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Newly copied files into the android filesystem don't show up in apps (self.chromeos)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kizzard to c/chromeos

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Hey everyone, I recently got a Lenovo Duet to take with me on my travels, and it's my first time trying to be "productive" with ChromeOS.

My photo processing routine is to download photos from my camera by USB and copy them into the android filesystem where I use Lightroom to edit.

However Lightroom can't see the newly copied files until I reboot, and even then I have to restart the app a couple of times before they appear. Anyone know what causes this? is there a way to refresh or flush whatever cache might be causing this manually?

It's a little annoying especially considering they removed (or never had?) the reboot button because "you never need to reboot ChromeOS" 🤔

Update: Figured it out, Android apps can't see FS changes made by Chrome OS. See comment below.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This seems like a really weird bug. Maybe you can try using another app to check if it's just Lightroom? I usually don't even have to copy files to the android file system as they just seem to sync (at least Downloads and Music).

[–] kizzard 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For anyone running into this, I figured out what the problem was. The android filesystem on the device seems blind to changes that have been made outside of android apps, so any changes to file structure made with the Chrome OS file app does not appear in android apps until device restart. To fix this, I started using an Android file app to copy the files.

Semi-related rant: if you are considering using Chrome OS to do "productivity" tasks, I would reconsider it. Android app integration is full of bugs and it's a nightmare to get anything done beyond browsing the web or consuming content. Additionally, android apps are evicted from memory all the time even with 8GB ram (which I paid more for specifically to avoid this problem), - anything you are working on is frequently lost when multi tasking (alt-tabbing). I should have bought a windows laptop instead.