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androidxamarin.forms
lepton
lepton

Reputation: 714

Recommended locations to store app licence file and database?

Where would the recommended location be to store an app licence file and a SQLite database for Android? Also, what are the constants used to point to those locations?

Note that the location(s) must be accessible without having to root the device, so the app data folder is not an option. I need to be able to access the files via a PC using a standard file manager.

I noticed that on the root folder of the device, there is a folder called "db" where other apps seem to store data. Is that a good location to store my db? If so, what is the Environment constant that points to it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 389

Answers (1)

Sotiris S. Magionas
Sotiris S. Magionas

Reputation: 799

Depending on the level of security you want to achieve, there are numerous approaches to this issue.

At it's simplest you could store them at any folder on you external storage(Documents,Downloads e.t.c) or on your SD card provided that the user has given you permission AND has himself selected the path since newer Android Versions have reworked(restricted) the way an app can read/write from/to an SD card.

If for example you want to store it to "documents" folder you could do the following:

File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS),".dir");

This selects the "Documents" folder and creates a folder called dir. Note the "." before "dir" , meaning that the folder will be invisible as a first level of security. From here on you can create any number of directories or files you desire.

Upvotes: 1

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