Repetitive blocked access to /storage/emulated/0 until restart

[kosa]

Hi, I’m using /e/ 1.12.3 on SM-G900F (Samsung S5), but the problem was present on previous versions too. After a day (or so) of using the phone, I cannot access internal phone storage with files (or any other file manager). I can see SD card content though. I have access granted in settings. All apps are working, only I don’t see the “root” content. What can that be? Thank you.

I have it localized, I’d translate error as “Cannot read the content now”

This is with antoher program:

After restart it works:

[aibd]

I cannot explain the complexity of what you are seeing, but I find unusual that your SD card has the name ‘android’. Was this always the case or did the name android appear as if out of your control ?

Are you able to unmount the SD card ? Does the phone then work satisfactorily ?

If you felt there was a possibility that the SD (or its relationship to the phone) had become corrupted in some way, you might consider extracting the SD Card and testing the phone without the card.

[kosa]

I don’t like the name of the SD card “android” any better, but such an awkward name was assigned, when I formatted the card in e/OS/. I don’t know how to change it (I mean other than removing the card, connecting it to a card reader in pc and use fatlabel or e2label, depending what filesystem e uses).

When I cannot access internal memory, SD card works fine though. I cannot take the SD card away to test if the problem happens also without the card, because S5 has only 16GB of memory, it is my daily driver and I need the SD for photos and maps.

[aibd]

@kosa

name was assigned, when I formatted the card in e/OS/

This might be a clue and sparked a memory of an issue I once saw a long time ago.

Background. There are two ways an SD card can be installed and formatted described in detail here

• https://forum.fairphone.com/t/a-little-guide-to-using-sd-cards/37297

While you screenshots seem to show that your SD card is installed as External storage (the way recommended by /e/OS), the phone is demonstrating odd behaviour. (Here was my clue, maybe an SD card once formatted as Internal storage would be given the name android – just a possibility for your troubleshooting.)

This is why I asked

Are you able to unmount the SD card ? Does the phone then work satisfactorily ?

In the case of a phone with SD card installed as External, both answers are Yes.

In the case the phone resists unmounting the SD card, this would point to a problem.

(Just for clarity, my troubleshooting question about removal of the SD card was only after the troubleshooting I have just repeated and in the specific event:

If you felt there was a possibility that the SD (or its relationship to the phone) had become corrupted.

Yours is not a clear cut case, “I cannot explain the complexity of what you are seeing”, this is just a clue for your troubleshooting.

Good luck.

[kosa]

Hi, thank you for tips and kind help. The card is really used and formatted as external stowage and it was never used as an internal storage, because I wanted to have a chance to take out the card and get my photos in case I accidentally destroy the phone.

I have bought another used s5, they are cheap and good phones, I will try to reproduce and troubleshoot on the non productive phone, but I have to buy a SD card yet.