# KDE Connect expose file system

**URL:** <https://discuss.kde.org/t/kde-connect-expose-file-system/21172>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 11, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/kde-connect-expose-file-system/21172 "2024-09-11T17:56:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rjd](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@rjd](https://discuss.kde.org/u/rjd)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/kde-connect-expose-file-system/21172/1 "2024-09-11T17:56:08Z")

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I have phone ( Pixel 6 ) on which I want to expose the whole file system to my Plasma desktop. On the phone’s KDE Connect plugin settings I find “Filesystem expose”. I tap it to begin configuration. It goes to the root of the file system.  
With another phone or my android TV box I would be able to choose it and it would be named “Primary”. On my desktop I chose the device in Dolphin and “Primary” appears and I can drill down into the file system.

On my Pixel 6 when I try to expose the whole file system it says “Can’t use this folder”. So I tried exposing the individual folders under Primary. This works with exception of Downloads. Here I get “Can’t use this folder”.

So is there some other configuration required?

Pixel 6 is android is 14  
Nexus 6p is 8.1  
TV box ( very old ) is 7.1.2

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**Author:** ![claydoh](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/claydoh/32/212_2.png) [@claydoh](https://discuss.kde.org/u/claydoh)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/kde-connect-expose-file-system/21172/2 "2024-09-12T00:51:57Z")

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This is from restrictions placed by recent Android versions, since at least 12 if not earlier.