<p>The android Bitcoin Wallet application stores data using androids <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html#MODE_PRIVATE" rel="nofollow">MODE_PRIVATE</a> in the following location:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><code>/data/data/de.schildbach.wallet/files/wallet-protobuf</code></p>
</blockquote>

<p>It is worth noting that this is not compatible with your standard wallet.dat file from bitcoin-qt but may be compatible with other bitcoinj clients that support protobuf formats.</p>

<p>Some actions in the app cause a backup file to be created in up to two locations.  The first is a key backup at:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><code>/data/data/de.schildbach.wallet/files/key-backup-protobuf</code></p>
</blockquote>

<p>The second is the external backup feature which  is stored on the SD card at the following location:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><code>/sdcard/Download/bitcoin-wallet-backup-&lt;yyyy-MM-dd&gt;</code></p>
</blockquote>

<p>Here is the link to detailed specs of the <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/tree/master/wallet" rel="nofollow">Android bitcoin wallet</a></p>

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2016-08-05T15:11:27.923Z
2016-08-05T15:11:27.923Z
Mark S.
<p>For the Bitcoin Android wallet, you can do a backup from inside the app.  The backup will be located here by default <code>/sdcard/Download/bitcoin-wallet-backup-&lt;yyyy-MM-dd&gt;</code>.  See the <code>Files</code> section of <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/tree/master/wallet" rel="nofollow">this page</a> for more details.</p>

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2016-08-04T20:26:05.043Z
2016-08-04T20:26:05.043Z
thephez
<p>I would like to know where is the wallet file (or private keys) stored on usually in the Bitcoin mobile wallet such as Android wallet (Mycelium or Bitcoin wallet)? Because I installed Bitcoin wallet and I could not find where are the private keys storing </p>

<bitcoind><private-key><buy-bitcoins><wallet.dat><e-wallet>
Bitcoin wallet file location in smartphone
user36877
# Bitcoin wallet file location in smartphone

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-04)

I would like to know where is the wallet file (or private keys) stored on usually in the Bitcoin mobile wallet such as Android wallet (Mycelium or Bitcoin wallet)? Because I installed Bitcoin wallet and I could not find where are the private keys storing

**Tags:** bitcoind, private-key, buy-bitcoins, wallet.dat, e-wallet


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-05. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

The android Bitcoin Wallet application stores data using androids [MODE\_PRIVATE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html#MODE_PRIVATE) in the following location:

> `/data/data/de.schildbach.wallet/files/wallet-protobuf`

It is worth noting that this is not compatible with your standard wallet.dat file from bitcoin-qt but may be compatible with other bitcoinj clients that support protobuf formats.

Some actions in the app cause a backup file to be created in up to two locations. The first is a key backup at:

> `/data/data/de.schildbach.wallet/files/key-backup-protobuf`

The second is the external backup feature which is stored on the SD card at the following location:

> `/sdcard/Download/bitcoin-wallet-backup-<yyyy-MM-dd>`

Here is the link to detailed specs of the [Android bitcoin wallet](https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/tree/master/wallet)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-08-04. Score: 0

For the Bitcoin Android wallet, you can do a backup from inside the app. The backup will be located here by default `/sdcard/Download/bitcoin-wallet-backup-<yyyy-MM-dd>`. See the `Files` section of [this page](https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet/tree/master/wallet) for more details.


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