Android SQLite database and Dropbox

[Tom P]

Android has a built-in database system based on SQLite. Is it possible
to upload and download the database file itself to Dropbox, or some
other cloud server? From what I've read so far the DB file is only
accessible if the phone is rooted - is that correct, and if so why such
a restriction?

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[Tom P]

ok, well I've done some more research, and it's possible to write an app
that will copy the DB to another location. There's an example here
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/software-engineer/export-sqlite-data-from-your-android-device/
that copies an SQLite DB to the sdcard. Once it's on the sdcard you
can find it with the file browser, and from the file browser upload it
to Dropbox - and once it's there, you can open and read it with Sqlite3
on another machine - great! But there must be an easier way.

[gerha...@gmail.com]

Did you manage to upload the sqlite file to dropbox? I am stuck with that bit, I have already copied the database to SD, now I just need to upload it. What happens at the moment is that the database on dropbox always has a size of zero bytes. I have posted a question here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23126075/dropbox-sync-google-drive-how-to-upload-sqlite-database?noredirect=1#comment35513490_23126075