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[camera_windows] Fallback to temp dir when Pictures / Videos known folder cannot be resolved. #192302
Description
Steps to reproduce
- Activate Windows security ransomware protection.
- Deliberately protect
C:\Users\<current_profile>\Picturesfolder. - Try to take picture from camera.
Expected results
The picture should be saved anyway in temp folder.
Actual results
Exception:
FlutterError("system_error", "Failed to get capture path for picture")
Code sample
Code sample
CameraController.takePicture();Screenshots or Video
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Logs
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Flutter Doctor output
Doctor output
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.47.2, on Microsoft Windows [version 10.0.26200.9168], locale fr-FR) [319ms]
• Flutter version 3.47.2 on channel stable at D:\dev\flutter
• Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
• Framework revision d3b14c8769 (9 days ago), 2026-08-26 16:07:51 -0700
• Engine revision a804b26164
• Dart version 3.13.2
• DevTools version 2.60.0
• Feature flags: enable-web, enable-linux-desktop, enable-macos-desktop, enable-windows-desktop, enable-android,
enable-ios, cli-animations, enable-native-assets, enable-record-use, enable-swift-package-manager,
omit-legacy-version-file, enable-lldb-debugging, enable-uiscene-migration
[✓] Windows Version (Windows 11 or higher, 25H2, 2009) [561ms]
[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 36.0.0) [349ms]
• Android SDK at C:\Users\foo\AppData\Local\Android\sdk
• Emulator version 37.1.11.0 (build_id 15917651) (CL:N/A)
• Platform android-37.0, build-tools 36.0.0
! Multiple adb binaries found. This can cause conflicts and device detection issues:
- C:\Users\foo\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe
- C:\Program Files\platform-tools\adb.exe
• Java binary at: D:\dev\java\jdk17\bin\java
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• Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment Temurin-17.0.15+6 (build 17.0.15+6)
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[✗] Chrome - develop for the web (Cannot find Chrome executable at .\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe) [71ms]
! Cannot find Chrome. Try setting CHROME_EXECUTABLE to a Chrome executable.
[✓] Visual Studio - develop Windows apps (Visual Studio Community 2022 17.14.39 (August 2026)) [70ms]
• Visual Studio at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community
• Visual Studio Community 2022 version 17.14.37614.0
• Windows 10 SDK version 10.0.26100.0
[✓] Connected device (2 available) [281ms]
• Windows (desktop) • windows • windows-x64 • Microsoft Windows [version 10.0.26200.9168]
• Edge (web) • edge • web-javascript • Microsoft Edge 152.0.4191.53
[✓] Network resources [309ms]
• All expected network resources are available.
! Doctor found issues in 2 categories.
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mbcorona commentedon Sep 6, 2026
Hi @llfbandit, thanks for the clear repro. PR #12755 noted. Routing to the Windows team for evaluation.
[camera_windows] Fall back to temp dir for capture path. (flutter#12755)