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Asked: 2026-05-27T03:51:30+00:00

I use a ContentProvider in my app and everything works great except for one

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I use a ContentProvider in my app and everything works great except for one little issue. I have a backup and restore function that backs up the database to a file on the SD card and then those backup files can be restored to overwrite the current database. This whole process is working, but the ContentProvider still holds the reference/cache to the original database once one of the old backup files is restored. I can’t seem to find a way to refresh or reload the database reference in the ContentProvider. I know the restore works because I can see the records in the db with SQLite Editor and when I close and re-open the app, it displays the correct records.

Does anybody know a way to do this? Is there a way to close and re-open the ContentProvider that I’m not seeing?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Are you maintaining a reference to the actual SQLiteDatabase in your content provider (something like calling SQLiteOpenHelper.getWritableDatabase() in onCreate() and then keeping that reference)? Or do you get the DB object from someplace like a helper in each provider method?

    Typically, if you only keep a local reference to the helper and get the writable/readable database instance inside of each method as needed then this problem should go away. If not, perhaps we can take a look at the provider code?

    Hope that Helps!

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