Edit data folder on Android 11 - Rhythm Software

Only system level file manager has the permission to access data folder. Open Data File By QuickEdit. From the files app, please navigate to Android data folder ... Index GettingStarted Overview Changelog Multilanguage Navigation NavigationDrawer FolderDrawer Toolbar File OpenFile SaveFile StorageManager RecentFile Bookmarks Edit Selection Undo/Redo Search/Replace InsertColor EditDataonAndroid11 Advanced SyntaxLanguage Encoding KeyboardShortcuts More Settings RemoveAds Licenses FAQ EditdatafolderonAndroid11 Android11Limitation SinceAndroid11,applicationdatafolderisinvisibleto3rdpartyappsaccordingtothestoragepermissionchange.Youcannolongerlistfilesdirectly: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/[app_package] SinceQuickEdit1.7.9,itsupportstoreadthecontentsunderdatafolderonAndroid11,butneedssomeadditionalstepstograntpermissiontodatafolder. EditFilesInDataFolderByQuickEdit PleaseupgradeQuickEdittoversion1.7.9andabove,thenyoucanusefollowingwaytograntQuickEditread/writepermissiontodatafolder: NavigatetoDataFolder UsingQuickEditbuilt-infileexplorertolocatethedatafolderunderinternalstorage,thepathissimilaras:/storage/emulated/0/Android/data GrantPermissiontoDataFolder InlatestQuickEditversion,apermissiongrantdialogwillshowup,pleasegotorootpathtointernalstorage,andclick"usethisfolder"tograntthepermission. Pleasechooseinternalstoragerootfolderinthisstep,nottheAndroidfolderorDatafolder.Therootfolderpathis:/storage/emulated/0. NormallywhenyouclickOKingrantaccessdialog,itwillguideyoutothecorrectfolder,youjustneedtoclick"usethisfolder"button. AccessDataFolderasNormal Afterthegrantaccesssuccess,youcanaccessdatafolderasnormal. Ifthegrantaccessdialogpopupagain,itmeansyoudidnotchoosethecorrectfoldertograntaccess, pleaserepeatpreviousstepandchoosetherootfolderofinternalstorageandtryagain. EditFilesInDataFolderByQuickEdit(Legacy) IfyouareusingQuickEditoldversionbefore1.7.9,orprevioussolutionnotworkforyou,pleasetryfollowingguide. CurrentlysystemlevelfilemanagementappcanviewandeditfilesunderdatafolderonAndroid11.Youcanusesystembuilt-infilemanagertoopenthefilesandassignQuickEditto editthefile. Followingisthestepshowtodothis: FindSystemFileManager PleasegotoAndroidsystemsettings,findstoragesection,clickit.Fromthestoragepage,find"Files"item,andclickit.Iftherearemultiplefilemanagerstoopen it, pleasemakesuretochoose"OpenwithFiles"toopenit,whichisthesystemfilemanagerapp. Pleaseseefollowingscreenshotforthesteps: Pleaseremembertochoose"Files"toopenwith,nototherappssuchasFilesbyGoogle,FileManager,etc,whichare applicationlevelapps.Onlysystemlevel filemanagerhasthepermissiontoaccessdatafolder. OpenDataFileByQuickEdit Fromthefilesapp,pleasenavigatetoAndroiddatafolder,navigatetotheappandfilethatyouwanttoedit,andclick"FloatingActionButtonwithEditIcon".From thepopupapplist,chooseQuickEdittoeditthefile. Pleaseremembertochoose"FloatingActionButtonwithEditIcon"toeditthefilewithQuickEdit,not"openfilewith"option toopenthefilewithQuickEdit. "Editfilewith"optiongivesQuickEditwritepermissiontothefile,but"Openfilewith"optiononlygivesreadpermission.Ifyouchoose"Openfilewith"option,QuickEdit canreadthefilecontent,butyoucannotsavemodificationstothefile. Pleaseseefollowingscreenshotforthesteps: EditandSaveDataFileusingQuickEdit Nowyoucaneditandsavethedatafileasotherlocalfiles.Ifthereispermissionerrorpopupwhenyousavingyourmodifications,pleasedoubleconfirmthatyouchoose"edit filewith"optioninsteadof"openfilewith"optioninthepreviousstep. Only"editfilewith"optioncangiveQuickEditwritepermission.