title: Accessing folders on my android phone that are visible to the user vi USB
body: <p>When I connect my Nexus 4 to my PC via USB I get a nice set of folders such as Alarms, Downloads, and DCIM.  I would really like to access these folders.  However, when I use </p>
  
  <pre><code>Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
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  <p>to do so I get <code>/storage/emulated/0</code> as the returned directory path.  When I create a directory or file there I am unable to see them when I browse using my PC.  My output popup claims that the folder/file exists but I'm not able to see them.  If I do the same thing in my emulator it always defaults to the "SD card" I mounted and I can see the folders fine.</p>
  
  <p>How would I go about accessing and writing to these folders without root access.  I've been searching all day, and even found a few new leads while typing this, but no luck.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks </p>