Windows 10: How to access SD Card from Windows Subsystem for Android WSA

I have setup the Android Subsystem WSA and no issues installing applications. However, the android apps do not seem to be able to access all storage on my device. I am using a Microsoft Surface Go 3, and would like to store files on the SD Card for use by android apps. When I use the app Moon+ Reader as an example and I try to navigate to the SD Card I am not able to see that directory. I've run across lots of posts on how to mount drives for the Linux Subsystem, but am not finding information on how to do that for the Android Subsystem. Is it possible to access the built in SD Card reader

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SD card/SD card reader no longer working

Hi. New to this so not sure of category.
I have a Lenovo G70. Windows 10, 64bit
My SD card reader has stopped working.
In Device Manager, the SD card is not listed.
I can't format the card as it is not listed.
I cannot locate the card at all as it is not listed anywhere.
I've tried chkdsk and get 'Cannot open volume for direct access'
I don't even have the icon displaying when micro SD card is inserted.
It did work previously but I had errors. Scanning and fixing did not help.
I place the SD card in my Android phone and it works fine.
Please help!
Thank you for any assistance.

 

Why can I see files on the SD card on Android, but not on Windows?

I have a backup process from my phone that seems to be working well, but I'm confused about why this is happening:

1. I move files on my phone (android 7.0.1) to my external storage (micro sd card 64GB) [free space was 1.4GB]
   
2. turn off phone, remove sd card, put into USB sd card reader, plug USB into computer
   
3. Open explorer windows (2: one for the sd card, one for the destination dir)
   
4. Move/Delete files
   
5. Confirm in Windows Explorer that free space is created [~7GB used of 64GB], files are gone from SD and spot-check that they are readable in backup location
   
6. eject drive safely, remove USB reader, remove card from reader, insert card into phone, turn phone on
   
7. Check external sd card using Total Commander on my Android, see the "moved" files still there, readable, reporting at full size, while free space is also still there [Total Commander Android reporting ~7GB used].
   

I'm not doing any kind of secure delete, so I'm not overwriting the files with zeroes or anything like that...

I assume that Windows is deleting the headers and leaving the files intact, but Total Commander should not see these files, right?

What is happening here? Why can I still see the files on the SD Card using TotalCommander on Android, but not on Windows?

NOTE: the sd card is definitely NOT write protected.

 

Problem accessing video files on SD card with windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

As you are facing issues with accessing the content from SD card after upgrading to Windows 10, I suggest you to try the below and check if it helps.

Step 1: Try to connect the SD card to different computer running Windows 10 and check if the same issue persists.

Step 2: As you are trying to access the content from the SD card, I suggest you to copy the content on to your laptop, check if you are able to view the content and access them.

Try the above and reply to the post with an updated status of this issue, we will be happy to assist you further.