Cannot read removable storage anymore

[klownboy]

I hadn't noticed 17.90.0107 until after my last email. But no, still the same for me.

[Filehero]

Hi Don,

sorry for my late reply, with my Lumia 830 and Creator's Update directory listing is broken as well, and Ken's observations are confirmed.

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echo get("pdpath", "my830");
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::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\\?\usb#vid_0421&pid_06fc&mi_00#6&d82bb8f&0&0000#{6ac27878-a6fa-4155-ba85-f98f491d4f33}

Results for echo get("pdpath", "my830\SD card");
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::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\\?\usb#vid_0421&pid_06fc&mi_00#6&d82bb8f&0&0000#{6ac27878-a6fa-4155-ba85-f98f491d4f33}\SID-{20001,MTP Volume - 131073,31661752320}


echo get("pidl", get("pdpath", "my830\SD card"), 0);
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""

echo get("pidl", get("pdpath", "my830\SD card"), 1);
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""

echo get("pidl", get("pdpath", "my830\SD card"), 2);
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""

echo get("pidl", get("pdpath", "my830\SD card"), 3);
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""

echo get("pidl", get("pdpath", "my830\SD card"), 4);
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101358776

I hope there will be a way to fix it.


Cheers,
Filehero

[admin]

The problem is that I cannot get a PIDL for a USB device path anymore. The web has nothing on this issue. I hope MS reads this...

I added to more ways, to the "pidl" function. Please try these in the next beta. (Low hopes):

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echo get("pidl", get("pdpath", "my830\SD card"), 5);
echo get("pidl", get("pdpath", "my830\SD card"), 6);

[klownboy]

I initially received a number returned for both "5" and "6". The phone was connected and turned on with the phone model shown in the tree, but there was no expansion node to show Internal storage and SD card. I then realized the phone was locked. After unlocking it, the expansion node was shown and both numbers returned nothing...unfortunaltely.

[Shadow]

Where would I find v17.90.0107?
I can try it on my desktop to see if it fixes the issue.

Oops, hadn't seen the second page.

[Filehero]

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echo get("pidl", get("pdpath", "my830\SD card"), 5);
echo get("pidl", get("pdpath", "my830\SD card"), 6);

Low hopes confirmed - no number for either request.

[jlippey]

What's the status of this situation?

[admin]

Nothing new I'm afraid. I will wait a little bit longer for a Windows update that fixes it, say 4 weeks. Then I will have to make a decision (fix or drop the feature).

[jlippey]

Thanks for the quick response.

Does "portable device" include all external drives? Those with policy set for quick removal? Or exactly what?

[admin]

Only those "drives" without a drive letter.

[jlippey]

Thanks. That's the really portable stuff.

[PeterH]

Nothing new I'm afraid. I will wait a little bit longer for a Windows update that fixes it, say 4 weeks. Then I will have to make a decision (fix or drop the feature).

Hey - I'm on Win7, and my Samsung S5 mini still works. So it would be rather uncomfortable if you drop this feature. I use it quite often.

And please note: there are not just changes in windows - also android updates lead to changed behavior. Example is that you must unlock the phone after having connected by USB. The first time after it had changed I didn't notice that - the result was "No Function" in XY, a bit looking like some problems reported here.

For me, since this update, it's so that Android apps sometimes have problems to access the SD card. But this might be because, long ago, I made some modifications per PC and card-reader to the SD card. I think I shouldn't have done that

[admin]

Relax. When I said "fix or drop the feature" and did not mention that there is a say 90% chance I can fix it.

[davehul123]

This is a MAJOR issue for me. I purchased xyplorer specifically for use with the three cameras I have. I transfer my picture files almost daily and haveing to use windows explorer is unacceptable. While I'm aware that there were some limitations without this feature i feel i have wasted my money on this program.

[admin]

I heard you.

Looks like MS is not going to fix this, so I put it on my list.