The reason why I need the Android 5.0 update is that I can't use the external SD card to move my files to. When is it coming?!
You can move music documents and media to the SD but not apps.
Transfer Music Files Samsung Galaxy Note Edge | Verizon Wireless
I appreciate your response, thanks, but I need to move files around on the SD card; like documents from Google Drive, and I can do it on my Note 4 with Lollipop, but not on my Note Edge.
This is a serious work device for me, not just a toy for music and pictures.
What about downloading a different file manager like ES File Explorer from the Play Store? I have never owned a phone that didn't have a file manager. The only Samsung I ever had was a G Nexus and even it had a FE on it. Using Google Drive, when I download from mine it goes to my Downloads folder, which on my LGs and the Gnex I had a Downloads icon in the app drawer.
ES File Explorer is my go-to, and it doesn't work.
"Your system forbids ES from writing on external SD card (check https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=67570), so ES can only write on it after rooted."
Have you reformatted the card from within the phone yet? Perhaps somehow it has been write-protected.
Yup. It's a known issue that was fixed with Lollipop. That's [part of] why this update is important.
Well, I guess, until the update arrives just download to the PC and write to the card if possible. Surely you can move files with a PC in mass storage mode at least.
Now that I have Lollipop, all is well.
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