FileProvider - IllegalArgumentException Failed to find configured root

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I m trying to take a picture with camera  but I m getting the following error   FATAL EXCEPTION  main Process  com example marek myapplication  PID  6747 java lang IllegalArgumentException  Failed to find configured root that contains  storage emulated 0 Android data com example marek myapplication files Pictures JPEG 20170228 175633 470124220 jpg     at android support v4 content FileProvider SimplePathStrategy getUriForFile FileProvider java 711      at android support v4 content FileProvider getUriForFile FileProvider java 400      at com example marek myapplication MainActivity dispatchTakePictureIntent MainActivity java 56      at com example marek myapplication MainActivity access 100 MainActivity java 22      at com example marek myapplication MainActivity 1 onClick MainActivity java 35    AndroidManifest xml    lt provider         android name  android support v4 content FileProvider          android authorities  com example marek myapplication fileprovider          android enabled  true          android grantUriPermissions  true  gt           lt meta-data             android name  android support FILE PROVIDER PATHS              android resource   xml file paths    gt   lt  provider gt    Java   Intent takePictureIntent   new Intent MediaStore ACTION IMAGE CAPTURE          Ensure that there s a camera activity to handle the intent     if  takePictureIntent resolveActivity getPackageManager       null               Create the File where the photo should go         File photoFile   null          try               photoFile   createImageFile              catch  IOException ex                Toast makeText getApplicationContext     Error while saving picture    Toast LENGTH LONG  show                         Continue only if the File was successfully created         if  photoFile    null                Uri photoURI   FileProvider getUriForFile this                       com example marek myapplication fileprovider                       photoFile               takePictureIntent putExtra MediaStore EXTRA OUTPUT  photoURI               startActivityForResult takePictureIntent  REQUEST TAKE PHOTO                     file paths xml   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt       lt files-path name  my images  path  images    gt   lt  paths gt    I was searching whole day about this error and trying to understand FileProvider  but I have no idea what this error message tries to tell me  If you want more info code  write me in the comment

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If nothing helps and you are getting the error

failed to find configured root that contains /data/data/...

then try changing some line like:

File directory = thisActivity.getDir("images", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);

to:

File directory = new File(thisActivity.getFilesDir(), "images");

and in the xml file:

<files-path name="files" path="." />

which is weird, since the folder I access is /images.

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If your file path is like  storage emulated 0  yourfile   you just need modify your FileProvider xml   lt paths gt       lt external-path name  external  path       gt   lt  paths gt    then call this function when you need share file  Intent sharingIntent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND                       Uri fileUri   FileProvider getUriForFile getContext                                 com example myapp fileprovider                               file                       sharingIntent setType            any flie type                     sharingIntent putExtra Intent EXTRA STREAM  fileUri                       startActivity Intent createChooser sharingIntent   Share file       it works on android M   Pie

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I had the same problem  I tried the below code for its working    1 Create Xmlfile   provider paths   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt       lt files-path name  my images  path  myfile    gt   lt  paths gt    2  Mainfest file    lt provider             android name  android support v4 content FileProvider              android authorities  com ril learnet provider              android exported  false              android grantUriPermissions  true  gt               lt meta-data                 android name  android support FILE PROVIDER PATHS                  android resource   xml provider paths   gt    lt  provider gt    3 In your Java file         File file    new File getActivity   getFilesDir     myfile            if   file exists                  file mkdirs                      String  destPath   file getPath     File separator   attachmentsListBean getFileName                    file mfile   new File destPath                   Uri path                  Intent intent   new Intent Intent ACTION VIEW                   if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES N                                        path   FileProvider getUriForFile AppController getInstance   getApplicationContext    AppController getInstance   getApplicationContext   getPackageName       provider   mfile                        intent addFlags Intent FLAG GRANT READ URI PERMISSION                     else                       path   Uri fromFile mfile                        intent addFlags Intent FLAG ACTIVITY NEW TASK                       intent setDataAndType path   image                          getActivity   startActivity intent

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I have spent 5 hours for this    I have tried all the methods above but it depends on the what storeage your app currently using    https   developer android com reference android support v4 content FileProvider GetUri  Check the documentation before trying the codes    In my case  since files-path sub directory will be Context getFilesDir    The funky thing is it Context getFilesDir   notes one another subdirectory    what I am looking for is   data user 0 com psh mTest app imageDir 20181202101432629 png  Context getFilesDir     returns   data user 0 com psh mTest files  so the tag should be       files-path name  app imageDir  path     app imageDir           Then it works

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My issue was that I had overlapping names in the file paths for different types  like this    lt cache-path     name  cached files      path       gt   lt external-cache-path     name  cached files      path       gt    After I changed the names   cached files   to be unique  I got rid of the error  My guess is that those paths are stored in some HashMap or something which does not allow duplicates

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Check how many storages your device offers - sharing files from secondary storage is not supported  Look at FileProvider java source  from support-core-utils 25 3 1                  else if  TAG EXTERNAL FILES equals tag                     File   externalFilesDirs   ContextCompat getExternalFilesDirs context  null                   if  externalFilesDirs length  gt  0                        target   externalFilesDirs 0                                   else if  TAG EXTERNAL CACHE equals tag                     File   externalCacheDirs   ContextCompat getExternalCacheDirs context                   if  externalCacheDirs length  gt  0                        target   externalCacheDirs 0                                     So  they take only the first storage   Also  you can see that getExternalCacheDirs   is used to obtain list of storages through the ContextCompat interface  See documentation for its limits  it s told to not recognize USB Flashes for example   Best is to make some debug output of list of storages from this API on your own  so that you can check that path to storage matches the path passed to getUriForFile     There s already a ticket assigned  as for 06-2017  in Google s issue tracker  asking to support more than one storage  Eventually  I found SO question on this as well

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Android official document says file paths xml should have     lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt          lt external-path name  my images              path  Android data com example package name files Pictures    gt   lt  paths gt       But to make it work in the latest android there should be a     at the end of the path  like this     lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt          lt external-path name  my images              path  Android data com example package name files Pictures     gt   lt  paths gt

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none of the above worked for me   after a few hours debugging I found out that the problem is in createImageFile    specifically absolute path vs relative path  I assume that you guys are using the official Android guide for taking photo  https   developer android com training camera photobasics      private static File createImageFile Context context  throws IOException              Create an image file name         String timeStamp   new SimpleDateFormat  yyyyMMdd HHmmss   format new Date             String imageFileName    JPEG     timeStamp                File storageDir   context getExternalFilesDir Environment DIRECTORY PICTURES           File image   File createTempFile                  imageFileName      prefix                      jpg              suffix                    storageDir         directory                           Save a file  path for use with ACTION VIEW intents         mCurrentPhotoPath   image getAbsolutePath            return image          Take note of the storageDir  this is the location where the file will be created  So in order to get the absolute path of this file  I simply use image getAbsolutePath    this path will be used in onActivityResult if you need the Bitmap image after taking photo  below is the file path xml  simply use   so that it uses the absolute path   lt paths gt       lt external-path         name  my images          path       gt   lt  paths gt    and if you need the bitmap after taking photo  protected void onActivityResult int requestCode  int resultCode  Intent data            super onActivityResult requestCode  resultCode  data           Bitmap bmp   null          try               bmp   BitmapFactory decodeFile mCurrentPhotoPath             catch  Exception e                e printStackTrace

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I see that at least you re not providing the same path as others in file paths xml  So please make sure you provide the exact the same package name or path in 3 places including    android authorities attribute in manifest path attribute in file paths xml authority argument when calling FileProvider getUriForFile

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It depends what  kind of storage you want to do  INTERNAL or EXTERNAL  for EXTERNAL STORAGE    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt       lt external-files-path name  my images  path  my images    gt   lt  paths gt    but for INTERNAL STORAGE  be careful with the path  because it uses getFilesDir   method which mean that your file will be located in the root directory for the app          File storeDir   getFilesDir       path       So your provider file must be like this    lt paths gt       lt files-path name  my images  path       gt   lt  paths gt

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My Problem Was Wrong File Name  I Create file paths xml under res xml while resource was set to provider paths xml in Manifest    lt provider         android authorities  ir aghigh radio fileprovider          android name  android support v4 content FileProvider          android exported  false          android grantUriPermissions  true  gt           lt meta-data             android name  android support FILE PROVIDER PATHS              android resource   xml provider paths   gt       lt  provider gt    I changed provider paths to file paths and problem Solved

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I was getting this error Failed to find configured root that contains     The following work around resolves my issue  res xml file paths xml   lt paths xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt           lt external-path name  media  path       gt   lt  paths gt    AndroidManifest xml   lt provider       android name  android support v4 content FileProvider        android authorities   PACKAGE NAME         android exported  false        android grantUriPermissions  true  gt            lt meta-data             android name  android support FILE PROVIDER PATHS              android resource   xml file paths  gt            lt  meta-data gt   lt  provider gt    ActivityClass java  void shareImage             Intent intent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND           intent setType  image              intent putExtra Intent EXTRA STREAM  FileProvider getUriForFile this  com slappstudio pencilsketchphotomaker   selectedFilePath            startActivity Intent createChooser intent getString R string string share with

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What I did to solve this -  AndroidManifest xml   lt provider             android name  android support v4 content FileProvider              android authorities  com mydomain fileprovider              android exported  false              android grantUriPermissions  true  gt               lt meta-data                 android name  android support FILE PROVIDER PATHS                  android resource   xml filepaths   gt           lt  provider gt    filepaths xml  Allowing the FileProvider to share all the files that are inside the app s external files directory    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt       lt external-files-path name  files          path       gt   lt  paths gt    and in java class -  Uri fileProvider   FileProvider getUriForFile getContext    com mydomain fileprovider  newFile

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Hello Friends Try This     In this Code   1  How to Declare 2 File Provider in Manifest   2  First Provider for file Download   3  second Provider used for camera and gallary  STEP 1        lt provider         android name  android support v4 content FileProvider          android authorities    applicationId  fileprovider          android exported  false          android grantUriPermissions  true  gt           lt meta-data             android name  android support FILE PROVIDER PATHS              android resource   xml provider paths    gt       lt  provider gt    Provider paths xml   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt   lt files-path name  apks  path       gt   lt  paths gt    Second Provider        lt provider         android name   Utils MyFileProvider          android authorities    applicationId  provider          android exported  false          android grantUriPermissions  true          tools replace  android authorities          tools ignore  InnerclassSeparator  gt           lt meta-data             android name  android support FILE PROVIDER PATHS              android resource   xml file path    gt       lt  provider gt    file path xml   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt   lt external-path name  storage emulated 0  path      gt   lt  paths gt     Utils MyFileProvider  Create Class MyFileProvider  only Create class no any method declare   When you used File Provider used   fileprovider  this name and you used for image   provider  used this   IF any one Problem to understand this code You can Contact on rp1741995 gmail com i will help you

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try this   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt       lt external-path         name  my images          path      gt   lt  paths gt

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This confusing me a bit too   The problem is on  path  attribute in your xml file   From this document FileProvider  path  is a subdirectory  but in another document  camera photobasics  shown  path  is full path    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt       lt external-path name  my images  path  Android data com example package name files Pictures    gt   lt  paths gt    I just change this  path  to full path and it just work

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This Worked for me as well Instead of giving full path i gave path  Pictures  and it worked fine    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt    lt paths gt     lt external-files-path     name  images      path  Pictures  gt     lt  external-files-path gt    lt  paths gt

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Lost 2 weeks trying to find some solution    If you arrive here after try everthing above   1 - Verify if your tag provider are inside tag application   lt application gt        lt provider android name  android support v4 content FileProvider  android authorities  com companyname Pocidadao fileprovider  android exported  false  android grantUriPermissions  true  gt         lt meta-data android name  android support FILE PROVIDER PATHS  android resource   xml file paths  gt  lt  meta-data gt       lt  provider gt    lt  application gt    2 - If you try a lot paths way without success  then test with this     lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt     lt cache-path name  cache  path       gt     lt external-path name  external  path       gt      lt root-path name  root  path       gt     lt files-path name  my images  path       gt     lt files-path name  my images  path  myfile    gt     lt files-path name  files  path       gt      lt external-path name  external files  path       gt     lt external-path name  images  path  Pictures    gt     lt external-path name  my images  path       gt     lt external-path name  my images  path  Android data com companyname yourproject files Pictures    gt     lt external-path name  my images  path  Android data com companyname yourproject files Pictures     gt      lt external-files-path name  images  path  Pictures   gt     lt external-files-path name  camera image  path  Pictures    gt     lt external-files-path name  external files  path       gt     lt external-files-path name  my images  path  my images    gt      lt external-cache-path name  external cache  path       gt    lt  paths gt    Test this  if camera works  then start eliminate some lines and continue testing     3 - No forget verify if camera are actived in your emulator

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You need to ensure that the contents of your file paths xml file contains this string      Android data com example marek myapplication files Pictures    From the error message  that is path where your pictures are stored  See sample of expected   files path xml below       lt external-path name  qit images  path  Android data com example marek myapplication files Pictures     gt

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The Answer from  CommonsWare is great  But in my case  I had to add multiple paths   lt  xml version  quot 1 0 quot  encoding  quot utf-8 quot   gt   lt paths gt       lt external-path name  quot external files quot  path  quot   quot    gt       lt files-path name  quot external files quot  path  quot   quot    gt   lt  paths gt

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The following change in xml file paths file worked for me     lt external-files-path name  my images  path  Pictures   gt    lt external-files-path name  my movies  path  Movies   gt

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I am sure I am late to the party but below worked for me    lt paths gt       lt root-path name  root  path       gt   lt  paths gt

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This may resolve everyones problem  All tags are added so you don t need to worry about folders path  Replace res xml file paths xml with    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt     lt external-path     name  external      path       gt     lt external-files-path     name  external files      path       gt     lt cache-path     name  cache      path       gt     lt external-cache-path     name  external cache      path       gt   lt files-path     name  files      path       gt   lt  paths gt

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If you are using internal cache then use    lt paths xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt       lt cache-path name  cache  path       gt   lt  paths gt

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Got similar problem after enabled flavors  dev  stage    Before flavors my path resource looked like this     lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt       lt external-path     name  my images      path  Android data pl myapp files Pictures    gt   lt  paths gt    After added android authorities    applicationId  fileprovider  in Manifest appId was pl myapp dev or pl myapp stage depends on flavor and app started crashing  I removed full path and replaced it with dot and everything started working    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt       lt external-path         name  my images          path       gt   lt  paths gt

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The problem might not just be the path xml   Following is my fix   Looking into the root course in android support v4 content FileProvider SimplePathStrategy getUriForFile         public File getFileForUri Uri uri            String path   uri getEncodedPath             final int splitIndex   path indexOf      1           final String tag   Uri decode path substring 1  splitIndex            path   Uri decode path substring splitIndex   1             final File root   mRoots get tag      mRoots is parsed from path xml         if  root    null                throw new IllegalArgumentException  Unable to find configured root for     uri                                     This means mRoots should contains the tag of requested uri  So I write some code to print mRoots and tag of uri  and then easily find the tags do not match   It comes out that setting provider authority as   applicationID  provider is a stupid idea  This authority is so common that might be used by other providers  which will mess up the path config

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Your file is stored under getExternalFilesDir    That maps to  lt external-files-path gt   not  lt files-path gt   Also  your file path does not contain images  in it  so the path attribute in your XML is invalid  Replace res xml file paths xml with   lt  xml version  quot 1 0 quot  encoding  quot utf-8 quot   gt   lt paths gt       lt external-files-path name  quot my images quot  path  quot   quot    gt   lt  paths gt    UPDATE 2020 MAR 13 Provider path for a specific path as followings    lt files-path  gt  -- gt  Context getFilesDir    lt cache-path  gt  -- gt  Context getCacheDir    lt external-path  gt  -- gt  Environment getExternalStorageDirectory    lt external-files-path  gt  -- gt  Context getExternalFilesDir String   lt external-cache-path  gt  -- gt  Context getExternalCacheDir    lt external-media-path  gt  -- gt  Context getExternalMediaDirs    Ref  https   developer android com reference androidx core content FileProvider

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Be aware that external-path is not pointing to your secondary storage  aka  removable storage   despite the name  external    If you re getting  Failed to find configured root  you may add this line to your XML file    lt root-path name  root  path       gt    See more details here FileProvider and secondary external storage

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None of this worked for me  The only approach that works is not to declare an explicit path in xml  So do this and be happy    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  gt       lt external-path name  my images  path       gt   lt  paths gt    Here too has a excelent tutorial about this question  https   www youtube com watch v 9ZxRTKvtfnY amp t 613s

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For Xamarin Android users   This could also be the result of not updating your support packages when targeting Android 7 1  8 0   Update them to v25 4 0 2  and this particular error might go away giving you  ve configured your file path file correctly as others stated         Giving context  I switched to targeting Oreo from Nougat in a   Xamarin Forms app and taking a picture with the Xam Plugin Media   started failing with the above error message  so updating the packages   did the trick for me ok

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You need to change the xml file file paths xml from   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt       lt files-path name  my images  path  images    gt   lt  paths gt    to   lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt       lt fexeternal-path name  my images  path  Android data com example marek myapplication files Pictures   gt   lt  paths gt

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I noticed that the policy or behaviour regarding the path xml file changed between Support Library 26 and 27  For capturing a picture from the camera  I saw the following changes     With 26  I had to use  lt external-path gt  and the full path given in the path argument  With 27  I had to use  lt external-files-path gt  and only the subfolder in the path argument    So what specifically worked for me with Support Library 27 as the path xml file was    lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt       lt external-files-path name  camera image  path  Pictures    gt   lt  paths gt

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I would be late but I found a solution for it Working fine for me  I just changed the paths XML file to     lt  xml version  1 0  encoding  utf-8   gt   lt paths gt       lt root-path name  root  path       gt   lt  paths gt

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