[SUG] Move cache directory to /Android/data

[ltm]

It looks like the app keeps a cache directory for thumbnails in [face=courier]/.TotalCommander[/face] on the external storage volume. According to the documentation for Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), applications shouldn't use the top-level directory:

Applications should not directly use this top-level directory, in order to avoid polluting the user's root namespace.

The Dev Guide recommends using Context.getExternalCacheDir(), which would be equivalent to [face=courier]/Android/data/com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander/cache[/face]. Since Context.getExternalCacheDir() was introduced in API Level 8, you may want to build the path manually:

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File externalCacheDir = new File(new File(new File(new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "Android"), "data"), context.getPackageName()), "cache");

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks for the info, I didn't know that. I will check whether I can support it.