New GOS install on pixel 6.
I share / backup my user data by using syncthing on DCIM, Documents, etc on /storage/emulated/0/. I have set those up successfully (sharing the whole folders)
However, when i try to share Downloads, the file chooser says Can't use this folder. To protect your privacy, choose another folder. . I can create & syncthing a subfolder in Downloads.
This seems wrong given i've granted File and media == All Files?
I've cleared data and re-installed just to make sure i wasnt hitting a bug related to my experimentation with my initial install (i had flipped between storage spaces and "all files" a few times). Same symptom. Worth mentioning that on my previous phone (android 12 with the "other" privacy os) i was able to share the whole folder.