Android eclipse DDMS - Can't access data/data/ on phone to pull files

Question

While testing my apps, I use emulators and my own phone to see if everything is working ok. My apps are also writing data to shared preferences and a text file.

I can pull the data from my emulators through the DDMS in eclipse so I can read the data files on my computer, but when I try to open those folders through the DDMS on my phone, nothing happens. I click the data folder and nothing happens.

My phone is rooted. Is there any way I could pull the files from my phone? I know that Android keeps these folders private, but there must be a way. The emulator is just way too slow.

Answer 1

On rooted device you can do this:

1. Open cmd
2. Type adb shell
3. su
4. Press 'Allow' on device
5. chmod 777 /data /data/data /data/data/com.application.package/data/data/com.application.package/*
6. Go to the DDMS view in Eclipse

After this you should be able to browse the files on the device.

To get the databases:

7. chmod 777 /data/data/com.application.package/databases /data/data/com.application.package/databases/*

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If it returns permission denied on su

Go to Settings > Developer Options > Root access > Apps and ADB