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abeall
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Where are the offline files stored on Android, and how is that location maintained?

Where are the offline files stored on Android, and how is that location maintained?

Experimenting with a Moto G4 I chose a file in Dropbox and selected "Available offline" then used a File Manager and found the file in:

root/sdcard/Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u1234567/scratch

What is the `u1234567` portion? Is it a user partition? Is that value consistent for the same user across devices, or is it unique per device? Does it change after time, and if so, when and why? 

 

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    8 years ago

    You'll probably need to ask Support those questions, but if I had to guess, they likely won't provide that information.

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    Rich
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    8 years ago

    You'll probably need to ask Support those questions, but if I had to guess, they likely won't provide that information.

    • abeall's avatar
      abeall
      New member | Level 2
      8 years ago
      Ok.

      FWIW after a little more digging it appears to definitely be my user id. That answers most of my questions.
      • fiddybux's avatar
        fiddybux
        New member | Level 2
        8 years ago
        I wanted to know exactly what you're trying to find out, as I need exact paths at all times. So, did you ever find out?

        Does the scratch folder change at all? I'm about to start testing myself, so we'll see I guess.

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