Android Question Can´t find the app files

[Victor Fung]

I have created a few test apps, and for some of them I can see the app folders and files under /sdcard/Android/data, and for some others nothing shows up even though the app runs on my phone. For the later case, I was able to see the folders and files before, but now I can´t see them anymore.

For the app which does show up, I only see an empty folder /sdcard/Android/data/victor.testapp1/files/virtual_assets/ and nothing else.

The only things I have changed in B4A are (1) the #ApplicationLabel at the top of the source code, and (2) the package name under Project, Build Configurations.

I am looking in the wrong place? Could they be in some other location in my phone? Are folders for some reason hidden? Any idea? Thank you.

 

[Erel]

You cannot access the internal app files unless the app was installed on the sd card. This is a security feature of Android.

 

[Victor Fung]

Thanks Erel, but the app **is** installed on the sd card,,,,,, so why can´t I see them?

 

[Erel]

Try to install it in release mode instead of debug mode.

 

[Informatix]

Thanks Erel, but the app **is** installed on the sd card,,,,,, so why can´t I see them?

Are you sure? The default location for an app is not on the sdcard. Unless you force the installation to the sdcard in the settings of the device, it's the OS that decides.