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Same problem here. I'm trying to add a music folder as source, this folder is on an SD card. I can't browse to the SD card.
Also there is something strange : in settings > media> library > manage sources, I can see my SD card, but the right click / long press on the SD card does not show an option to remove this source...
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2021-03-12, 21:40
(This post was last modified: 2021-03-12, 21:40 by DarrenHill.)
It's already been mounted by the OS, so isn't being seen as removable or as a source (yet).
To add items from it and make a source on it, navigate to the folder you want to have as the root of the new source in the videos>files menu, and then from there select change content (if I remember well, it may be set content).
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Hi,
I have similar issues.
I'm running kodi 18.9 on samsung tab s7 with android 11. I have my movies stored on a Nas and on Tab S7 SD card. Every thing is fine with movies on the nas, but I have issue with the ones on the SDcard.
After several tries, finally I manage to set video content in settings > media> library > manage sources, I can see my SD card, and with the right click / long press on the SD card load and set the content the folder of the movies.
Also folder contents scan starts as usual. At the end of the process I can access and select the movies an play them within kodi, but filters (node library) I created, that works ok with the nas files, does not work with the ones on SDCard (empty lists). It seems that the scanning of the content does not work properly when the location is the SD card as the Myvideo116.db is quite small when source is the SDcard
I tried also toadd the location manually as a source (i.e. /storage/0A9E-B935/Movies/Film/) with same results.
Any suggestion to solve this issue.
Many thanks
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it would have an unpredictable outcome since you are jumping a major version gap, best to back up everything and a start a fresh install
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no this is not possible on android so long as using kodi official versions
the package name on official versions is 'org.xbmc.kodi' and android uses this to determine where to store each apps data
android will often compare signing certificates of packages using that package name as well and may refuse to even install a newer version if the cert differs, from 18.9 to 20.1 it likely did change as they tend to expire
if you manage to overcome that and get android to replace 18.9 with 20.1 it will be unlikely you will be able to downgrade again
18.9 also uses older database versions which may or may not migrate to 20.1
18.9 addons may or may not work with 20.1 so those that were not maintained will not be upgradeable
so, it is still recommended to start a fresh install after backing up 18.9
if you are an advanced level user it is possible to move the entire kodi folder to a usb drive so it is out of the way
with that, it would be possible to move the folder, uninstall kodi 18.9, install kodi 20.1 then copy the folder back after an initial startup
requires starting kodi at least once, issuing an 'am force-stop', removing the new kodi folder then copying back the old folder - copy not move in case things do not work
none of that would be easy or recommendable if you are not familiar with adb on android and still recommended to start a fresh install after backing up 18.9
