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Using adb pull without rooting Nexus7 (2012)
chaikenj:
I want to copy a file from my Nexus7 (2012) before I root the Nexus7. The file is said to be in /data/misc/wifi, but adb shell won't give me permission for the root data directory and the su command is "not found". I just want to gain permission to pull a file in the /data directory, or to be a rooted user or a super-user temporarily. Is this impossible to do without rooting the Nexus7?
The situation seems like catch-22, since if I root my Nexus 7, the file I want will have disappeared.
Any advice?
matt:
Look under sdcard/data/misc/WiFi with file explorer? The data folder under root directory is empty on mine. You should be able to read and copy but not write to protected folders.
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chaikenj:
If your Nexus7, like mine, is not rooted, you can't see any content in the root data directory. There are other wifi subdirectories on sdcard and elsewhere that have a file with the name I am seeking (wpa_supplicant.conf), but these files are just templates that don't have the current information that I am seeking. I am trying to get it from the wifi subdirectory inside the root data directory.
matt:
Yer right, just tried on my rooted 2013. Are you using adb from a computer or a terminal app?
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matt:
That file seems to store all the WiFi passwords, under system settings/ backup and restore, there is an option to backup WiFi passwords to Google's servers.
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