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Google decided to change the way Android 5.0 L uses Permissions and Security work I like the enhanced security but one of the downfalls is the inability to write/read to the external SD Card, this may or may not affect you but a few people have confirmed having issues writing/deleting things from external SD Card I like to keep things together & People are too lazy to search so here is how to fix that issue :p

Note: root is required! Can mess up OTA Updates.
Start up your device normally and wait for the system to be fully loaded.

Open any files manager of your choice (Root Explorer, ES File Explorer, Total Commander) and make sure it runs with superuser permissions.

Mount your system partition as R/W (Read/Write) to perform any changes.

Navigate to the /system/etc/permissions/ folder and look for the platform.xml.

Open the platform.xml file with any text editor on your device and search for the following line:
permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE">

Now you need to add a 3rd GID (Group ID): <group gid="media_rw" /> and you need to make it looks exactly like on the picture below:

Using Root Explorer or any other Files Manager of your choice make sure that the platform.xml file has proper permissions: Owner R-W | Group R | Others R (0644 rw-r--r--).

Reboot your device and enjoy!

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