Move a File/Folder out of Secure Folder

mdman2021

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Does anyone know how to move (or copy) a file or folder (directory) out of Secure Folder (on my Android phone) and into my Android phone's internal storage? Why do I want to do this? I want to create a backup of a sub-folder (which exists in Secure Folder on my phone) and copy it into a VeraCrypt (encrypted) container on my PC. The Macrodroid app -- which is installed and running inside Secure Folder -- cannot see my PC so I cannot copy anything from inside Secure Folder (on my phone) to my PC. I must first copy the sub-folder (in my phone's Secure Folder) into my Android phone's internal storage where another installed Macrodroid app CAN see my PC.

Using Macrodroid, here are the steps I have completed and the steps to be done after I can figure out Step #2 (see below) :

1) Copy the sub-folder "XYZ" (which exists in Secure Folder) to a new sub-folder (also under Secure Folder) called "XYZ_backup".

2) Move sub-folder "XYZ_backup" out of Secure Folder and into my Android phone's internal storage where phone can see my PC. There is a built-in Android feature to do this but I don't know how to tell Macrodroid to invoke it. Here's how to do it manually... In Secure Folder, after a long press on a file/folder, under the "More" tab you will see an option to "Move out of Secure Folder". I could probably use Macrodroid's UI Interaction and specify screen coordinates to click on but I would rather use a built-in Macrodroid feature (to invoke this "Move out of Secure Folder") -- IF IT EXISTS.

3) Run a second Macrodroid macro (outside of Secure Folder) to copy XYZ_backup to my PC.

4) Delete XYZ_backup on my Android phone's internal storage.

Please note that Step #2 is all that I need help with -AND- I can do Step #2 manually but I would like to automate it.
 
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