Can't pull database file from Android phone on 5.1

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I have a non-rooted Nexus 5 on Android 5.1. I've tried multiple solutions described here Android ADB access to application databases without root in order to pull a debugable app database from the file system, but to no avail. Has anybody managed to make it work on 5.1 ?

When trying to copy to sdcard, I get cp: /sdcard: Permission denied

When trying to pull the file directly, I get remote object '/data/data/packagename/databases/name.db' does not exist

It is now that you've updated your answer in that question thread. Going to copy-paste your updated answer here for posterity. — Bogdan Zurac, Aug 10 '15 at 10:56

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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This question has been successfully answered by Alex P here - android adb, retrieve database using run-as

Here's a quick look at the answer:

the command for Android 5.0+ to save /data/data/package.name/databases/file would be:
adb exec-out run-as package.name cat databases/file > file

edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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It worked. but file got encrypted. its asking password/key to decrypt the db file. its wired :/ – Qadir Hussain Aug 18 '17 at 10:39

Can't pull database file from Android phone on 5.1

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