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Asked: 2026-05-24T02:07:34+00:00

I know a simple way that can back up database. Its directly have a

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I know a simple way that can back up database. Its directly have a copy of the .db file. But the issue is when you have to update the database tables with new columns, then the backups are of no use as it is with the old design.

The work around is to have the data parsed and stored into a file. But I am not sure how easy and safe is this.

Please let me know what you feel about this subject and also let me know if you have a better idea is mind. A sample code would be handy. Thank you for your advice and time. Thank you.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You bring an interesting point up – I haven’t personally thought of that before.

    You can always store the “version” of your database in the database file itself (perhaps in the file name). Then, when you open the database, you can retrieve its version and have the SQLiteDatabaseHelper run its onUpgrade() method to add any new columns.

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