Does anyone know how to move folders instead of files?

[Mr.Black]

I have spent a lot of time looking for a way to move folders from ASD to Private dir, but until now I haven't found it yet. I can only create a folder and move the files one by one to the newly created folder, I don't like that way. is there any extension or something that can help me

[Kevinkun]

@Mr.Black

create a folder and move the files one by one to the newly created folder

That's what 'Move folder' does.

[Mr.Black]

I know, but what about the folder tree? It is not easy right, to move files that are in folders in folders.....

[Anke]

Maybe something like this

[Anke]

Try this one:

moveFolders.apk

Double click the first button to create 2 text files in the /myFolder/ and /myFolder/Subfolder1/ folders in the ASD. Then click on copyToDocuments to copy all folders/files to /Documents into the appropriate folders. The folders/files are then removed in the ASD (i.e. the folders/files were moved to the /Documents directory.

[Mr.Black]

this is what I'm looking for

@Anke I've tried it and it's amazing. I see the process is all good, including deleting myFolder in ASD, but it seems like deleting myFolder in Documents doesn't work, I think it might require permission

I'm really impressed with the "DeleteFolder" in that App. because "RemoveDirectory" in the component (File) in ai2 cannot delete folders that contain folders, it can only delete a folder that contain files only. And I've never found an extension that can do that so far, only the extension in your app can do it, wow

[Anke]

@Mr.Black

but it seems like deleting myFolder in Documents doesn't work, I think it might require permission

Android version? APK or Companion?
On Android 11+ you do not need any storage permissions if the files are created by the app itself. If you first test with Companion, you cannot delete/overwrite files with the APK, because this is another app. You must delete these files/folders beforehand.

On Android < 11 you must request WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission also for the Shared folders (like /Documents or /Download).

[Mr.Black]

@Anke

Android version?

14

@Anke

APK or Companion?

APK

[Anke]

@Mr.Black

APK

Ok, did you test it before with Companion?

[Mr.Black]

@Anke

Ok, did you test it before with Companion?

I never test my app with companion.

[Anke]

Ok, remove all folders/subfolders from /Documents manually on your test device. Uninstall and reinstall the app and try again. It should work to delete the folder /Documents/myFolder incl. all subfolders & files.

Tested on Android 14 and 15 with the APK.

[Mr.Black]

oke let me try

[Mr.Black]

oh ya, its works, mymistake

[Mr.Black]

So how can I get the extension?

[Anke]

@Mr.Black

how can I get the extension?

Copy/move folders/subfolders and files from eg the ASD to another location by maintaining directory structure

With this extension you can copy/move a folder icluding subfolders and files from e.g. the ASD to another location /Documents or /Download by maintaining directory structure. On Android 11 you can only select the Shared folders /Documents or /Download, if there are also non-media files in these folders. The extension uses absolute paths: /storage/emulated/0/... [grafik] Here is an example: [grafik]