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File Manager only shows the latest connected USB drive in case several devices were plugged in #151
I am writing down the steps I used, but the details of the devices used may not be too important.
Plug a USB-C “Hub” that has e.g. downstream USB ports and an SD card reader (typically they have HDMI as well)
Plug in a SD card -> will be recognized by android
Plug in a USB SSD -> will be recognized by android
Open file manager -> Only the SSD is shown as USB device, despite android showing two distinct devices
Expected behavior
All external storage devices that are known to android should be accessible.
Actual behavior
Only the latest plugged device is visible.
Screenshots/Screen recordings
n/a
Additional information
We found this issue during a discussion here: https://discuss.pixls.us/t/sd-backup-solution-without-a-computer/49014. The idea was to use a mobile device and plug a storage device (SSD) and an SD card via a so called USB “Hub” and backup the SD card with photographs/videos onto the SSD, Typical phone storage is limited, and for photographers doing raw or video, it's simply not enough to do it in sequence SD -> phone -> SSD.
I am not sure this is maybe more a feature request than a bug. However, according to the linked thread, there are file manager apps available that can make use of the two storage devices. On the other hand, google's own file manager is also not able to access the first device after a second one is plugged. The use case is valid anyhow, at least for people dealing with large amount of data during travel, e.g. photographers, videographers, and scientists.
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naveensingh commentedon Apr 2, 2025
It's a bug, should be fixed.
naveensingh commentedon Apr 2, 2025
Related issue:
The app also does not recognize multiple partitions but some other file managers do.
Just had mine delivered. I was able to reproduce it. This should be fixed alongside #53