copy app private data (and work on it offline) without root
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:38 pm
If your device is running Android v4 or above, you can pull app data, including it's database, without root by using adb backup command, then extract the backup file and access the sqlite database.
1) Find the app packages name:
2) Backup app data to your PC via USB cable with the following command: (replace app.package.name with the actual package name of the application)
This will prompt you to "unlock your device and confirm the backup operation".
Do not provide a password for backup encryption, so you can extract it later.
Click on the "Back up my data" button on your device.
The screen will display the name of the package you're backing up, then close by itself upon successful completion.
The resulting data.ab file in your home folder contains application data in android backup format.
3) Extract the backup using the following command:
The result is the apps/app.package.name/ folder containing application data, including sqlite database.
1) Find the app packages name:
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adb shell pm list packages2) Backup app data to your PC via USB cable with the following command: (replace app.package.name with the actual package name of the application)
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adb backup -f data.ab -noapk app.package.nameThis will prompt you to "unlock your device and confirm the backup operation".
Do not provide a password for backup encryption, so you can extract it later.
Click on the "Back up my data" button on your device.
The screen will display the name of the package you're backing up, then close by itself upon successful completion.
The resulting data.ab file in your home folder contains application data in android backup format.
3) Extract the backup using the following command:
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dd if=data.ab bs=1 skip=24 | openssl zlib -d | tar -xvf -The result is the apps/app.package.name/ folder containing application data, including sqlite database.