How to set AnkiDroid storage to main phone memory (not SD)

[szaf...@gmail.com]

Hello!

I've been an avid Anki fan for years but only a few days ago I installed AnkiDroid. I have a problem syncing my database: the default location is set to SD card which I don't have. The error I'm getting is:

the downloaded file couldn't be saved to the sd card ankidroid

I'd like to change the directory to my main phone storage but I don't know how to do it. I've got Samsung S8. I've tried typying: '/storage/ankidroid', '/phone/ankidroid', '/ankidroid'.

Could somebody please help me with this issue?

Thanks!

[szaf...@gmail.com]

The error message when setting other directory is:

The path specified wasn't a valid directory.

I've checked permission settings and AnkiDroid does have permission to access storage memory.

[Timothy Rae]

Could you please start by uninstalling / reinstalling AnkiDroid, which will reset any changes you've unsuccessfully made to the settings.

Next open up AnkiDroid. Now, after you grant AnkiDroid the permission it needs, it opens up ok, right? And you see an empty collection with just the default deck I presume?

In that case there's nothing wrong with the location of your AnkiDroid folder, so no need to change that setting.

Now starting from this point, please give us step by step instructions on how you reproduce the error.

Please also provide your "debug info", as described here

[Franciszek Kołpanowicz]

Hi Timothy 

I reinstalled Ankidroid and the synchronization is running smoothly! I should've tried that in the first place. 

Thanks and sorry for the bother!

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[szaf...@gmail.com]

I've got the same error again. I did only one learning session after reinstall.
My exact steps were:
App:
1. Installing the app
2. Logging in to my account
3. Syncing
4. A review

Then on my laptop:
5. Sync
6. Review
7. Added new flashcards
8. Made changes to one of card types
9. Sync (the option of overwriting the data on server)

Then App:
10. Sync (the option to overdrive the data on the phone)
11. Error (same as mentioned before)

Bug report in a second.

[Franciszek Kołpanowicz]

 Debug info: 

AnkiDroid Version = 2.8.3

Android Version = 8.0.0

ACRA UUID = 72a05134-259a-459f-bc8f-af7c182ecfd7

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[Franciszek Kołpanowicz]

You probably need debug info from my laptop too - I'll post it tomorrow

[Mike Hardy]

Interesting - I do similar but not with the overwriting. Either way I don't like bugs but this is a good report, I'll see if I can reproduce it

Any chance you are using a shared deck from ankiweb (or you could share yours?) So I can have the same source material to try with?

Thanks for taking the time with the details

-Mike
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[Franciszek Kołpanowicz]

Sure, I can share mine.  How do I do it?

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[Mike Hardy]

On the right side of you list of decks on this page https://ankiweb.net/decks/ - each deck has a dropdown and you can choose “share”

Then each deck after you have shared it has a shared deck page I think? Something that looks like this (even though this one is no longer available): https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1715165258

If you can send the shared deck info link (or enough info for me to search for it) I can snag it and see if I can pin this thing down

Thanks again for helping - can’t fix bugs quickly without good reports, so this is a great help

-Mike

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[Timothy Rae]

Can you post a screenshot of the error please?

Also, after reproducing the error could you post your debug info again please? I don't see any error reports from your ID, but the ID gets reset everytime you uninstall/reinstall the app, so you might have given us an old ID.

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 11:30:34 AM UTC+9, Mike Hardy wrote:

On the right side of you list of decks on this page https://ankiweb.net/decks/ - each deck has a dropdown and you can choose “share”

Then each deck after you have shared it has a shared deck page I think? Something that looks like this (even though this one is no longer available): https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1715165258

If you can send the shared deck info link (or enough info for me to search for it) I can snag it and see if I can pin this thing down

Thanks again for helping - can’t fix bugs quickly without good reports, so this is a great help

-Mike

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[szaf...@gmail.com]

Yeah, no problem, man. I worked as a QA person once so I can relate. :)

Here's the deck: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1146754208

I couldn't find the debug info option in Anki on my laptop - let me know if/how I can do it.

Thanks.

-Mike

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[szaf...@gmail.com]

This is my response to your post from 4 hours ago, didn't notice it at first.

I tried to generate the error again and, surprisingly, the sync on my phone went smoothly. The only thing I did was syncing again from my laptop (without adding anything though, so I don't think anything got uploaded) - I can't say if the error stopped occurring after or before this though.

I'll get back to you if the error comes up again.

W dniu wtorek, 26 czerwca 2018 05:13:52 UTC+1 użytkownik Timothy Rae napisał:

-Mike

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[Mike Hardy]

My guess is it has something to do with the overwrite being in the sequence since that is the workflow difference between my workflow and your report, and then your report and your re-test

But I haven’t had a chance to reproduce it yet...

-Mike

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