How to handle existing external storage files on app upgrade in Android?

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An android app is getting updated after a long time. It was using external storage permission (READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) to save the user selected files and images in a directory that the app created /sdcard/emulated/0/myapp

Now when the upgrade is getting pushed, Google has updated the file access framework and now restricted access to the external storage.

MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE is restricted by Google policy.

How can we move the existing app files in sdcard to the Android/data folder while upgrading the app so that the app has access to the existing files created in the older version?

Any help is appreciated.

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