ANDROID: SAF "Unable to Access the globally set save path!" at startup

[LukasThyWalls]

Hello!

• DETAILS:

Using the Android version 2.7.0 BETA from Google Play.

Using Android 10 (MIUI 12) Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite.

I have set in the SDcard like "<SDcard>/Juegos/ScummVM/" with three subfolders: "Juegos" (Games), "Saves" and "Xtra".

• PREPARATION:

Using as explained the new SAF feature, i selected that "<SDcard>/Juegos/ScummVM/" to be accessed by ScummVM, and selected the Xtra folder, and most important the Save folder, and added two games as usual.

Everything worked, i can save and load files stored in "<SDcard>/Juegos/ScummVM/Saves", is using assets from the Xtra folder, and the games can be played.

• ISSUE

However, every time i start up ScummVM again it shows a message: "Save Path Error: Unable to access the globally set save path! Please revert to default from ScummVM Options" (Screenshot attached).

In Paths, the Save path is changed to default internal path ("/data/user/0/org.scummvm.scummvm/files/saves"). Obviously, the games don't found my saves that are in the SDcard save path.

But i can change the save path again to the SDcard one at any moment and it works again normally (my saves are shown in the games, and i can save and load from there). But in the next restart is put to the default again.

• RELATED

Also, i noticed the Cloud saves fail to synchronise with the SDcard save path (it shows a message), but i can't be properly tested because everytime i restart ScummVM it defaults the Save path to the default internal path and the sync doesn't fail using that.
To be noted, i can save and load from games, so access to the path at those moment is possible from ScummVM.

[antoniou79]

We've pushed a fix for this on the development builds (2.8git) and backported to the 2.7 branch, so next beta build (or official 2.7.x release build) will get it.
​https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/commit/c94bd8f3c378c47d3fdfc062ac60af419da9c527

The Cloud synchronization is indeed related, but I am not sure if it's 100% resolved by it. It seems there's something else that may also interfere with proper synchronization, save file deletion in particular. We're aware of that and will be working on a fix in the following days.

[LukasThyWalls]

I tested the ScummVM stable Future 2.7.x a2e41825 Android (ARM 64 bits) from BuildBot (with your fix) and everything seems to work fine now. Including the Cloud saves.

So, i marked this as fixed and i hope the 2.7 BETA from Play Store is updated soon.