Analyze and extract Android ADB backup (.ab) files
ADB (Android Debug Bridge) allows creating full device backups:
Created using 'adb backup' command. Contains apps, settings, and data in a compressed TAR format
Backups can be encrypted with a password. Only unencrypted backups can be analyzed online
Data is typically compressed using ZLIB (deflate) algorithm to reduce backup size
Contains APK files, shared preferences, databases, and other app data organized by package
# Full backup without system apps adb backup -apk -shared -all -nosystem -f backup.ab # Backup specific app adb backup -apk com.example.app -f app_backup.ab
Encode, decode, measure sizes, and transform common formats.