Xamarin.android how to get Pictures path?

Question

Android.OS.Environment.ExternalStorageDirectory.AbsolutePaht is obsolete

how to get it now?

Answer 1

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You can use Application.Context.GetExternalFilesDir();, Application.Context.GetExternalCacheDirs(); Application.Context.GetExternalMediaDirs(); But three method store file in your application folder /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.companyname.xxx/cache , it will not store file to the external folder path.

Here is similar thread:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/57116787/10627299

Note: If your targetSdkVersion is below 30 and want to store file to external public folder, using android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true" in the <application> element of the manifest. This is not a long-term solution, as your targetSdkVersion will need to be 30 or higher, due to the Android 11’s limitation of storage, we have to store file to the application folder /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.companyname.xxx/, so store the file to internal path with var InternalPath= Android.App.Application.Context.GetExternalFilesDir("").AbsolutePath; is a suitable way.
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Leon Lu

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