[JQZ*]

@JQZ* you'll still need to resolve the problem of your sdcard permissions but you might find a workaround by writing to your network storage.

I remembered your mentioning the possibility of setting a network path using smb or nfs. When I go to set the recordings folder in Kodi and just back up all the way, along with 'SD Card' and 'External Storage' (my 64 GB card), there are 'Windows network (SMB)' and 'Network Files System (NFS) listed. I'm a bit familar with smb as Amaze has an FTP smb function. That gives me an ftp://192.168.1.4:2211 address that I can access in Windows Explorer. But I quickly dropped using it because it seems it gives me the same access as the standard USB connection. Amaze also lets me create a wireless cloud connection to all my notebook's shared folders using the notebook's IP address. That's been very convenient.

However the smb/ftp and usb connections are not 2 way street connections. I believe T-Mobile has blocked certain permissions on this phone, as when I navigate to /sdcard/android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files from Windows, nothing is visible. I tried the hidden Windows folder trick my editing in the added /.kodi path I wasn't presented with, but Windows just balked at that.

Also, when I enable that ftp/smb option in Amaze, it only seems to be good at the Windows end. When I try to set a recording path in Kodi to Windows, I can't get past the 'Windows network (SMB)' menu. Might there be something else there to try?