Problem: When I use the recommended getExternalStorageState() to replace the deprecated getExternalStorageDirectory(), the recommended replacement returns the wrong path. I discovered the issue when the FileInputStream crashed, which it wasn't before.

The following is deprecated but correctly returns: /storage/emulated/0/Download/alaina.jpg

return Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString()   "/Download/"   fileName;

The following is recommended and returns: mounted/download/alaina.jpg

return Environment.getExternalStorageState()   "/Download/"   fileName;

What I have done: I've imported and using the class RealPathUtil by tatocaster found

CodePudding user response：

When I use the recommended getExternalStorageState() to replace the deprecated getExternalStorageDirectory(),

That makes no sense as you cannot compare them with each other.

The one delivers a file path. The other a state.

No need to use getExternalStorageState() as it always returns state mounted.

Since years there is always external storage available.

Method getExternalStorageDirectory() works and is undeprecated a week ago.