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| From | Andrews <andrews@spam.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Why is Android creating (garbage?) external sdcard directories? |
| Date | 2024-11-04 14:48 +0000 |
| Organization | BWH Usenet Archive (https://usenet.blueworldhosting.com) |
| Message-ID | <vgamr6$ulo$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> (permalink) |
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R.Wieser wrote on Fri, 1 Nov 2024 18:56:36 +0100 : > The problem is that you think the SD card is yours to manage, while Android > thinks its his. And I'm afraid that Android can out-stubborn you. :-( :-) > > IOW, don't try to fight it, its not something you can win. > > What you /could/ do is to, on the 'puter, write a bit of code/script that > will remove all empty (root) folders from the SD card. A clean-up so to > speak. That was a good way to put it, which is that Android owns that sdcard. Not us. The good news is I wiped out everything on the sdcard except the one top-level folder that I had created on it just after formatting it. And it still worked. The Android garbage folders came back though, as you implied they would. Android owns that card. Not me. :->
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Why is Android creating (garbage?) external sdcard directories? Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-01 14:13 +0000
Re: Why is Android creating (garbage?) external sdcard directories? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2024-11-01 15:34 +0100
Re: Why is Android creating (garbage?) external sdcard directories? Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-01 17:04 +0000
Re: Why is Android creating (garbage?) external sdcard directories? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2024-11-01 18:56 +0100
Re: Why is Android creating (garbage?) external sdcard directories? Andrews <andrews@spam.net> - 2024-11-04 14:48 +0000
Re: Why is Android creating (garbage?) external sdcard directories? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2024-11-04 16:26 +0100
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