On Mar 23, 2012, at 6:48 AM, Nosh wrote:
> On the Android device App will utilise/create XML, SQLLITE and Text files.
> My question is on the Device which folder shall I use to store these type of
> files.
I provided some advice on an earlier thread:
http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/monodroid/2012-March/009308.html
The one thing to keep in mind is that the /data partition -- where your app is
installed and is the default location for files -- is frequently limited in
size. For example, the N1 /data partition is 196MB, and is shared with every
other app installed on the device. Consequently, anything you put on /data
(Context.FilesDir, Context.CacheDir) should be small in size; don't try to
download 400MB of data onto it.
With that in mind:
1. If the file is "big", use Environment.ExternalStorageDirectory.
2. If the file can be regenerated through "other" means (download from website,
etc.), use Context.CacheDir.
3. Otherwise, use Context.FilesDir.
- Jon
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