diff --git a/Common/File/AndroidStorage.cpp b/Common/File/AndroidStorage.cpp
index d8d6468b91..78d457aabf 100644
--- a/Common/File/AndroidStorage.cpp
+++ b/Common/File/AndroidStorage.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ const char *Android_ErrorToString(StorageError error) {
 
 #else
 
-// This string should never appear except on Android.
+// These strings should never appear except on Android.
+// Very hacky.
 std::string g_extFilesDir = "(IF YOU SEE THIS THERE'S A BUG)";
+std::string g_externalDir = "(IF YOU SEE THIS THERE'S A BUG (2))";
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Common/File/AndroidStorage.h b/Common/File/AndroidStorage.h
index 131c0125d2..2a890d33b4 100644
--- a/Common/File/AndroidStorage.h
+++ b/Common/File/AndroidStorage.h
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ inline StorageError StorageErrorFromInt(int ival) {
 	}
 }
 
+extern std::string g_extFilesDir;
+extern std::string g_externalDir;
+
 #if PPSSPP_PLATFORM(ANDROID) && !defined(__LIBRETRO__)
 
 #include <jni.h>
 
-extern std::string g_extFilesDir;
-
 void Android_StorageSetNativeActivity(jobject nativeActivity);
 
 bool Android_IsContentUri(const std::string &uri);
@@ -59,8 +60,6 @@ void Android_RegisterStorageCallbacks(JNIEnv * env, jobject obj);
 
 #else
 
-extern std::string g_extFilesDir;
-
 // Stub out the Android Storage wrappers, so that we can avoid ifdefs everywhere.
 
 inline bool Android_IsContentUri(const std::string &uri) { return false; }
diff --git a/Common/File/Path.cpp b/Common/File/Path.cpp
index 2af4374937..3ffd64549d 100644
--- a/Common/File/Path.cpp
+++ b/Common/File/Path.cpp
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@
 #include "android/jni/AndroidContentURI.h"
 
 Path::Path(const std::string &str) {
-	if (str.empty()) {
-		type_ = PathType::UNDEFINED;
-	} else if (startsWith(str, "http://") || startsWith(str, "https://")) {
-		type_ = PathType::HTTP;
-	} else if (Android_IsContentUri(str)) {
-		type_ = PathType::CONTENT_URI;
-	} else {
-		type_ = PathType::NATIVE;
-	}
-
 	Init(str);
 }
 
@@ -31,7 +21,35 @@ Path::Path(const std::wstring &str) {
 #endif
 
 void Path::Init(const std::string &str) {
-	path_ = str;
+	if (str.empty()) {
+		type_ = PathType::UNDEFINED;
+		path_.clear();
+	} else if (startsWith(str, "http://") || startsWith(str, "https://")) {
+		type_ = PathType::HTTP;
+		path_ = str;
+	} else if (Android_IsContentUri(str)) {
+		// Content URIs on non scoped-storage (and possibly other cases?) can contain
+		// "raw:/" URIs inside. This happens when picking the Download folder using the folder browser
+		// on Android 9.
+		// Here's an example:
+		// content://com.android.providers.downloads.documents/tree/raw%3A%2Fstorage%2Femulated%2F0%2FDownload%2Fp/document/raw%3A%2Fstorage%2Femulated%2F0%2FDownload%2Fp
+		//
+		// Since this is a legacy use case, I think it's safe enough to just detect this
+		// and flip it to a NATIVE url and hope for the best.
+		AndroidContentURI uri(str);
+		if (startsWith(uri.FilePath(), "raw:/")) {
+			INFO_LOG(SYSTEM, "Raw path detected: %s", uri.FilePath().c_str());
+			path_ = uri.FilePath().substr(4);
+			type_ = PathType::NATIVE;
+		} else {
+			// A normal content URI path.
+			type_ = PathType::CONTENT_URI;
+			path_ = str;
+		}
+	} else {
+		type_ = PathType::NATIVE;
+		path_ = str;
+	}
 
 #if PPSSPP_PLATFORM(WINDOWS)
 	// Flip all the slashes around. We flip them back on ToWString().
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index 18c8398060..6b1e97e368 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -903,9 +903,6 @@ void GameSettingsScreen::CreateViews() {
 
 	systemSettings->Add(new ItemHeader(sy->T("PSP Memory Stick")));
 
-	systemSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bMemStickInserted, sy->T("Memory Stick inserted")));
-	systemSettings->Add(new PopupSliderChoice(&g_Config.iMemStickSizeGB, 1, 32, sy->T("Change Memory Stick Size", "Memory Stick Size (GB)"), screenManager(), "GB"));
-
 #if PPSSPP_PLATFORM(ANDROID)
 	memstickDisplay_ = g_Config.memStickDirectory.ToVisualString();
 	auto memstickPath = systemSettings->Add(new ChoiceWithValueDisplay(&memstickDisplay_, sy->T("Change Memory Stick folder", "Memory Stick folder"), (const char *)nullptr));
@@ -955,6 +952,9 @@ void GameSettingsScreen::CreateViews() {
 		}
 	}
 #endif
+	systemSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bMemStickInserted, sy->T("Memory Stick inserted")));
+	systemSettings->Add(new PopupSliderChoice(&g_Config.iMemStickSizeGB, 1, 32, sy->T("Change Memory Stick Size", "Memory Stick Size (GB)"), screenManager(), "GB"));
+
 	systemSettings->Add(new ItemHeader(sy->T("General")));
 
 #if PPSSPP_PLATFORM(ANDROID)
diff --git a/UI/MemStickScreen.cpp b/UI/MemStickScreen.cpp
index 5b51cbba9a..f2eae807b8 100644
--- a/UI/MemStickScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/MemStickScreen.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ static std::string FormatSpaceString(int64_t space) {
 
 MemStickScreen::MemStickScreen(bool initialSetup)
 	: initialSetup_(initialSetup) {
-	pendingMemStickFolder_ = g_Config.memStickDirectory;
 }
 
 void MemStickScreen::CreateViews() {
@@ -129,6 +128,14 @@ void MemStickScreen::CreateViews() {
 
 	leftColumn->Add(new TextView(iz->T("MemoryStickDescription", "Choose PSP data storage (Memory Stick)"), ALIGN_LEFT, false));
 
+	// For legacy Android systems, so you can switch back to the old ways if you move to SD or something.
+	// TODO: Gonna need a scroll view.
+#if PPSSPP_PLATFORM(ANDROID)
+	if (!System_GetPropertyBool(SYSPROP_ANDROID_SCOPED_STORAGE)) {
+		leftColumn->Add(new Choice(iz->T("Use PSP folder at root of storage")))->OnClick.Handle(this, &MemStickScreen::OnUseStorageRoot);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	leftColumn->Add(new Choice(iz->T("Create or Choose a PSP folder")))->OnClick.Handle(this, &MemStickScreen::OnBrowse);
 	leftColumn->Add(new TextView(iz->T("ChooseFolderDesc", "* Data will stay even if you uninstall PPSSPP.\n* Data can be shared with PPSSPP Gold\n* Easy USB access"), ALIGN_LEFT, false));
 
@@ -145,19 +152,37 @@ void MemStickScreen::CreateViews() {
 }
 
 UI::EventReturn MemStickScreen::OnUseInternalStorage(UI::EventParams &params) {
-	pendingMemStickFolder_ = Path(g_extFilesDir);
+	Path pendingMemStickFolder = Path(g_extFilesDir);
 
 	if (initialSetup_) {
 		// There's not gonna be any files here in this case since it's a fresh install.
 		// Let's just accept it and move on. No need to move files either.
-		if (SwitchMemstickFolderTo(pendingMemStickFolder_)) {
+		if (SwitchMemstickFolderTo(pendingMemStickFolder)) {
 			TriggerFinish(DialogResult::DR_OK);
 		} else {
 			// This can't really happen?? Not worth making an error message.
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Always ask for confirmation when called from the UI. Likely there's already some data.
-		screenManager()->push(new ConfirmMemstickMoveScreen(pendingMemStickFolder_, false));
+		screenManager()->push(new ConfirmMemstickMoveScreen(pendingMemStickFolder, false));
+	}
+	return UI::EVENT_DONE;
+}
+
+UI::EventReturn MemStickScreen::OnUseStorageRoot(UI::EventParams &params) {
+	Path pendingMemStickFolder = Path(g_externalDir);
+
+	if (initialSetup_) {
+		// There's not gonna be any files here in this case since it's a fresh install.
+		// Let's just accept it and move on. No need to move files either.
+		if (SwitchMemstickFolderTo(pendingMemStickFolder)) {
+			TriggerFinish(DialogResult::DR_OK);
+		} else {
+			// This can't really happen?? Not worth making an error message.
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Always ask for confirmation when called from the UI. Likely there's already some data.
+		screenManager()->push(new ConfirmMemstickMoveScreen(pendingMemStickFolder, false));
 	}
 	return UI::EVENT_DONE;
 }
@@ -179,9 +204,9 @@ void MemStickScreen::sendMessage(const char *message, const char *value) {
 			INFO_LOG(SYSTEM, "Got folder: '%s'", filename.c_str());
 
 			// Browse finished. Let's pop up the confirmation dialog.
-			pendingMemStickFolder_ = Path(filename);
-			bool existingFiles = FolderSeemsToBeUsed(pendingMemStickFolder_);
-			screenManager()->push(new ConfirmMemstickMoveScreen(pendingMemStickFolder_, initialSetup_));
+			Path pendingMemStickFolder = Path(filename);
+			bool existingFiles = FolderSeemsToBeUsed(pendingMemStickFolder);
+			screenManager()->push(new ConfirmMemstickMoveScreen(pendingMemStickFolder, initialSetup_));
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/UI/MemStickScreen.h b/UI/MemStickScreen.h
index 7b9f843562..d058d3c490 100644
--- a/UI/MemStickScreen.h
+++ b/UI/MemStickScreen.h
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ private:
 	// Event handlers
 	UI::EventReturn OnBrowse(UI::EventParams &e);
 	UI::EventReturn OnUseInternalStorage(UI::EventParams &params);
+	UI::EventReturn OnUseStorageRoot(UI::EventParams &params);
 
-	// TODO: probably not necessary to store here, we just forward to the confirmation dialog.
-	Path pendingMemStickFolder_;
 	SettingInfoMessage *settingInfo_ = nullptr;
 
 	bool initialSetup_;
diff --git a/android/jni/app-android.cpp b/android/jni/app-android.cpp
index f7baea793d..795ec23f4e 100644
--- a/android/jni/app-android.cpp
+++ b/android/jni/app-android.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ std::string langRegion;
 std::string mogaVersion;
 std::string boardName;
 
-std::string g_extFilesDir;
+std::string g_externalDir;  // Original external dir (root of Android storage).
+std::string g_extFilesDir;  // App private external dir.
 
 std::vector<std::string> g_additionalStorageDirs;
 
@@ -637,6 +638,7 @@ extern "C" void Java_org_ppsspp_ppsspp_NativeApp_init
 	std::string additionalStorageDirsString = GetJavaString(env, jadditionalStorageDirs);
 	std::string externalFilesDir = GetJavaString(env, jexternalFilesDir);
 
+	g_externalDir = externalStorageDir;
 	g_extFilesDir = externalFilesDir;
 
 	if (!additionalStorageDirsString.empty()) {