Android 5+: Unable to edit or sync content to the SD card / How to Grant Access
Updated by Russell Samuels on Nov 21, 2019
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Android 5 and up allow apps to save/sync/edit content to shared directories (such as /Music) on an SD card. If you're unable to, it's likely because one of the following requirements aren't being met: 1) Sync profile: MediaMonkey for Android and MediaMonkey for Windows must have an active sync profile for the apps to recognize one another. 2) Permission: MediaMonkey for Android must have permission to write to the external storage location of the SD card, in order to be able to edit / delete / sync content to the SD card. 3) Inclusion in the library: In order for content to be visible in the MediaMonkey for Android library, the location on the card containing the content must be configured to be part of the library.
Sync Profile To sync content, MediaMonkey for Android and MediaMonkey for Windows must be configured to recognize one another so that they can sync. If MediaMonkey for Windows does not recognize your device or your device cannot see MediaMonkey for Windows see step 3 here.
Permission On most devices running Android 5 and up*, if the appropriate permissions have been granted on the Android device, MediaMonkey is able to sync to shared directories such as /Music or /Videos (some earlier versions sync to an app-specific folders on the SD card as described here). On such devices, MediaMonkey will automatically prompt the user for necessary permissions to read / write / delete SD Card content as shown below (in the event that permissions are missing, they can be manually granted via the Options > Verify permissions function):
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Inclusion in the library Once permissions are granted, MediaMonkey will automatically move files from app-specific directories (i.e. from SD Card/Android/Data/com.ventismedia.mediamonkey/Music) to shared directories (e.g. SD Card/Music) and automatically includes standard media locations such as /SD Card/Music etc. within the library. If content from the SD card appears to be missing, you can manually add new locations via Options > Choose library folders.
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