From: ed@somewhere.in.the.uk   
      
   Arno Welzel wrote:   
   > Ed Cryer, 2026-01-17 19:04:   
   >   
   >> I have an old android phone, running under system version 9. It has an   
   >> app in internal storage called "Notepad" which contains lots of useful   
   >> stuff.   
   >> I want that on my PC, but, when I connect it by USB I can't find it   
   >> anywhere in the "internal storage" files that are displayed, and there   
   >> are lots of those. The same files are offered on the phone itself when I   
   >> try to attach it to an email.   
   >>   
   >> Am I missing something here? Or is it perhaps somewhere in the hierarchy   
   >> of files displayed?   
   >   
   > No, apps usually only use private storage which is not accessible for   
   > other apps at all for security reasons.   
   >   
   >> Please don't tell me to use DropBox or Google Drive or any other Cloud   
   >> service. I know about those.   
   >   
   > On basic concept in Android is to share data with other apps using the   
   > "share" feature of the app. The target can by *any* other apps which   
   > registered itself as target for sharing actions.   
   >   
   > Cx File Explorer can also be used for that   
   > ().   
   >   
   > 1) Open "Notepad"   
   > 2) See if "Notepad" has a "share" feature - if yes, continue   
   > 3) Install Cx File Explorer   
   > 4) In "Notepad" use "share" to share a file with another app   
   > 5) Select "Cx File Explorer" as target for the share action   
   > 6) In "Cx File Explorer" save the shared data as file in the shared storage   
   >   
   > When exported everything as needed, you can then use USB to copy the   
   > files from the internal storage to your PC.   
   >   
   > Cx File Explorer also supports direct access to Windows shares, so if   
   > you create a shared folder on your PC you can access this with Cx File   
   > Explorer as well when the phone is connected to the same network via WiFi.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
      
   That will only work for individual files. The app itself can export   
   individual files. I want all of them, and there are lots and lots.   
      
   Ed   
      
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