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user974332
user974332

Reputation: 173

Find out which Keystore file I used

I can´t remember which Keystore file I used for my Android app. Is there any way to find out?
Or can I search my hard drive for all Keystore files? The problem is that the file has no extension.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1673

Answers (2)

Fluffhead
Fluffhead

Reputation: 845

If you did it through Eclipse, try re-exporting your app using:

File>>Export>>Export Android Application

and hopefully it will still be pointing to the last location of your keystore.

Upvotes: 0

Raghav Sood
Raghav Sood

Reputation: 82543

Keystore files can have any extension, so it is unlikely that searching will help you.

You can extract certain details from an already signed file, like the public key, but none of these will help you locate the corresponding file on the device.

If you did it through Eclipse, it may remember the location.

If you did it through the terminal, and it wasn't ages ago, you could keep pressing the up arrow key and hope that you reach the commands you used to sign it, which will contain the file path, or you may reach a cd which switches to the directory containing the file right before your run the signing commands.

If none of these work, you're out of luck and will have to search through your files manually, or create a new keystore (in which case you will have to republish your app under a new package name if it is published).

In future, please backup your keystore to multiple (secure) locations to prevent situations like this.

Upvotes: 1

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