In TextSecure, you can choose to backup your SMS to the SDCard.
It says "Success" but there is no evidence where it does store it on the SDCard.
I cannot find it.
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Sign up to join this communityIn TextSecure, you can choose to backup your SMS to the SDCard.
It says "Success" but there is no evidence where it does store it on the SDCard.
I cannot find it.
Like Chahk said, the folder is /sdcard/TextSecureExport
. I've had trouble accessing it (even after moving it) over the camera-centric USB interfaces.
I ended up compressing the file to a Zip archive using ES File Explorer and then using Google Drive to browse and upload the file. This also makes it easy to pull back down to a different device or after wiping memory.
The folder is located just in the base dir of your SDcard:
/sdcard/TextSecureExport
Since Textsecure is now called Signal, there is no extra folder. It is located directly in your SDcard home folder:
/sdcard/SignalPlaintextBackup.xml
Note: sometimes the phone doesen't show the folder on your computer, then you could use a filemanager on your phone (like Ghost Commander) to move the backupped files into another folder that is visible on your computer.
My Android Signal app version 4.10.12 (date 2017/10/01) saves media of conversations in Device storage > Pictures.