[android] Trying to create a file in Android: open failed: EROFS (Read-only file system)

This line:

final FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(name);

results in a FileNotFoundException with the message being /2ozjfFQzwv: open failed: EROFS (Read-only file system) where "2ozjfFQzwv" is what I passed as the name of the file.

I have tried this with and without the WRITE_INTERNAL_STORAGE permission. How do I create this file for writing?

Alternatively, I just want to be able to give an image to a new activity, and it is too large to serialize it in an extra. Is there an easier way than writing it to a file then reading from it again? All the questions on here seem to be about writing to an SD card, which I don't want to do because many people don't have SD card slots.

To use internal storage for the application, you don't need permission, but you may need to use: File directory = getApplication().getCacheDir(); to get the allowed directory for the app.

Or:
getCashDir(); <-- should work
context.getCashDir(); (if in a broadcast receiver)
getDataDir(); <--Api 24

Here is simple sample from android developer.

Basically, you can write a file in the internal storage like this :

String FILENAME = "hello_file";
String string = "hello world!";

FileOutputStream fos = openFileOutput(FILENAME, Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
fos.write(string.getBytes());
fos.close();

As others have mentioned, app on Android can't write a file to any folder the internal storage but their own private storage (which is under /data/data/PACKAGE_NAME ).

You should use the API to get the correct path that is allowed for your app.

read this .

Google have restricted write access to the external sdcard. From API 19 there is a framework called Storage Access Framework which allows you the set up "contracts" to allow write access.

For further info:

Android - How to use new Storage Access Framework to copy files to external sd card

Adding

 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

in manifest and using same as Martin:

path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_MOVIES); 
File file = new File(path, "/" + fname);

It worked.

If anyone getting this in unit/instrumentation testing, make sure you call getFilesDir() on the app context, not the test context. i.e. use:

Context appContext = getInstrumentation().getTargetContext().getApplicationContext();

not

Context appContext = InstrumentationRegistry.getContext;

try using the permission of WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE You should use that whether there is an external card or not.

This works well for me:

path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
                Environment.DIRECTORY_MOVIES);
File file = new File(path, "/" + fname);

and places my files in the appropriate folder