Somebody once asked on this list what the ARCHOS 5 Android tablet returns for Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().
The good news: it's not null. The interesting news: it's /storage. The second round of good news: this points to the bulk of the storage space -- on my 32GB flash, /storage is where 30GB of the space resides. The third round of good news: the value remains /storage even after you pop a micro SD card in. I was briefly worried that it might switch to /sdcard or something. Really curious news: while Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() returns /storage, /sdcard does exist, and it does *not* point to the SD card. Rather, it and /storage seem to point to the same spot, perhaps via a symlink or hardlink. Upshot: while you should use Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), apps that hardwire "/sdcard" won't break when there's no SD card installed. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
