Location of SQLite Database on the Device

On an Android Device where is located SQLite database, created by Room library

Whether you use Room, OrmLite or SQLite in Android all are located within databases folder of application package.

You can access the databases folder by following below steps.

• View > Tool Windows > Device File Explorer

From Device File Explorer go to data folder in which all the application packages are stored. Make sure that Emulator or device is connected.

• data > data

Then, find you application package and go to your database.

• com.company.my > databases > yourdatabasename.db

You can then save your database in your computer and do anything you want with it.

I use SQLiteBrowser to browse the database.

SQLite Database found in different directory

You should programatically get the database file path rather than use a hardcoded manner. See API doc for getDatabasePath ; E.g.

// for `Activity`, `Service`. Otherwise simply get the context.
Context context = this;
String dbname = "dummy.db";
String dbpath = context.getDatabasePath(dbname).getPath();
Log.d("MY_TAG", dbpath);

If you want to get the database folder path, use getParent() like below:

String databaseFolderPath = context.getDatabasePath(dbname).getParent();

Where is SQLite database located on android

SQLite is available on every Android device. Using an SQLite database in Android does not require any database setup or administration.

You only have to define the SQL statements for creating and updating the database. Afterwards the database is automatically managed for you by the Android platform.

Access to an SQLite database involves accessing the filesystem. This can be slow. Therefore it is recommended to perform database operations asynchronously, for example inside the AsyncTask class.

If your application creates a database, this database is by default saved in the directory DATA/data/APP_NAME/databases/FILENAME.

The parts of the above directory are constructed based on the following rules. DATA is the path which the Environment.getDataDirectory() method returns. APP_NAME is your application name. FILENAME is the name you specify in your application code for the database.

You can also follow this tutorial for further understanding.

http://www.androidhive.info/2011/11/android-sqlite-database-tutorial/

Where does Android emulator store SQLite database?

The filesystem of the emulator doesn't map to a directory on your hard drive. The emulator's disk image is stored as an image file, which you can manage through either Eclipse (look for the G1-looking icon in the toolbar), or through the emulator binary itself (run "emulator -help" for a description of options).

You're best off using adb from the command line to jack into a running emulator. If you can get the specific directory and filename, you can do an "adb pull" to get the database file off of the emulator and onto your regular hard drive.

Edit: Removed suggestion that this works for unrooted devices too - it only works for emulators, and devices where you are operating adb as root.

What should be the location of sqlite database in android application?

By Default, a newly created database is stored in:

//data/data/<Your-Application-Package-Name>/databases/<your-database-name>

But this folder is inaccessible on non-rooted devices. Transmitting a database over the Internet is risky for security, but if it's absolutely necessary, you can modify MySQLiteOpenHelper constructor like this:

public class MySQLiteOpenHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
    MySQLiteOpenHelper(Context context) {
       super(context, "/mnt/sdcard/<your-app-name>/database_name.db", null, 0);
}

}

By doing this, you are storing your database in a folder on the SD Card.

Remember that by using this approach, you'll need extra permissions for writing on external storage in manifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

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You will find more info and examples here: Location of sqlite database on the device

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I found the solution that works on Android. It is possible to extract the database file by using adb.

1. Connect the phone via USB
2. use the adb shell
3. type run-as *mypackage*.*app-name*
4. you are in the /data/data/*mypackage*.*app-name* folder
5. cd into the databases folder
6. copy the database file (i.e. cp doggie_database.db /storage/self/primary/Documents)

Use these 2 articles as reference:

https://denniskubes.com/2012/09/25/read-android-data-folder-without-rooting/

https://blog.shvetsov.com/2013/02/access-android-app-data-without-root.html

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