Can I use an SD card for storage Scope Shared in Android 10 and 11

[Johannes_Ai2]

Use the TaifunFile extension to get the available storage directories and post the "Do it" result:

@PeterO

My question about the SD card was just one more check, as the sd card is shown separate from the internal file structure in one of my file managers, even though the card has been formatted as internal. So is it possible the Android 10-11 file restrictions disallow SD cards for file sharing read-writes?

Since the file component uses a relative path, it should not be possible to write to or read from this directory (MicroSD card, used as internal storage) with the file component. With the EFile extension from @vknow360 you can also uses an absolute or full path. In this case, try the full path (file:///storage/...).

See also here:

Saving and reading files with android 11

On Android 11+, a non-media file can be saved in one of the shared folders (like /Download or /Documents) only if this file was not previously created by another app. If the app was un-/reinstalled, this newly launched app is again a new app which cannot overwrite the previously saved non-media file. This file must first be removed manually (by the user) or must have a different name (so I would recommend adding a timestamp). @Anke already mentioned it in post #3. No, I do not think so.