git-annex/ design/ assistant/ polls/ Android default directory

What directory should the Android webapp default to creating an annex in?

Same as the desktop webapp, users will be able to enter a directory they want the first time they run it, but to save typing on android, anything that gets enough votes will be included in a list of choices as well.

[[!poll open=no expandable=yes 79 "/sdcard/annex" 6 "Whole /sdcard" 9 "DCIM directory (photos and videos only)" 3 "Same as for regular git-annex. ~/annex/"]]

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@Richard, including all of /sdcard seems a reasonable thing to do if you want to back it all up. I don't know how likely anyone would be to want to sync the whole contents though.

@Leonardo direct mode is the default for all respositories created by the webapp, as well as all repositories on crippled filesystems that cannot support indirect mode. Android webapp thus defaults to direct mode twice over!

Comment by http://joeyh.name/ — Tue Jul 22 18:11:47 2025
Direct mode
I think direct mode should be the default on Android
Comment by https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawnE6kFAbud1LWrQuyX76yMYnUjHt9tR-A8 — Tue Jul 22 18:11:47 2025
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While my main use case is a photo repo, I don't think it's wise to default to there.

Similarly, spamming what amounts to the root dir of "external" storage with repos seems like a bad idea.

Comment by https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawl9sYlePmv1xK-VvjBdN-5doOa_Xw-jH4U — Tue Jul 22 18:11:47 2025
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