title: Cannot see publicly created file in external storage on Android from computer
body: <p>I want save a somewhat large json string to a file, then access it from my computer so I can view it and put in a json validator to find out where my problem is. This is for debugging only.
  I've tried saving to internal and external storage but I cant access my file for the life of me. 
  I can see it from adb shell, but when I try to adb pull it, its not there. </p>
  
  <p>I can also see my file from other apps (like DropBox) on the device, but I cant see it from a computer. </p>
  
  <p>This is the most recent code I tried and should put it in the public downloads folder, but its not there:</p>
  
  <pre><code>File path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
                  Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
  path.mkdir();
  
  externalFile = new File(path,JSON_FILE_NAME);
  
  OutputStreamWriter out = new OutputStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream(externalFile));
  //write stuff
  out.close()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I HAVE added permission to write to external storage.</p>