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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 }}
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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" />

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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

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

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

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

How-to

1 Quit Kodi by using the quit option or shutdown menu from within Kodi.
2 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: xbmc_env.properties

Note: You must use "xbmc" when noted above for the text and file name, even when using Kodi.

3 In xbmc_env.properties you need to tell Kodi where it's data will now be stored.

This will be done by creating a path statement like: 

xbmc.data=/storage/sdcard0/external_sdcard/kodi_data


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: 
xbmc.data=/storage/external_storage/sda1/kodi_data/
4 Using a file manager program, such as "File Browser" or "Root Explorer", move or copy the .kodi directory from /sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/.kodi to the new location you defined in Step 3.


For example:

Move or copy: /mnt/sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/.kodi
To: /storage/sdcard0/external_sdcard/kodi_data/


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.
  • 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?


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