Important bytes
Before we jump into the next chapter, let's go through a couple of important subtopics within the Android apps' backup feature.
System backup does not include the following:
- Files located in
CacheDirvia thegetCacheDir()method (API 1 and above) - Files located in
CodeCacheDirvia thegetCodeCacheDir()method (API 21 and above) - Files located in the external storage and not in
ExternalFilesDirvia thegetExternalFilesDir(String type)method, where the type can be as follows:nullfor the root of the file directory- Any of these types for a specific subfolder/directory:
android.os.Environment.DIRECTORY_MUSICandroid.os.Environment.DIRECTORY_PODCASTSandroid.os.Environment.DIRECTORY_RINGTONESandroid.os.Environment.DIRECTORY_ALARMSandroid.os.Environment.DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONSandroid.os.Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURESandroid.os.Environment.DIRECTORY_MOVIES
- Files located in
NoBackupFilesDirvia thegetNoBackupFilesDir()method (API 21 and above)
What to exclude from the backup
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