Where to find downloaded movies?

From	VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Where to find downloaded movies?
Date	2016-07-14 23:54 -0500
Organization	Usenet Elder
Message-ID	<dur8kuF4b78U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)

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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
Android 4.4.4 Kitkat

I used Comcast's "Xfinity TV Go" app to download some movies. Got 3 of
them but downloading halted on the 4th because all the main memory got
sucked up. There is only 8GB in my smartphone of which 4GB gets eaten by
the OS and pre-installed apps and some apps I've installed since. I've
moved the apps to the SD card for those with that option in Application
Manager.

I called Comcast and they admit their app will download into the main
memory. Yeah, they claim they are working on adding support for
secondary storage (SD card) but they said that over a year and half ago,
too. Not going to happen. I'd like to move their movie downloads to the
SD card. If I have to, I will move them back one at a time to the
original download location to play them from there. I'm not looking to
keep the movies, just stow them until I get around to watching them,
especially if I expect to be offline for awhile, like when flying.

The problem is I don't know where is their app's download location. I
got the ES File Explorer app (spamware so got rid of it afterward) but
still could not find the downloaded movie file. Where might be likely
paths to where they download?

No, I have not rooted my smartphone. Just got it and don't want to void
its warranty. Plus I'm a noob with using smartphones. I'm one of those
that said for years and years "All I want is a plain phone. No texting,
no web, no fancy-schmancy fluff, just a phone." Yeah, well that stopped
being a reasonable excuse so I got one but I still have a simple flip
phone. I'm not familiar with the file system in Android and it's been a
decade since I dealt with *NIX. Tried using ES File Explorer to hunt
around, found no movie files, but suspect some folders or files might be
hidden (and cannot be unhidden) until I'm rooted. If true, I'll find
something else to, ahem, entertain myself during the long flights.

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Where to find downloaded movies? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-07-14 23:54 -0500
  Re: Where to find downloaded movies? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-07-16 02:28 -0400
    Re: Where to find downloaded movies? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-07-16 20:19 -0500
      Re: Where to find downloaded movies? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-07-17 09:35 +0100
        Re: Where to find downloaded movies? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-07-17 15:21 -0500
          Re: Where to find downloaded movies? David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-07-18 08:30 +0100
      Re: Where to find downloaded movies? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-07-17 23:57 -0400
        Re: Where to find downloaded movies? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-07-18 02:26 -0500
          Re: Where to find downloaded movies? M.L. <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-07-18 17:07 -0500

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