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Asked: 2026-06-12T08:47:48+00:00

I want to use a pre loaded database in my app. There are tons

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I want to use a “pre loaded” database in my app. There are tons of questions about this and most point to this blog article here or similars.

So far so good. I just want to know if there is a better way to get the default databases directory so you don’t have to use something like this:

private static String DB_PATH = "/data/data/YOUR_PACKAGE/databases/";

I mean, maybe that is changed in the future or maybe a device or rom could place it elsewhere… so is there a way to get this path programatically?

In Context exists a method to getDatabasePath(name), but you need to give it an existing db name and well… it doesn’t exist yet, I want to move it there 😛

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  1. Editorial Team

    Create an empty DB, get the path with getDatabasePath(), then overwrite it with your own.

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