Unable to access Files(PDF) in Subfolder of Download folder of Android phone.

Question

Hi,

I'm trying to access a pdf saved under "/storage/emulated/0/Download/Testfolder/sample.pdf"
ie Download/Testfolder (Subfolder in Downloads)

But i'm getting the path as below and hence unable to get the actual pdf file path
Wrong Path: /storage/emulated/0/Download/sample.pdf
Expected to get: /storage/emulated/0/Download/Testfolder/sample.pdf (As its store in a folder (Testfolder) under Downloads)

Target Framework: Android 11(R)

Any Xamarin android faced similar issue and found a solution please help.

Note: images in the same subfolder can be accessed without any issue.
Same issue i faced with 'Recent' folder of gallery

Regards,
Raghavendra

Answer 1

PFA,
i hv solved the issue by the attached piece of code.144586-fix.txt

Answer 2

Hello,​

Welcome to our Microsoft Q&A platform!

How do you create the file path, please make sure the sub folder exists on the divice. If the device doesn't have the folder, we need to create the sub folder first.

Here is the sample code, you could refer to it.

   string filepath = System.IO.Path.Combine(Android.OS.Environment.ExternalStorageDirectory.AbsolutePath, Android.OS.Environment.DirectoryDownloads);  
   string the_path = System.IO.Path.Combine(filepath, "sub_folder");  
     
   if (!File.Exists(the_path))  
   {  
       Directory.CreateDirectory(the_path);  
   }  
   string fullName = System.IO.Path.Combine(the_path, fileName);  
     
   //handle the file  

Best Regards,

Jarvan Zhang

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Answer 3

I can't open this file at all and I'm missing work like never before