/storage/emulated/0 not visible in windows explorer

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machinery picture machinery · Jan 15, 2018 · Viewed 8.2k times · Source

I have an Android 5.1 device and I'm using Windows 7. Let's say I create a folder using windows explorer at location Computer\HUAWEI M2-A01W\Internal storage\test. I can access this folder by using the path /storage/emulated/0/test in Android. That works well.

Let's now assume that I save an image in Android at the location /storage/emulated/0/test2/image.png. I can retrieve this image using adb pull /storage/emulated/0/test2/ C:\Users\username\Desktop\. But I don't see the folder test2 or the image in windows explorer.

How can I make it visible in windows explorer?

Answer

greenapps picture greenapps · Jan 15, 2018

You did not inform the media store about the new file. And as Windows and Android communicate using MTP protocol Windows will not see the file.

For an immediate solution: reboot your Android device.

For a better solution: Broadcast your new file to the media scanner.

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