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  1. [ File and Directory Entries API ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/File_and_Directory_Entries_API)
  2. _[ ` FileSystemEntry ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry) _
  3. Instance properties 
    1. [ ` filesystem ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/filesystem)
    2. [ ` fullPath ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/fullPath)
    3. [ ` isDirectory ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/isDirectory)
    4. [ ` isFile ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/isFile)
    5. [ ` name ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/name)
  4. Instance methods 
    1. [ ` copyTo() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/copyTo) Non-standard  Deprecated 
    2. [ ` getMetadata() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/getMetadata) Non-standard  Deprecated 
    3. [ ` getParent() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/getParent)
    4. [ ` moveTo() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/moveTo) Non-standard  Deprecated 
    5. [ ` remove() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/remove) Non-standard  Deprecated 
    6. [ ` toURL() ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/toURL) Non-standard  Deprecated 
  5. Related pages for File and Directory Entries API 
    1. [ ` FileSystem ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystem)
    2. [ ` FileSystemDirectoryEntry ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryEntry)
    3. [ ` FileSystemDirectoryReader ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemDirectoryReader)
    4. [ ` FileSystemFileEntry ` ](/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileS