The long established procedure to upload a csv file to Sharing/Media and access its data though the “appearance” expression “minimal search” suddenly fails. The path shown in the error message (storage/emulated/0/Android/data/org.koboc.collect.android/files/projects/34a97e0b-fab7-468b-abe3-10bd6a9e…

@york_rff , would you mind trying the following steps please to see if that helps? Delete the media files from your project. Deploy your project. Upload the media files. Deploy your project. Kindly please let us know what happens.

@york_rff , which app are you using? The KoboCollect Android App or the ODK Collect Android App? Besides, it is also an issue with Enketo?

[image] Kal_Lam: KoboCollect Android App KoboCollect Android App

If this is Enketo: Yes, the issue occurs there, too. [image]

@york_rff , could you kindly share with me your CSV file so that I could have a look to see if it’s an issue (formatting issue that is not supported by the system) with the same?

The error message is clearly saying “file missing” – but here it is: facilities_ls.csv (126.7 KB) However, maybe you want to check the following first: We are using two external files, namely apart from that csv file a png file with logos. I have now uploaded that png file afresh and – exactly the…

@Kal_Lam , you and your team are great – it worked! Thanks so much!!!

@york_rff , :clap: :heart: :partying_face:

@Kal_Lam , it looks like the solution works, but from now on needs to be applied EACH TIME (not just a fix of a temporary hick-up)!? Is this a known bug, the team is working on?

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Failure to access csv file uploaded to Settings/Media

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jnm October 21, 2025, 6:25pm 27

Sorry about that. Now fixed:

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