../.github/resources/expo-file-system.svg"
      alt="expo-file-system"
      height="64" />
  </a>
</p>

Provides access to the local file system on the device.

# API documentation

- [Documentation for the latest stable release](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/filesystem/)
- [Documentation for the main branch](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/unversioned/sdk/filesystem/)

# Installation in managed Expo projects

For [managed](https://docs.expo.dev/archive/managed-vs-bare/) Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the [API documentation for the latest stable release](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/filesystem/).

# Installation in bare React Native projects

For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have [installed and configured the `expo` package](https://docs.expo.dev/bare/installing-expo-modules/) before continuing.

## Installation in bare Android React Native project

This module requires permissions to interact with the filesystem and create resumable downloads. The `READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`, `WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` and `INTERNET` permissions are automatically added.

```xml
<!-- Added permissions -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
```

## Installation in bare iOS React Native project

No additional set up necessary.

# Contributing

Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the [contributing guide](https://github.com/expo/expo#contributing).

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