This is a continuation of report MCPE-176675.

In version 1.20.70.20 in the change log it says that folders/directories will now be generated.

While the change was not applied to the "xal" folder.

Analysis
the files and folders that must exist are the following:

Folders and files in folder com.mojang	1.19.80	1.20.0.21 beta	1.20.0.22 beta	1.20.41	1.20.70.20 beta
behavior_packs (folder)
development_behavior_packs (folder)
development_resource_packs (folder)
development_skin_packs (folder)
logs (folder)
minecraftpe (folder)
minecraftWorlds (folder)
resource_packs (folder)
skin_packs (folder)
world_templates (folder)
xal (folder)
.nomedia (file)
ud<id>.dat (file)

I have not added the files from the missing folder because it is understood that if the folder is missing, so are the files. The folder I'm talking about is "xal".

Impact:
The "xal" folder that are no longer generated are very important in the login when external storage is selected.

This problem mainly affects people who decide to reinstall Minecraft, being noticeable from a device that allows saving data files. For example, users who are beta testers and who decide to switch to an official version, lose login in account.

login issue not happening in 1.20.0.21 beta because "xal" is generated in external storage.

Steps to Reproduce:

Part 1, recreate the issue

1. Delete all data from your Minecraft bedrock or uninstall and reinstall Minecraft Bedrock (First make a backup copy of all the files that you consider important, such as worlds, templates, etc.)
2. Launch minecraft bedrock and select external storage
3. Close and reopen minecraft bedrock
4. Configure your minecraft however you want, and log in to your account microsoft.
5. Close minecraft bedrock

Part 2, Issue verification (Compatible with all Android versions)

1. Use USB to connect your Android device to a PC
2. Activate file transfer in the pop-up window.
3. Open your file explorer on your PC and search for Devices and drives
4. Open the option that has the name of your Android device.
5. select the option that says shared internal storage
6. once there enter the directory /Android/data/com.mojang.minecraftpe/files/games/com.mojang/
7. Check if the folder marked with in the table exist in /Android/data/com.mojang.minecraftpe/files/games/com.mojang/

Observed Results:
The folder "xal" does not exist in /Android/data/com.mojang.minecraftpe/files/games/com.mojang/.

Expected Results:
The folder "xal" exist in /Android/data/com.mojang.minecraftpe/files/games/com.mojang/.