The contents of the created $HOME/storage folder are symlinks to different storage folders: Example:įile that has been chosen through file picker will be saved as "filename.txt".
ANDROID FILE TRANSFER CAN T ACCESS DEVICE STORAGE ANDROID
If you have Termux:API application and termux-api package installed, you can use Android file picker to get any file from either shared or external storage by using utility termux-storage-get. That a folder $HOME/storage is created.That an app-private folder on external storage is created (if external storage exists).That permission to shared storage is granted to Termux when running on Android 6.0 or later.You will then be prompted to "Allow Termux access photos, media and files on your device", which you should allow. To access shared and external storage you need to run termux-setup-storage. Important: Please remember that if you uninstall Termux app this directory will be deleted! The remainder of the external SD card will not be accessable from Termux unless you grant storage permission for Termux in Android. Use of adoptable storage will not make your external SD card compatible with Termux, it is effectively same as shared storage (EXT4/F2FS with FAT32/exFAT compatible overlay).Īfter creating directory Android/data/com.termux, through file manager or by termux-setup-storage, you can access your external SD directly in this folder. Such option is only available for advanced users who have rooted device and are familiar with customization of partitions and file system on their external storage. Do not even try to move Termux directories like $HOME or $PREFIX onto this kind of storage. Shared storage as well as external storage is not suitable for installing software. For those who are curious why some applications can write on external storage without restriction: these applications use a special APIs (Storage Access Framework) not available for command line applications. See below for detailed feature comparison between storage types:įull read-write access to external SD cards and USB drives is available only on rooted devices. Typically read-only, except the Termux private directory. External storage: external SD cards or USB hard drives.You need to grant Termux storage access permission to use it. Shared storage: general purpose file storage available for the all applications.Internal storage: files put in $HOME, available from inside Termux or when explictly picked in a SAF-compatible file manager.There are three main types of storage in Termux:
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