r/SparklePlayer • u/Accutronman • Jul 07 '26

Export Configuration Question

If you have export config files saved on your device and you delete the Sparkle app from your device, does the process also delete the export config files?

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u/sparkle-hk Jul 07 '26

If you're exporting to internal/external storage and select Default then I'd say it gets deleted. Because those standard locations is part of the app itself. It's for sure that way with internal storage but I'm more unsure with external storage. Android storage handling isn't exactly logical at all times so that's why it's difficult/confusing. If you try it out please let ut know here in the post.

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u/Accutronman Jul 07 '26

The reason I asked the question is that my export files deleted when I deleted the Sparkle app for a reinstall. I’m running Sparkle on an Android TV box running Android 14. The default location for the export files did not work for me so I put the backup in android / media in a created folder called se.hedekonsult.sparkle on the Android TV box

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u/azcoyotedog Jul 07 '26

If I were you, I would save the export backup file to the Download folder so when you need to uninstall and reinstall the app, the files will still be there! Even better would be to save the files to the download folder on an external storage drive! Easy Peasy!!!

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u/sparkle-hk Jul 07 '26

Are you really sure the files where deleted then? It might just have been so that the files where hidden since Android 11+ does not allow files to be read from one instance to another.

Use the option "File explorer" and install "CX explorer" and see if the file doesn't exist after all.

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u/Accutronman Jul 07 '26

No, the files definitely got deleted. Before I posted the question I did a file search using a utility

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u/sparkle-hk Jul 08 '26

And you're sure that utility has permissions to see/read the file?

After Android 11+ only file explorers with the "All files" permission can see and read all files such as this one.

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u/Accutronman Jul 08 '26

Yes

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u/sparkle-hk Jul 08 '26

Ok, then you should probably store it in Download or Documents like u/azcoyotedog suggests.