Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() gives a different path - Android

Question

I try to write something into my phone memory.

At first, I hard-coded the path as:

myFile = new File(\"/sdcard/\" + txtName.getText() + \".txt\");


        

Answer 1

Why would this happen?

Because the path to external storage has changed over the years, which is why you should have never hard-coded the path in the first place.

how can I get the path directory in a more "formal and right" way instead of hardcoding the path?

Use Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().

On your test environment, /sdcard is a symlink or hardlink to /storage/sdcard0, as set up by the device manufacturer. However, there is no guarantee that all devices will have such an /sdcard symlink.

I guess the 32GB storage comes with a built-in SD card

External storage is a portion of your on-board 32GB of flash memory.

Answer 2

Remove the .getAbsolutePath() and it will be fine. Environment.getExternalStoreDirectory() will give you the path to wherever the manufacture has set their external storage.