Why do folders in the 'obb' folder show as empty?

[Buzzers]

Browsing my Android tablet via my PC (USB connection) I see an obb folder and two sub folders for the two Android games that I have installed. Why are these two sub folders empty?

I know that the the game data, or at least some of it, is stored elsewhere, so what purpose do the empty obb folders serve?

 

[B. Diddy]

Those are typically folders that are protected, and therefore won't show up in conventional file managers. You can try a 3rd party file manager like Total Commander, which does show the files to me (although I'm not sure if I can manipulate the files).

 

[Buzzers]

Those are typically folders that are protected, and therefore won't show up in conventional file managers. You can try a 3rd party file manager like Total Commander, which does show the files to me (although I'm not sure if I can manipulate the files).

Thanks, tried running Total Commander on my PC and connecting to the Kindle and the Samsung tablet (not both at the same time!) via USB but even though I can see folders in the obb folder, those folders are all showing as empty.

How can I reveal the files in those sub folders?

 

[IsHacker]

Thanks, tried running Total Commander on my PC and connecting to the Kindle and the Samsung tablet (not both at the same time!) via USB but even though I can see folders in the obb folder, those folders are all showing as empty.

How can I reveal the files in those sub folders?

Then there actually are no files in that folder. It's usually normal for that folder to be empty. Your game data is stored somewhere else.

 

[Buzzers]

Thank you.

Now how do I find the game data ........ ?

 

[IsHacker]

Thank you.

Now how do I find the game data ........ ?

Would be better if you state what game you're talking about.

 

[Buzzers]

Would be better if you state what game you're talking about.

Sorry - it's Fruit Cube Blast from RV AppStudios.

 

[IsHacker]

Sorry - it's Fruit Cube Blast from RV AppStudios.

So the app does create a folder with it's package name under /storage/emulated/0/Android/obb, but there are no files there. But it doesn't matter because the game still works fine. OBB and app data are completely different things. OBB files are usually game resource files (textures, models, icons, etc) while the data can be saves, preferences, game settings, etc. The data is usually stored in /data/app/com.app.packagename, which is not accessible without root.

 

[Buzzers]

So the app does create a folder with it's package name under /storage/emulated/0/Android/obb, but there are no files there. But it doesn't matter because the game still works fine. OBB and app data are completely different things. OBB files are usually game resource files (textures, models, icons, etc) while the data can be saves, preferences, game settings, etc. The data is usually stored in /data/app/com.app.packagename, which is not accessible without root.

Thanks.

I have tried copying across the files and folder structure in /data/app/com.app.packagename from Kindle to Samsung tab (which had the game installed first from the Play Store) but it didn't make any difference - the game still plays just fine but the score, progress, etc hasn't been carried across from the Kindle.

So perhaps the game is storing the score, status, etc elsewhere?

 

[IsHacker]

Thanks.

I have tried copying across the files and folder structure in /data/app/com.app.packagename from Kindle to Samsung tab (which had the game installed first from the Play Store) but it didn't make any difference - the game still plays just fine but the score, progress, etc hasn't been carried across from the Kindle.

So perhaps the game is storing the score, status, etc elsewhere?

Did you have root on the kindle?

 

[Buzzers]

Did you have root on the kindle?

Good point, no I didn't.

However using the same folder copying method I DID manage to successfully copy the data for another game from /data/app/com.app.packagename on the Kindle to the same folder on the Samsung tab and that worked perfectly, the game on the Samsung now has the Kindle's status, score, etc. The game in that case was Triple Match 3D from BoomBox Games.

So do you thinking that rooting the Kindle may give me access to some other files for the game I'm having issues with (Fruit Cube Blast)?

 

[IsHacker]

Good point, no I didn't.

However using the same folder copying method I DID manage to successfully copy the data for another game from /data/app/com.app.packagename on the Kindle to the same folder on the Samsung tab and that worked perfectly, the game on the Samsung now has the Kindle's status, score, etc. The game in that case was Triple Match 3D from BoomBox Games.

So do you thinking that rooting the Kindle may give me access to some other files for the game I'm having issues with (Fruit Cube Blast)?

If the kindle runs some old Android version like Android 4.x, 5.0, etc, then it's possible to access /data without root. The game must have stored the data yet somewhere else, but I don't know where. If you can get root on the kindle (which you probably can't), there are many apps that can properly backup the app data. You can also try ADB backup, but I heard it has been depricated and no longer comes with platform tools (I maybe wrong in this part).

 

[Buzzers]

Thanks very much, I"ll look into your suggestions.