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Saving files fail in other applications when selecting a location on SD card in File-Manager #82
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- I can reproduce the bug with the latest version given here.
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Affected app version
1.0.1
Affected Android/Custom ROM version
Android Oreo (8.0)
Affected device model
Xperia XZ
How did you install the app?
F-Droid / IzzyOnDroid
Steps to reproduce the bug
Try to save a file from another application that let you select the location for the file by calling another application.
In my case, it was OTP applications.
Select a location on the SD card
Try to save: it'll fail (reproduced with three different applications), I didn't extracted adb logcat logs but one of them did show more details from within the application: it was permissions related
Expected behavior
It should save with no error.
Actual behavior
It fails with an error.
Screenshots/Screen recordings
No response
Additional information
Note that save doesn't fail if I select internal memory, and save to SD card doesn't fail if instead of Fossify's File Manager I pick the preinstalled ROM's file manager.
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naveensingh commentedon Sep 30, 2025
@Porkepix
Porkepix commentedon Sep 30, 2025
I unfortunately don't remember for now.
I tried to find an application that triggers a file manager to pick a location, but wasn't able to: those that did didn't let me select a file manager application, and Android settings don't seems to have a setting for file manager anymore, and seems to pick a built-in default, I'd say?
Note however that the phone used at the time of this report died of its old age and that I was now trying to reproduce something on an Android 15 device, versus Android 8 in the report.
dajotim937 commentedon Dec 18, 2025
Had same issue but with internal storage.
Tried to save settings backup from komikku using file manager. Clicked in komikku
Settings -> Data and Storage -> Create backup (default setup in there), selected File Manager, selected/download/on internal storage, clicked tick button(the one in right bottom corner to confirm selected folder), aaand "Couldn't create backup file". I did the same thing with default "download" manager from android and it saved as intended.Android 9, Nokia 8, had this issue with 1.4.0 version and it still exists in 1.5.0.
vepain commentedon Oct 28, 2026
I have the same problem, for example (not only this app) when I want to export calendar events in a
.icsfile, via the Fossify Calendar (1.12.0). I cannot save to SD card, neither in Internal but inDownloadfolder.Android version: 10 (3.18.124-perf-g48df2b1 kernel)
File app version: 1.6.2