Android ADB Backup - Revision history

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Kayvon2008: /* Example */

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Dan Tobias at 19:37, 16 November 2021

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 <code> /app </code> Contains all app data <br>
 <code> /app/(package id) </code> Contains app data <br>
-<code> /app/(package id)/a </code> Contains app APK (app file) (if requested) <br>
+<code> /app/(package id)/a </code> Contains app APK (app file) (if requested) (/data/app/)<br>
-<code> /app/(package id)/f </code> Contains app files <br>
+<code> /app/(package id)/f </code> Contains app files (/data/data/(package id)/files) <br>
-<code> /app/(package id)/db </code> Contains app SQLite databases (open them [http://inloop.github.io/sqlite-viewer/ here]) <br>
+<code> /app/(package id)/db </code> Contains app SQLite databases (open them [http://inloop.github.io/sqlite-viewer/ here]) (/data/data/(package id)/databases) <br>
 <code> /app/(package id)/ef </code> Contains app shared data (storage/emulated/0/Android/data/(package id) ) <br>
-<code> /app/(package id)/sp </code> Contains app shared prefrences (app settings), usually [[xml]] files <br>
+<code> /app/(package id)/sp </code> Contains app shared prefrences (app settings), usually [[xml]] files (/data/data/(package id)/shared_preferences)<br>
-<code> /app/(package id)/r </code> Contains app resources like webview data (like cookies) and texture cache<br>
+<code> /app/(package id)/r </code> Contains app resources like webview data (like cookies) and texture cache (/data/data/(package id)/<br>
-<code> /app/(package id)/obb </code> Contains .obb files if specified in the backup<br>
+<code> /app/(package id)/obb </code> Contains .obb files if specified in the backup (/storage/emulated/0/Android/obb/(package id)<br>
 <code> /app/(package id)/_manifest </code> AndroidManifest.xml of the app <br>
 <code> /shared </code> Contains shared files (/storage/emulated/0/) <br>

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 <code> /app/(package id)/sp </code> Contains app shared prefrences (app settings), usually [[xml]] files <br>
 <code> /app/(package id)/r </code> Contains app resources like webview data (like cookies) and texture cache<br>
 <code> /app/(package id)/_manifest </code> AndroidManifest.xml of the app <br>
 <code> /shared </code> Contains shared files (/storage/emulated/0/) <br>

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 <code> /app/(package id)/sp </code> Contains app shared prefrences (app settings), usually [[xml]] files <br>
 <code> /app/(package id)/r </code> Contains app resources like webview data (like cookies) and texture cache<br>
-<code> /app/(package id)/_manifest/ </code> AndroidManifest.xml of the app <br>
+<code> /app/(package id)/_manifest </code> AndroidManifest.xml of the app <br>
 <code> /shared </code> Contains shared files (/storage/emulated/0/) <br>

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 <code> /app/(package id)/sp </code> Contains app shared prefrences (app settings), usually [[xml]] files <br>
 <code> /app/(package id)/r </code> Contains app resources like webview data (like cookies) and texture cache<br>
-<code> /app/(package id)/_manifest/ </code> AndroidManifest.xml of the app
+<code> /app/(package id)/_manifest/ </code> AndroidManifest.xml of the app <br>
 <code> /shared </code> Contains shared files (/storage/emulated/0/) <br>

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 <code> /app/(package id)/sp </code> Contains app shared prefrences (app settings), usually [[xml]] files <br>
 <code> /app/(package id)/r </code> Contains app resources like webview data (like cookies) and texture cache<br>
 <code> /shared </code> Contains shared files (/storage/emulated/0/) <br>

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 |extensions={{ext|ab}}
 }}
-Android backups (.ab) are backups made by Android Debug Bridge (ADB). They are the preferred way of backing up an unrooted stock android device. (Manufacturers and/or carriers may provide their own backup tools). They can be encrypted (with AES) or unencrypted. They can be created via ADB backup and restored via ADB restore. Android backups themselves are [[Tape Archive|.TAR]] files with a different header and no footer. Unfortunately, there are no graphical tools yet (other than [https://www.mobiledit.com/forensic-express/details MobilEDIT Forensics], which is payed) that can extract them, and they require the command line. It is compressed via the DEFLATE method.
+Android backups (.ab) are backups made by Android Debug Bridge (ADB). They are the preferred way of backing up an unrooted stock android device. (Manufacturers and/or carriers may provide their own backup tools). They can be encrypted (with AES) or unencrypted. They can be created via ADB backup and restored via ADB restore. Android backups themselves are [[Tape Archive|.TAR]] files with a different header and no footer. Unfortunately, there are no graphical tools yet (other than mobile forensic tools like Cellebrite Physical Analyzer, Oxygen Detective, Magnet AXIOM, and [https://www.mobiledit.com/forensic-express/details MobilEDIT Forensics], which are all payed) that can extract them, and they require the command line. It is compressed via the DEFLATE method.
 ===Header===
 <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;

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 Android backups (.ab) are backups made by Android Debug Bridge (ADB). They are the preferred way of backing up an unrooted stock android device. (Manufacturers and/or carriers may provide their own backup tools). They can be encrypted (with AES) or unencrypted. They can be created via ADB backup and restored via ADB restore. Android backups themselves are [[Tape Archive|.TAR]] files with a different header and no footer. Unfortunately, there are no graphical tools yet (other than [https://www.mobiledit.com/forensic-express/details MobilEDIT Forensics], which is payed) that can extract them, and they require the command line. It is compressed via the DEFLATE method.
 ===Header===
-<code>
+<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;
-ANDROID BACKUP<br>
+white-space: -moz-pre-wrap;
-<br>
+white-space: -pre-wrap;
-<br>
+white-space: -o-pre-wrap;
 none
-</code>
+</pre>
 ==Extraction==

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	==Example==		==Example==
	[https://archive.org/download/cats_20211030/cats.ab cats.ab]: Extracted on a Galaxy Tab A with Android Nougat, Contains Android easter egg (com.android.egg) cats and render data.		[https://archive.org/download/cats_20211030/cats.ab cats.ab]: Extracted on a Galaxy Tab A with Android Nougat, Contains Android easter egg (com.android.egg) cats and render data.
		+	==See also==
		+	*[[iTunes backup]]

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 {{FormatInfo
 |formattype=electronic
-|thiscat=Backup
+|subcat=Backup
-}}
+|subcat2=Android Backup
 Android backups (.ab) are backups made by Android Debug Bridge (ADB). They are the preferred way of backing up an unrooted stock android device. (Manufacturers and/or carriers may provide their own backup tools). They can be encrypted (with AES) or unencrypted. They can be created via ADB backup and restored via ADB restore. Android backups themselves are [[Tape Archive|.TAR]] files with a different header and no footer. Unfortunately, there are no graphical tools yet (other than [https://www.mobiledit.com/forensic-express/details MobilEDIT Forensics], which is payed) that can extract them, and they require the command line. It is compressed via the DEFLATE method.
 ===Header===