Android app not visible in windows explorer, warning ls: /storage/emulated/: Permission denied

Question

After reinstalling the project my package is not visible in the sdCard folder in android studio device explorer. Prior to uninstalling this wasn't the issue and I have never made any changes as to the permissions in the manifest or the runtime permissions request. When I use windows explorer and navigate to the /android/data folder my package is not present. Yet my app runs in the device normally. I am on android studio 4.0

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <service android:name="com.example.package.MyService"
            android:exported="true"/>

I can see the storage permission is granted in my device.

Answer 1

In Android Studio, /storage/emulated/0 is symbolically linked from /sdcard, as this directory is for external storage. You can access the data you're looking for at /sdcard/Android/data/<app_package>

You should also be able to access these files on the SD card via My Files on the android device, assuming the device has an SD card inserted.

See this question.