So why did this become a Tasker nightmare? Because . João Dias (Tasker’s developer) had no choice. He had to update Tasker to target Android 10, and with that came Scoped Storage . Part 2: The Villain – Scoped Storage Before Android 10, Tasker had free rein over your storage. It could read, write, delete, and modify any file in /sdcard/ (your internal storage). Want to delete a stray MP3 in your Music folder? Easy. Want to modify a JSON file in a game's data directory? No problem.
Empty list, or only Android/data/com.joaomgcd.tasker/ (Tasker's own folder). 4. The SD Card Sorter You had a task that moved photos from DCIM/Camera into dated subfolders on an external SD card. tasker api 29
But fear not. We are going to break down exactly what API 29 means, why it happened, how it affects Tasker, and—most importantly—how to fix your broken tasks for good. So why did this become a Tasker nightmare