Android: save file to downloads that can be viewed later

Question

I have an app that needs to collect a bunch of data while connected to a stream. I need to save this data to a file that I can later pull off my device and analyze using a stan

Answer 1

So this seems to be a known issue with Nexus 4 and 7. I still don't have a workaround, but for now, using Astro File Manager to email myself will solve the immediate issue at hand.

Saving files on external storage on Nexus 7 and retrieving from PC

Nexus 4 not showing files via MTP

Always fun to waste several hours on something like this. Gah!