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Jan 18, 2024, 7:55:05 AM1/18/24

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On my Samsung devices I put a file in the /Download folder. When I select the file within my app (via a file browser), the file is called /storage/emulated/0/Download/myfile.db. This name is stored in my app settings.

I recently lost the contents of a micro-SD card and hadn't backed up the contents recently enough. Luckily, I noticed that the pictures I was missing happen to be in /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/.thumbnails on my Android 5.1 device. The sad thing is I cannot get to those files to do anything with them on my device. The only way I even knew that they were there is because ASTRO File Manager brought them up when I searched for pictures. I would love to be able to put these in a safe place and hoped to be able to do so via my computer. Does anyone know of a way to get my computer (Windows 7) to recognize this file? (Naturally, I told my computer to view hidden files, so that's not the issue.) All I can see is /Internal storage and /SD card (not /storage). If you have a workaround, please let me know too. If I can move (or better yet copy) these photos to another place on my phone and then move them, that would be absolutely wonderful.

content com.vivo.download manager.fileprovider download storage emulated 0 download media(9)

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The "/storage/emulated/" folder does not really exist. It's what might be called a "symbolic link", or, in simpler terms, a reference to where the real data is stored. You'll need to find the actual physical location on your device where it is stored. Since it's in /storage/emulated/0/DCIM/.thumbnails, it's probably located in /Internal Storage/DCIM/.thumbnails/. Please note that that this folder probably only contains "thumbnails", which are very small versions of the real files. It's possible your real files are gone forever if your SD card is irrecoverable.

Historically speaking, external storage referred to a disk partition on removable media such as an SD card (was also known as portable storage). This distinction is no longer as relevant as Android devices have evolved and many Android devices no longer support removable storage. Instead some devices will allocate some of their internal non-volatile memory to Android which can perform the same function as removable media. This is known as emulated storage and is still considered to be external storage. Alternately, some Android devices may have multiple external storage partitions. For example, an Android tablet (in addition to its internal storage) might have emulated storage and one or more slots for an SD card. All of these partitions are treated by Android as external storage.

Recently, I've figured out that if I delete files from /sdcard/Download it deletes files from /storage/emulated/0/Download. And if I add the files into /sdcard/Download it duplicates them in /storage/emulated/0/Download.

In short, /sdcard and /storage/emulated/0 - which represent a FAT/vFAT/FAT32 filesystem - point towards /data/media/0 (or /mnt/expand/[UUID]/media/0 in case of Adoptable Storage) through FUSE or sdcardfs emulation.

Now the apps (and MTP, which is also an app) interact with emulated storage instead of /data/media, achieving both purposes at the same time i.e. enforcing permission checks underneath and looking like FAT filesystem on upper surface.

please add about formatting, media, USB stick, connected to the OTG cable, after detecting the flash drive, by the phone. Formatting,it can't be quick, just full. For erasing, it is deleting content, ...

Due to the new Android system restrictions, downloaded files are now stored in storage/Android/data/org.telegram.messenger/cache. Its visibility will depend on file manager app's permission access (for some apps its content is shown as empty so it is not visible).

After migration to Scoped Storage the Internal shared storage > FLM User Files folder content has moved to Internal shared storage > Android > data > Installed apps > com.imageline.FLM > files

As long as the deleted DCIM folder is not overwritten by new content, you can successfully retrieve your precious files on your Android memory card. Thus, to maximize the chance of retrieving all your data, take out the card, and stop using it immediately after data loss.

In addition to accidentally deleting the DCIM folder on the Android phone, other issues related DCIM folder include "DCIM folder shows empty but not", "DCIM folder missing", and "delete DCIM folder on iPhone". As you can see, data loss in the DCIM folder occurs quite often. This should remind you of the importance of data backup. Whether you prefer to transfer the files from your mobile device to a computer or sync the content on your phone to cloud storage, it's a good choice to make a backup of your precious files elsewhere.