Question

When creating a new directory in Android using: context.getDir(newDir, MODE) the program will append the string app_ to the beginning of the string that I pass in. So instead of the string newDir it makes a directory called app_newDir.

Why does it do this? Is there a way that I can avoid it?

Answer 1

It does this because the command:

abstract File getDir(String name, int mode)

Retrieve, creating if
needed, a new directory in which the application can place its own
custom data files.

If you want something without that, you want to use the context.getFilesDir() command, and append it appropriately