Save Editing

adb backup and adb restore can normally be replaced by using Helium.

PLEASE BE CONFIDENT IN EVERYTHING YOU DO. I AM NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY EASILY OCCUR DURING THESE PROCESSES.

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NEWS! v7.2 did something…

It was a long time coming, but v7.2 did something. First of all, it should be called v7.20 and that bothers me. But apart from ranting about its name (lol): It added an export/import button! If you are using the live version (NOT alpha), then you might not have this patch yet. However, for alpha users, this makes backups, restores and even cheating much easier:

Backup

  1. Export the save in-game using the button Misc -> Export save file...
  2. The resulting file is your backup!

Restore

  1. Click the button Misc -> Export save file...
  2. Select your save file which you had exported at some point using the procedure described above

Cheating

  1. Open a backup file which you obtained by following the instructions from the Backup section above and decode its contents using some Base64 decoder (e.g., base64decode.org)
  2. Take the resulting, decoded string and change all the values you want to change, but do not change or even break its JSON format!
  3. Encode the new string again using some Base64 encoder (e.g., base64encode.org)
  4. Write the Base64 encoded string to some file on your phone
  5. Import the save as described in the Restore section above

Old procedures

In case you are looking for alternatives or solutions for old versions of Cookie Clicker Mobile, here you are!

Backup [OLD INSTRUCTIONS]

  1. Install adb if not installed already
  2. Connect your phone to your computer via USB and with Debugging enabled
  3. You have to execute the following command in the terminal now: adb backup org.dashnet.cookieclicker and confirm on your phone, which creates a file “backup.ab”

Restore [OLD INSTRUCTIONS]

  1. Install adb if not installed already
  2. Connect your phone to your computer via USB and with Debugging enabled
  3. You have to execute the following command in the terminal now: adb restore backup.ab and confirm on your phone, which will load the save from the file “backup.ab”.

Converting Alpha Save to Live Save

Using Weird Z the Cppkiemeister’s Script

  1. Install adb if not installed already
  2. Connect your phone to your computer via USB and with Debugging enabled
  3. On Windows, install the Git Bash or MinGW Bash
  4. Download the Script in the Discord Message
  5. Do chmod +x ./restoreAlphaSave.sh to make it executable
  6. Just do ./restoreAlphaSave.sh and approve on your phone

Manual conversion

  1. Install adb if not installed already
  2. Connect your phone to your computer via USB and with Debugging enabled
  3. You have to execute the following command in the terminal now: adb backup org.dashnet.cookieclicker and confirm on your phone, which creates a file “backup.ab”
  4. Use the Android Backup Extractor to convert the ab-File to a tar-File using java -jar abe-all.jar unpack backup.ab backup.tar
  5. Extract the contents of the tar-file (using WinRAR, 7z or something like that) and copy the apps\org.dashnet.cookieclicker\f\CookieClickerSaveTest.txt as apps\org.dashnet.cookieclicker\f\CookieClickerSave.txt (this will basically override your live save with your test save)
  6. Pack it into a tar-File again and convert it to an ab-File using java -jar abe-all.jar pack backup.tar backup.ab
  7. Do a adb restore backup.ab and confirm on your phone

Cheating [OLD INSTRUCTIONS]

  1. Install adb if not installed already
  2. Connect your phone to your computer via USB and with Debugging enabled
  3. You have to execute the following command in the terminal now: adb backup org.dashnet.cookieclicker and confirm on your phone, which creates a file “backup.ab”
  4. Use the Android Backup Extractor to convert the ab-File to a tar-File using java -jar abe-all.jar unpack backup.ab backup.tar
  5. Extract the contents of the tar-file (using WinRAR, 7z or something like that) and go into the folder apps\org.dashnet.cookieclicker\f.
  6. If you want to cheat on your Live save, edit the file CookieClickerSave.txt.
    If you want to cheat on your Alpha save, edit the file CookieClickerSaveTest.txt.
  7. Pack it into a tar-File again and convert it to an ab-File using java -jar abe-all.jar pack backup.tar backup.ab
  8. Do a adb restore backup.ab and confirm on your phone

Converting between Community Patches

  1. Install adb if not installed already
  2. Connect your phone to your computer via USB and with Debugging enabled
  3. Look up the package name of the patch, which you want to convert FROM. Let’s say, in our case it was “org.dashnet.cookieclicker” (the original patch, just as an example)
  4. You have to execute the following command in the terminal now: adb backup org.dashnet.cookieclicker and confirm on your phone, which creates a file “backup.ab”
  5. Use the Android Backup Extractor to convert the ab-File to a tar-File using java -jar abe-all.jar unpack backup.ab backup.tar
  6. Look up the package name of the patch, which you want to convert TO. Let’s say, in our case it was “org.dashnet.cookieclickerSuperDuperCommunityPatch” (some community patch, just as an example)
  7. Extract the contents of the tar-file (using WinRAR, 7z or something like that) and rename the folder apps\org.dashnet.cookieclicker to apps\org.dashnet.cookieclickerSuperDuperCommunityPatch
  8. Rename the previous “backup.ab” and “backup.tar” to “backupOld.ab” and “backupOld.tar” respectively
  9. You have to execute the following command in the terminal now: adb backup org.dashnet.cookieclickerSuperDuperCommunityPatch and confirm on your phone, which creates another file “backup.ab”
  10. Use the Android Backup Extractor to convert the ab-File to a tar-File using java -jar abe-all.jar unpack backup.ab backup.tar
  11. Extract just the file backup.tar\apps\org.dashnet.cookieclickerSuperDuperCommunityPatch\_manifest and replace the apps\org.dashnet.cookieclickerSuperDuperCommunityPatch\_manifest from your previously extracted backup.
  12. Pack the previously extracted folder into a tar-File again and convert it to an ab-File using java -jar abe-all.jar pack backup.tar backup.ab
  13. Do a adb restore backup.ab and confirm on your phone

CCMobileToolbox (BROKEN FOR SOME DEVICES)

DOES NOT WORK ON SOME DEVICES. ON MINE IT WORKS, BUT IT MAY NOT WORK ON YOURS!
The Cookie Clicker Mobile Toolbox allows one to convert saves between patches and create backups and restore them.