Android Question [SOLVED] DirInternal is always available, right?

[Sandman]

Just a small sanity check: From what I can read in the forum, I can trust that DirInternal always is available. (Which would mean that I don't need to create tests to verify the existence of it, with fallback to some of the other directories.)

Is that correct?

 

[Cableguy]

Folder internal always exists, that it for sure, it's a "hidden" folder created when the app first installs and that usually does NOT get deleted when un-installing.

 

[Mahares]

that usually does NOT get deleted when un-installing.

When you uninstall the app, the internal folder for that app and any files in it are also deleted. Small clarification.

 

[Cableguy]

When you uninstall the app, the internal folder for that app and any files in it are also deleted. Small clarification.

I don't think that's always the case, some apps I have deleted and re-installed after I didn't need to reconfigure as they retained all data.

 

[Star-Dust]

I don't think that's always the case, some apps I have deleted and re-installed after I didn't need to reconfigure as they retained all data.

Because they did not keep the Internal folder settings.
Sometimes they are stored in a folder inside the Root, other times they are saved on a cloud by identifying the phone or gmail account.

 

[Sandman]

Folder internal always exists

Thanks

 

[Computersmith64]

Thanks

If an app is uninstalled, the internal folder associated with that app is also removed. The internal folder only exists for as long as the app is installed.

- Colin.

 

[Computersmith64]

I don't think that's always the case, some apps I have deleted and re-installed after I didn't need to reconfigure as they retained all data.

I agree with Star-Dust & Mahares - when an app is uninstalled, the internal folder associated with that app is removed. During testing I often uninstall an app prior to creating a new build so that I'm sure of a "clean" install - which is especially helpful if I've made significant changes (like modifying the structure of a database, or adding/removing settings options). You cannot uninstall an app & have anything in the internal folder retained.

- Colin.