Setting Default Folders

Android requires the user to explicitly allow access to each folder the app needs to access.  In particular, access to folder named playlist_manager and top music folders on both internal and external sdcards.

You will be prompted when such access is required. It is recommended you accept the defaults and only change them once everything is working as required.

The best way to approach this is to check the default folders under Settings>Default Folders.

A default for each type of folder  has been prefilled using the path(s) returned by the system.  The app default is a folder named playlist_manager but you can change this here.

Select each one in turn and either accept or change. On clicking OK, access will be verified and if necessary you will be prompted to

  1.  create the playlist_manager folder if it does not exist

  2.  allow permissions

Note:

a file system browsing is not available so you will need to provide the complete path to your designated folder.

If you are not interested in smb type of playlists then you can ignore the last 2 options.

 Default Folders

 

For example, by clicking OK you are verifying and confirming this is the correct location. If there are no permissions set then the prompt shown below will appear


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 In general, your internal memory is represented by /storage/emulated/0 whereas an sdcard may show as SDCARD.

 Be aware this may differ from manufacturer to manufacturer.

The File Picker used is native to android and is a special tool to manage permisssions. It is not the most user friendly and  you may need to experiment.

 

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You can run the permission tool  at anytime by selecting the option from the navigation drawer which is found through the "hamburger" menu button on the main screen.
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