HOW-TO:Change data location for Android - Revision history

Karellen at 21:15, 28 August 2020

2020-08-28T21:15:33Z

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	<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[Userdata\|userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[Userdata\|userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />
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Karellen: Text replacement - "userdata folder" to "userdata folder"

2020-07-19T10:19:33Z

Text replacement - "userdata folder" to "userdata folder"

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	<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[Userdata\|userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />

	This is accomplished by creating a plain text file file at <code>/sdcard/xbmc_env.properties</code> (the root directory for the Android device) with the following line:		This is accomplished by creating a plain text file file at <code>/sdcard/xbmc_env.properties</code> (the root directory for the Android device) with the following line:

Ned Scott at 14:25, 6 February 2016

2016-02-06T14:25:28Z

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	xbmc.data=<path to the Kodi data folder you wish to use>		xbmc.data=<path to the Kodi data folder you wish to use>
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>


	~~{{note\|1=Some Android devices require a specific folder on the external memory (USB or SD card). See http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258783 }}~~


	== How-to ==		== How-to ==
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	== ~~Notes~~ ==
			== New data location requirements ==

			* Some Android devices require a specific folder on the external memory (USB or SD card). See http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258783


	* The specified path must be a local Android file path and not a typical network path. i.e. no "smb://" or "nfs://". To use a network file path you would need to mount the network share as a local mount, which might require root access on some Android devices.		* The specified path must be a local Android file path and not a typical network path. i.e. no "smb://" or "nfs://". To use a network file path you would need to mount the network share as a local mount, which might require root access on some Android devices.

	* Some devices/firmware restrict access to external storage (mSD, USB, etc). For example, Samsung phones and tablets running Android v5. This can prevent the settings from being written to the new location. Workarounds seem to require root?

Ned Scott at 05:09, 6 February 2016

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	~~{{note\|1=Some Android devices require a specific folder on the external memory (USB or SD card). See http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258783 }}~~

	<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />
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	xbmc.data=<path to the Kodi data folder you wish to use>		xbmc.data=<path to the Kodi data folder you wish to use>
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>


			{{note\|1=Some Android devices require a specific folder on the external memory (USB or SD card). See http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258783 }}


	== How-to ==		== How-to ==

Ned Scott at 05:09, 6 February 2016

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	{{note\|Some Android devices require a specific folder on the external memory (USB or SD card). See http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258783 }}		{{note\|1=Some Android devices require a specific folder on the external memory (USB or SD card). See http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258783 }}

	<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />

Ned Scott at 05:08, 6 February 2016

2016-02-06T05:08:47Z

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			{{note\|Some Android devices require a specific folder on the external memory (USB or SD card). See http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258783 }}

	<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />

Ned Scott at 19:43, 18 January 2016

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	{{~~Isengard~~ updated}}		{{updated\|16}}

	[[Category:Advanced topics]]		[[Category:Advanced topics]]

Ned Scott: /* Notes */

2015-08-06T03:24:24Z

Notes

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

	The specified path must be a local Android file path and not a typical network path. i.e. no "smb://" or "nfs://". To use a network file path you would need to mount the network share as a local mount, which might require root access on some Android devices.		* The specified path must be a local Android file path and not a typical network path. i.e. no "smb://" or "nfs://". To use a network file path you would need to mount the network share as a local mount, which might require root access on some Android devices.

			* Some devices/firmware restrict access to external storage (mSD, USB, etc). For example, Samsung phones and tablets running Android v5. This can prevent the settings from being written to the new location. Workarounds seem to require root?


	{{Isengard updated}}		{{Isengard updated}}

Ned Scott: Credit goes to technisol from forum.kodi.tv - http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=229396&pid=2040300#pid2040300

2015-06-28T20:42:10Z

Credit goes to technisol from forum.kodi.tv - http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=229396&pid=2040300#pid2040300

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	<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />

			This is accomplished by creating a plain text file file at <code>/sdcard/xbmc_env.properties</code> (the root directory for the Android device) with the following line:
	~~To do so, create~~ a file <code>/sdcard/xbmc_env.properties</code>.
	~~Its content is simply~~:


	<syntaxhighlight lang="text">		<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
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	'''''~~Example:~~''''' <~~code~~>xbmc.data=/storage/sdcard0/external_sdcard/kodi_data</code>		== How-to ==
			{{how-to
			\| Step1= Quit Kodi by using the quit option or shutdown menu from within Kodi.

			\| Step2= In the root directory of the internal storage of your device, usually just mnt/sdcard (not mnt/sdcard/root) create a plain text file called: '''<code>xbmc_env.properties</code>'''

			{{note\|You must use "xbmc" when noted above for the text and file name, even when using Kodi.}}

			\| Step3 = In '''<code>xbmc_env.properties</code>''' you need to tell Kodi where it's data will now be stored.

			This will be done by creating a path statement like:

			:<syntaxhighlight lang="text">xbmc.data=/storage/sdcard0/external_sdcard/kodi_data</syntaxhighlight>


			The path might start with /storage/ as shown above, but it might be different on various Android devices. You can find the correct path by using a file explorer, like "File Browser" or "Root Explorer" to determine the proper path.


			For example:
			:A USB drive location might look like: <syntaxhighlight lang="text">xbmc.data=/storage/external_storage/sda1/kodi_data/</syntaxhighlight>

			\| Step4 = Using a file manager program, such as "File Browser" or "Root Explorer", move or copy the '''<code>.kodi</code>''' directory from <code>/sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/.kodi</code> to the new location you defined in '''Step 3'''.


			For example:

	~~{{note\|You must use "~~xbmc~~" when noted above for the text and file name, even when using Kodi v14~~.}}		:Move or copy: <code>/mnt/sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/.kodi</code>
	~~{{note\|The destination folder must be created manually beforehand (This is not a limitation~~. ~~Presence of the folder is used to find out if Kodi has to wait for an external drive to be active)}}~~

			:To: <code>/storage/sdcard0/external_sdcard/kodi_data/</code>

	~~Inside this, a directory ".kodi" will be created which contain the well-known xbmc structure ("addons", "userdata", ...).~~		}}

			== Notes ==

	~~Currently, the~~ specified path must be ~~an android~~ file path and not a typical network path. i.e. no "smb://" or "nfs://". To use a network file path you ~~must first~~ mount the ~~file~~ share in Android~~, and then point to that mount path~~.		The specified path must be a local Android file path and not a typical network path. i.e. no "smb://" or "nfs://". To use a network file path you would need to mount the network share as a local mount, which might require root access on some Android devices.

	{{~~helix~~ updated}}		{{Isengard updated}}

	[[Category:Advanced topics]]		[[Category:Advanced topics]]

Ned Scott at 01:05, 10 May 2015

2015-05-10T01:05:59Z

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	<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />		<section begin="intro" />As of v14, Kodi supports a backdoor to specify the location of your settings folder, which includes the [[userdata folder]] and add-ons. It is the equivalent of using environment variables on other platforms<section end="intro" />