Re: OsmAnd+ 4.1 and SD card

2022-02-22 Thread Massimo Mula
Hi there, when you select "manually specified" as the directory for data storage, you are likely going to mess with issues wit Access Permissions. In all Unix/Linux-like file systems (and Android is in effect a variant of Linux), when a directory is created, access to it is granted only for the

Re: OsmAnd+ 4.1 and SD card

2022-02-22 Thread lodrog...@gmail.com
i will suggest to users with android 11 or higher to try to use / move / install the osmand 4.1 and later at location "*multiuser storage 1* (/ android/odd) " . There is option for this inside the app settings. i am using android 10. With this version there no issue like you have. But i

Re: OsmAnd+ 4.1 and SD card

2022-02-22 Thread 'Tim Passingham' via OsmAnd
Has the explanation from Greg Troxel been deleted? On Tuesday, 22 February 2022 at 17:22:52 UTC Greg Troxel wrote: > > Berthold Pasch writes: > > Thank you for posting this explanation. Before this mess I had my data > folder set to /storage/emulated/0/osmand, which is where I want it, >

Re: OsmAnd+ 4.1 and SD card

2022-02-22 Thread Greg Troxel
Berthold Pasch writes: Thank you for posting this explanation. Before this mess I had my data folder set to /storage/emulated/0/osmand, which is where I want it, because I sync the entire storage with syncthing. So Multiuser Storage 1 should work for me. > f) Manually specified: I tried it

Re: OsmAnd+ 4.1 and SD card

2022-02-22 Thread Berthold Pasch
Here are my findings regarding the storage question of osmand+: a) Internal App Storage is a storage area inside the app which is not part of the file system and cannot be accessed by any other app, maybe, not even by the system or when your device is rooted. b) External Storage 1 is located