Store files on SD card

[ThomasSteinbach]

Currently all files synchronized by the app become stored on the internaml device memory. However it should be able to store files to the SD card instead.

A typically use case would be synchronizing a music library, which could exceed the internal storage by far and is ideally stored on a modern SD card.

PR: #92

[AndyScherzinger]

Joint venture of @przybylski and @tobiasKaminsky

Work in Progress https://github.com/nextcloud/android/tree/externalSD2

Already available in the beta client (soon to be found on f-droid).

[tobiasKaminsky]

@ThomasSteinbach this is something I personally want to have as soon as possible working 100%.
Meanwhile you can test it in the beta version on fdroid and report your experience.

[ThomasSteinbach]

@tobiasKaminsky I am sorry to say that but currently I am short in time to experiment with. But I'll be the first using this feature when there's a stable version on the playstore.

[tfl]

Would like to see this too - it always eats up my internal memory and I do not sync my mp3 library but only images.

[tobiasKaminsky]

@tfl can you try the beta and report if it works?

[tfl]

The last version I can get from f-droid is from June, 17. Does this version fit? And do I have to remove version 1.0.0?

[tfl]

Sorry, I tried it anyway... But the install process failed with an unknown error. So... I can't test the beta at this point.

[tfl]

Now, while trying to get a screenshot of the error the installation worked!

[tfl]

In Ok. Seems to work. The beta allowed me two different storage paths. I know what path on my G3 Motorola points to the external storage. I selected it and all the images I downloded afterwards went to the external sd card. Good. One suggestion: let the user select from "internal storage" or "external storage". I know what a storage path is. I suspect others won't.

[tobiasKaminsky]

@przybylski FYI

[przybylski]

Accessing such information is highly restricted in android, in android 6 and later its even more limited. I need to research on how to do it.

[tobiasKaminsky]

@przybylski browsing through the comments on play store this is a highly wanted feature.
Is there something I/we can help you with?

[AndyScherzinger]

Like @tobiasKaminsky said, is there something we can help you with. Unfortunately I only have devices without an sd card.