title: create visible folder sdcard, Android
body: <p>I'm developping an application where I need to create new folders/files in the sdcard. The thing is I can see them using a root explorer but not with the default one which comes with Android.</p>
  
  <p>I've taken a look at several similar questions here but don't seem to work for me.</p>
  
  <p>For sure, I'm using in my manifest this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" /&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and I'm writing all the Files using:</p>
  
  <pre><code>String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/FolderName/FileName.format"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but as I said, these new folders/files remained hidden and can only be seen using a root explorer. Neither the folder nor file name starts with "."</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance.</p>