Android studio internal file path, file not saved

Question

Small problem, I am trying to save my PDF file in phone (LG G5 - no SD card), but file is never saved, is there a problem with file path? Using PdfBox-Android library. See picture from debugger - Debugger picture. The aim is to save pdf file to internal downloads folder. I tried 10x solutions, nothing is working. Please help.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 01 '17 at 20:00

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The aim is to save pdf file to internal downloads folder

Use Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS), not getFilesDir(). Also:

You will need the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission
You will need to handle runtime permissions
You will need to get the file indexed by the MediaStore before it will show up

answered Apr 01 '17 at 20:00

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Great, added runtime persmission and it works :) Thankyou! – TomTom Apr 02 '17 at 17:40

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 01 '17 at 19:54

I think you are trying to run the code on M version. Please check for Write External Storage permission and other read and write permissions in manifest file. For Android M and above versions use the concept of runtime permissions.

Let, me know if it was helpful.

Android studio internal file path, file not saved

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