this fixed it for me - thanks.
This essentially brings it back to pre-Android 10 behavior, where it says there is an error, but the file actually downloads.
Same here, it seems everyone has android 10 in common.
What worked for me:
I uninstalled it with app âsd maidâ you can try other utility like ccleaner or in-built security app, so that there are no leftovers Then install brave again.
Yes l updated MIUI to 11.0.6.0 then I started having this problem, it was first time I had this problem but not anymore.
We are still trying to narrow down the root cause of the issue. It seems to be a combination of Android 10 upgrade and Chromium update which may be causing the issue. I see the issue happen on clean install only after clearing browsing data but that seems to be one of the scenarios where the SD card message is being thrown. Iâve logged an issue for this and hopefully we should be able to find a fix for it. Hereâs the issue for reference https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/8737
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Download BRAVE BROWSER 1.5.5 and do not update it. It works
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Is there any update, just because of this issue I am forced to use Chrome on my mobile instead of Brave. Its a shame that even after so many customers complained Brave has not yet released the Fix for this. I use Samsung S9+ and ever since I updated to 1.5.9 version this issue is there on my mobile. I canât download anything. It keeps saying SD card not Found.
There should be a feature to downgrade to older version which Brave does not provide sadly.
Please update us when this fixed. Please release the fix soonish before loyal customers like me decide to use some other browser.
Thanks.
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Could anyone try rebooting the device once and check?
As mentioned before we are trying to narrow down the issue. This particular issue seems to be a tricky one and we are trying to get it fixed asap.
This is not advisable for any software. You would be not on the latest security fixes.
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Rebooting doesnât make any difference.
FIX with this :
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New Brave user and new to community so be gentle 
Also got this prob.
First time I tried to download a file Brave asked for permission to use storage and camera - so I denied.
Playing around with app permissions to try and get it to work I have noted that in Brave settings/downloads, when I toggle âask where to save filesâ to Off and then try the download again (which fails with same issue reported), Brave has toggled âask where to save filesâ back to On without any intervention. Apologies if this is normal or had already been noted
If you watched my recording youâd know that Iâve already done this. Itâs also not really a fix, because since the download reports as failed Android doesnât recognize that new media was downloaded so it doesnât show up in any apps unless you rename or move the downloaded media. Itâs ultra annoying. It also prevents opening things from the download notification.
Same. Pixel phone. Was fixed once by downgrading chrome but that isnât working now.
Hi everyone I think I. Traced root cause of issue if you review your version path information by browsing to
Url chrome://version
You will probably see issue I see
Executable Path: No such File or Directory
Profile path: /data/user/0/com.brave.browser_beta ⌠(or no beta if you are in stable non beta version.
I think that Executable Path âno such file or directoryâ is the issue but I canât for love of me figure out how to correct it manually. My guess is its installer setting bug can anyone review? Thanks
Glad to see Iâm not the only one! I also have had this issue since updating to Android 10. I noticed post upgrade that my old download folder disappeared from my apps. I tried to change the download path to the Google Files download folder instead, but I canât figure out how to manually change the path for Brave Mobile. (Also, restarting my phone and uninstalling/reinstalling Brave didnât work and I lost 100+ bookmarks in the process)
Hi sir, can you review my post from day ago, my screenshot shows probable error
and I just discovered more information that I think will help.
If you test going to url
Chrome://version and scroll down it has Executable Path: "No such file or directory"
and the profile path shows the long path (which phone itself canât see) as /Data/user/0/com.brave.browser_beta/app_chrome/default (of course the _beta is missing if it is normal app), but both apps have same âsd card not foundâ errors.
Thus that Path might be Incompatible with phone itself, for example if I use the Astro File Browser, The location shows a path of
/Internal Storage/Android/Data/Com.brave.browser_beta/files/download/ Which is strange - since each directory past the data root, has NO brave files (other than 5 Random times trying to download a file in the last week has randomly âworkedâ
Also of note, there is the normal âDownloadâ directory for phone itself still exists under Path /Internal Storage/Download (in my case I have a few hundred MB of files transferred from my old phone.)
**Aha I think I found problem yes - its the profile path, **
So within Brave settings it is showing following without quotes, Download Location
"Downloads /Storage/Emulated/0/download"
So we have a missing /, and a space after the s in Downloads before the rest of the directory and it doesnât match anything I have - see below
after I Checked box to see hidden files, through file manager Astro I was able to find where actual second directory is
/Internal Storage/Android/Data/com.brave.browser_Beta_Test/Files
Which has yet a 3rd âDownloadâ directory in it thus is
/Internal Storage/Android/Data/com.brave.browser_Beta_Test/Files/download
which has the same duplicate files from the first physical path I found through ASTRO,
/Internal Storage/Android/Data/Com.brave.browser_beta/files/download/
Whats more interesting is the âSD card not foundâ Error is wanting a plural - âDownloadSâ folder vs the âDownloadâ folder I have found three of on the phone up to this point and just as I was about to send this information I searched phone for just âDownloadâ and also found
/Internal Storage/Android/data/com.sec.android.app.sbrowser/files/downlaod/
*Empty no files
I also tested adding âDownloadsâ folders under each of the following one at a time, no luck.
/Internal Storage/Android/Data/com.brave.browser_Beta_Test/Files/
/Internal Storage/Android/Data/Com.brave.browser_beta/files/
also tried to add âDownloadsâ folder under the
/Internal Storage/ Directory
/Internal Storage/Android/ Directory, and
/Internal Storage/Android/Data/ directory - one at a time and testing NO dice.
I was unable to find the actual Brave .apk files even with setting Astro which normally has not let me down, to see hidden file mode.
I think this wasnât the problem.
Here is a a screenshot of the latest Google Chrome. It is exactly under the same configuration as what youâve said.
The only difference is that Chrome does download and Brave does not.
This is ridiculous from brave support team. Users facing this problem since months, still no fu. Solution for this crucial feature.
This issue will be fixed in the next release. We have a beta release out in case any one wants to check it. You should be able to install it via Google Play Store. Or you can download it via GitHub. Please give it a try. You can install both Release and Beta and use it simultaneously
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Brave Beta 1.5.116 fix it. Thank you, Brave! I appreciate your hard work!
Itâs been almost a month since I post this issue.