Writing to external SD card in Android 5.0 and above

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You can create the file externally, it should work fine as long as syncthing can read it.

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108

Ok, I need support for external SD cards, hope that it can be implemented in the future. :roll_eyes:

With the exclude file, I can use it temporarily.

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We all need many things, sadly some things are just not meant to be. This might get fixed in android 11 supposedly, yet I am skeptical.

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I know, just hoping … :thinking:

The workaround setup with three sync folders looks like this:

/storage/emulated/0/
/storage/<sd-card>/
/storage/<sd-card>/Android/media/com.nutomic.syncthingandroid/files

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Android
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Can watching three folders have a significance affect on speed and battery life? I need to test it anyway.

111

Does Syncthing work in Adaptable Storage when using the SD Card as your internal storage?

112

If you’re looking for a more recent Android compatibility thread.

113

Yes.

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114

Is the storage access problem still with android 13?

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It works well for me with the Syncthing-Fork app from F-Droid on Android 13:

  • One has to select every directory manually on the initial setup but read and write access is possible - also when the directory is on the SD card. No root access is required for this.
  • It may not be as fast as ever but it is fast enough. (I’ve never used Android 11 myself, only older and newer versions. However, I’ve read that Android 11 introduced a severe performance regression but it seems fixed in later Android versions.)
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