Downloading to SD Card
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Downloading to SD Card
When I download something into my SD card, it downloads to Android/data/org.freedownloadmanager.fdm. How do I change that to somewhere else.
Re: Downloading to SD Card
You can create subfolders but you can't go outside of "Android/data/name.yourprogram.here" folder. It is restricted by Android. See older messages here:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17900&p=48897&hilit=android#p48897 (2020-09-15)
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17900&p=48947&hilit=android#p48947 (2020-09-26)
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17900&p=48952&hilit=android#p48952 (2020-09-26)
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17900&p=49042&hilit=android#p49042 (2020-11-04)
As you can see, some file managers (for example, Total Commander for Android, linked in one of the messages listed above) still have full access to the whole SD card, but in Android 11 on some smartphones even that access may be limited by the system and you have to use workarounds.
Suggested solution: Download files to FDM subdirectory. When you finish download, open your file manager and move files to any needed location. After that FDM will automatically remove download from the download list.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17900&p=48897&hilit=android#p48897 (2020-09-15)
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17900&p=48947&hilit=android#p48947 (2020-09-26)
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17900&p=48952&hilit=android#p48952 (2020-09-26)
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17900&p=49042&hilit=android#p49042 (2020-11-04)
As you can see, some file managers (for example, Total Commander for Android, linked in one of the messages listed above) still have full access to the whole SD card, but in Android 11 on some smartphones even that access may be limited by the system and you have to use workarounds.
Suggested solution: Download files to FDM subdirectory. When you finish download, open your file manager and move files to any needed location. After that FDM will automatically remove download from the download list.
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Re: Downloading to SD Card
AmmarAlTameemy wrote:When I download something into my SD card, it downloads to Android/data/org.freedownloadmanager.fdm. How do I change that to somewhere else.
Hello,
Currently, Android 11 is the only OS which supports this.
Alex,
FDM development team
FDM development team
Re: Downloading to SD Card
Which reminds me - since I have DP1 on my Coral, I should probably start testing FDM for Android on it, shouldn't I? ;P
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