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Store files on SD card #20
Description
Currently all files synchronized by the app become stored on the internaml device memory. However it should be able to store files to the SD card instead.
A typically use case would be synchronizing a music library, which could exceed the internal storage by far and is ideally stored on a modern SD card.
PR: #92
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AndyScherzinger commentedon Jun 14, 2016
Joint venture of @przybylski and @tobiasKaminsky
Work in Progress https://github.com/nextcloud/android/tree/externalSD2
Already available in the beta client (soon to be found on f-droid).
tobiasKaminsky commentedon Jun 14, 2016
@ThomasSteinbach this is something I personally want to have as soon as possible working 100%.
Meanwhile you can test it in the beta version on fdroid and report your experience.
ThomasSteinbach commentedon Jun 14, 2016
@tobiasKaminsky I am sorry to say that but currently I am short in time to experiment with. But I'll be the first using this feature when there's a stable version on the playstore.
tfl commentedon Jun 19, 2016
Would like to see this too - it always eats up my internal memory and I do not sync my mp3 library but only images.
tobiasKaminsky commentedon Jun 19, 2016
@tfl can you try the beta and report if it works?
tfl commentedon Jun 19, 2016
The last version I can get from f-droid is from June, 17. Does this version fit? And do I have to remove version 1.0.0?
tfl commentedon Jun 19, 2016
Sorry, I tried it anyway... But the install process failed with an unknown error. So... I can't test the beta at this point.
tfl commentedon Jun 19, 2016
Now, while trying to get a screenshot of the error the installation worked!
tfl commentedon Jun 19, 2016
In Ok. Seems to work. The beta allowed me two different storage paths. I know what path on my G3 Motorola points to the external storage. I selected it and all the images I downloded afterwards went to the external sd card. Good. One suggestion: let the user select from "internal storage" or "external storage". I know what a storage path is. I suspect others won't.
tobiasKaminsky commentedon Jun 19, 2016
@przybylski FYI
przybylski commentedon Jun 21, 2016
Accessing such information is highly restricted in android, in android 6 and later its even more limited. I need to research on how to do it.
tobiasKaminsky commentedon Jun 27, 2016
@przybylski browsing through the comments on play store this is a highly wanted feature.
Is there something I/we can help you with?
AndyScherzinger commentedon Jun 27, 2016
Like @tobiasKaminsky said, is there something we can help you with. Unfortunately I only have devices without an sd card.
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corax205 commentedon Aug 1, 2016
I moved the data files with the beta from f-droid. It works fine! I moved ~5GB.
I like the Suggestion from tfl.
A lot more comfortable could it be, if the user can choose the complete storage path.
tobiasKaminsky commentedon Aug 16, 2016
@maxaustria I think this would be too much settings for an average user and it will be a lot of more work for the devs.
Starting with android 6 you can encrypt your sdcard. I think this is the way to go as with this approach also all other apps/files are secured.
Xeniac-at commentedon Sep 3, 2016
I like the Idea with the storage path on account level. As far as i can remember, it is the way as the deskop client handles this. I like the idea that software offers an equal featureset on different platforms and offers these features in the same spots.
btw: Dont's set your bets on encryptet SD cards. Getting android updates is a matter of wishful thinking and many handset vendors remove some AOSP features.
Gerii commentedon Sep 23, 2016
The desktop client allows you to synchronize each folder on the cloud with a different local folder. It's just the standard setting that the whole account is synchronized into a single local folder. Would be nice if the same system can be implemented into the mobile client.
edgeHB commentedon Nov 9, 2016
Hey there, is this issue somehow connected to this one? #286.
AndyScherzinger commentedon Nov 9, 2016
Imho no, since #286 to me seems about access rights while this one is about the Nextcloud app storing its files on the SD card rather than internal memory.
ThomasSteinbach commentedon Dec 9, 2016
I am very happy to say that the original issue is solved by the implementation in version 1.4.0. More information about the release:
https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-android-client-1.4.0-has-been-released/
Great thanks to the lovers and engineers of Nextcloud making Open Source great all day!
If anybody is not satisfied with the implementation of the external SD Card support, please open a new issue specifying the concrete problems. This issue here would be closed as the implementation works in general.
AndyScherzinger commentedon Dec 9, 2016
Happy to hear you like the solution and the new release :)