[Bug] Can't write to SD card (external storage)

[apm]

• Obsidian version: 1.1.0
• Android version: 9 (core version: 3.18.120)
• Type of external storage: microsd card
• What error do you get?:

  Failed to create vault. Unable to create directory, unknown reson

• A screenshot of the error.
  
  

[varian93]

Obsidian Version: v1.1.0
Android Version: 7.1.1
External Storage: MicrosSD card
Error: “Failed to create vault. Unable to create directory, unknown reason”

Screenshots:

[DeepVoid]

Same problem still here (even with all permissions granted to the app):

Obsidian Version: v1.1.0
Android Version: 10 QKQ1.190910.002 (with MIUI 12.0.1)
External Storage: MicroSD card
Error: “Failed to create vault. Unable to create directory, unknown reason”

[mraath]

This works - put this answer at the top

[drtamalikajee]

Obsidian version

Android version

Type of external storage

• External ssd. I can access the files in the ssd with my s-tab/android. But can’t access my vault in the ssd with the obsidian app.
• Error with error message and path
  
  

[LauraSmith]

Hi @WhiteNoise is this still being looked at? Here’s my version.

• Obsidian 1.1.0
• Android 10
• Type of external storage: microsd card formatted as external storage
• Error messages:
  • If I try to edit an existing note (in a vault synced through Dropbox from desktop) I get ‘Failed to save the file “XXXXX.md”. FILE_NOTCREATED.’
  • If I try to create a new file or folder in that vault, the button I pressed goes purple, stays purple, and there’s no error message.
  • If I try to create a new empty vault on the SD card I get “Failed to create vault. Unable to create directory, unknown reason”
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

[LauraSmith]

@Sonn_ae7

Android/data path a folder called md.obsidian

This works for me! Anything on the SD card under that path is writable by Obsidian.

[WhiteNoise]

If that works for you it means Obsidian doesn’t have write access to the sd card as a whole.