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edit approved Apr 29, 2017 at 10:23
xavier_fakerat
edit approved Apr 29, 2017 at 10:23
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  1. /sdcard -> /storage/sdcard0/sdcard -> /storage/sdcard0
  2. /storage/sdcard0 -> /storage/emulated/legacy/storage/sdcard0 -> /storage/emulated/legacy
  3. /storage/emulated/legacy -> /storage/emulated/0/storage/emulated/legacy -> /storage/emulated/0

Based on the above, if all the locations point to the same virtual storage, what's the point in having separate storage locations for each different user? 

If /storage/emulated/0,1,2,3,etc/storage/emulated/0,1,2,3,etc. all point to /storage/sdcard0/storage/sdcard0, and saving files in any storage location make it appear in all other locations, how is it possible to have user designated storage if all information is the same for all users? 

Or is it not supposed to be designed this way...that every user's storage should be the exact same, but if that were the case, then why does having multiple folders with different numbers for multiple users exist? Am I missing something here? Am I missing some key piece of information? Why allocate folders for a specific user if they all point to the same location and contain the same exact information?

  1. /sdcard -> /storage/sdcard0
  2. /storage/sdcard0 -> /storage/emulated/legacy
  3. /storage/emulated/legacy -> /storage/emulated/0

Based on the above, if all the locations point to the same virtual storage, what's the point in having separate storage locations for each different user? If /storage/emulated/0,1,2,3,etc. all point to /storage/sdcard0, and saving files in any storage location make it appear in all other locations, how is it possible to have user designated storage if all information is the same for all users? Or is it not supposed to be designed this way...that every user's storage should be the exact same, but if that were the case, then why does having multiple folders with different numbers for multiple users exist? Am I missing something here? Am I missing some key piece of information? Why allocate folders for a specific user if they all point to the same location and contain the same exact information?

  1. /sdcard -> /storage/sdcard0
  2. /storage/sdcard0 -> /storage/emulated/legacy
  3. /storage/emulated/legacy -> /storage/emulated/0

Based on the above, if all the locations point to the same virtual storage, what's the point in having separate storage locations for each different user? 

If /storage/emulated/0,1,2,3,etc. all point to /storage/sdcard0, and saving files in any storage location make it appear in all other locations, how is it possible to have user designated storage if all information is the same for all users? 

Or is it not supposed to be designed this way...that every user's storage should be the exact same, but if that were the case, then why does having multiple folders with different numbers for multiple users exist? Am I missing something here? Am I missing some key piece of information? Why allocate folders for a specific user if they all point to the same location and contain the same exact information?

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Why does multi-user exist in Android if it doesn't work?

  1. /sdcard -> /storage/sdcard0
  2. /storage/sdcard0 -> /storage/emulated/legacy
  3. /storage/emulated/legacy -> /storage/emulated/0

Based on the above, if all the locations point to the same virtual storage, what's the point in having separate storage locations for each different user? If /storage/emulated/0,1,2,3,etc. all point to /storage/sdcard0, and saving files in any storage location make it appear in all other locations, how is it possible to have user designated storage if all information is the same for all users? Or is it not supposed to be designed this way...that every user's storage should be the exact same, but if that were the case, then why does having multiple folders with different numbers for multiple users exist? Am I missing something here? Am I missing some key piece of information? Why allocate folders for a specific user if they all point to the same location and contain the same exact information?