Monday, May 26, 2014

Convert Scribd offline documents to PDF using Android

(Current info as of 2014-05-26 using Android 4.4.2 and Scribd version 3.5.1)

Documents saved offline using the Scribd Android app are stored in

     /data/media/0/document_cache/<DOC ID>

For instance, if the file you are trying to access is:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/20628549/Linux-Commands

The location would be:

     /data/media/0/document_cache/20628549/

 The actual file would be:

     /data/media/0/document_cache/20628549/content

This file has no extension, but if you copy it and rename it to a .pdf file you can access it from other PDF viewers or export it to Google Drive/Dropbox
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35 comments:

  1. Maxim_kaSeptember 15, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    When I added pdf extension to content file, I couldn't open this document in any pdf reader.
    Is any other solutions for it?
    Would you be so kind to help me with this.

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    1. binarypowerSeptember 15, 2014 at 10:42 AM

      Can you provide me with the document ID?

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    2. Hansraj DeshkarJanuary 26, 2016 at 11:24 AM

      Amazing.....its working my lenova k3 note.... Wow....thanks.... Best wishes from Hansraj,INDIA (I love my India)

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    3. UnknownFebruary 15, 2016 at 10:02 AM

      Pls help. I am unable go download a document that I have stored in device in Scribd app. Is Ur trick.working as of 2016

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    4. christianMarch 6, 2016 at 8:19 PM

      269613480

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  2. Asif AliJanuary 7, 2015 at 8:11 AM

    Thanks a lot man, that really helped.

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  3. UnknownFebruary 12, 2015 at 10:01 PM

    I have the same problem, the file that I got was corrupted and doesn't read. It is "Calculus Solutions Manual 2," the document ID is 215529286. Please help!

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  4. UnknownJuly 10, 2015 at 4:20 AM

    Thank you very much...its really helped

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  5. UnknownAugust 7, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    Thank you very much :) this post really helped me

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  6. Vishwanath SMSeptember 26, 2015 at 10:57 PM

    Thanks. A very helpful info.

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  7. UnknownOctober 16, 2015 at 2:27 PM

    miille merci vraiment super

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  8. destiny's child happy and content everNovember 5, 2015 at 11:14 AM

    Thank u
    It was very helpful

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  9. herrDecember 10, 2015 at 7:20 AM

    I added pdf extension to content file but I couldn't open this document
    Is any other solutions for it? what can I do ?


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  10. Amit JainDecember 11, 2015 at 8:57 PM

    Thanks works perfectly

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  11. UnknownDecember 13, 2015 at 6:05 AM

    than you very much! u save my life.

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  12. UnknownDecember 13, 2015 at 6:07 AM

    thank you!!!

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  13. UnknownDecember 23, 2015 at 8:31 AM

    Thanks. It really help..

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  14. UnknownDecember 30, 2015 at 11:58 AM

    Thanks so much really it's working

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  15. sandotamJanuary 7, 2016 at 3:44 PM

    What about the rest of the books that have more files not jost metadata and the number of the dokument? How can i open them

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  16. Shafiqul Islam ShuvoJanuary 8, 2016 at 11:51 PM

    Many many thanks

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  17. UnknownJanuary 12, 2016 at 1:32 AM

    The content file i find is a folder so when i try to rename it the only thing that happens is that it opens an empty folder instead of a pdf file, did it stop working?

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  18. Stud. Theol.January 23, 2016 at 2:33 PM

    nice, it worked for the locked pdf-s, but what about the epub books that can not be downloaded, those are made offline as a folder of .json files, a mpub format, can those be converted to epub or any other ebook format? It is OK, taht I can keep it on my android scribd offline stuff, but are they impossible to open with another application?

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    1. HarshalOctober 26, 2017 at 6:37 AM

      I'm looking for the same technique... let me know if you find one...!!

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  19. UnknownJanuary 27, 2016 at 12:34 PM

    I have same android version and downloaded scribd v3.5.1
    But there is no data/media/0 path

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  20. UnknownJanuary 27, 2016 at 12:35 PM

    The path is not available....Is there any other path where the file coild be found??

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  21. UnknownFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:00 AM

    There is no content. file.

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  22. UnknownFebruary 17, 2016 at 12:01 AM

    It does not work. There is no (content.) file

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  23. CrushMarch 1, 2016 at 9:03 PM

    I can't seem to get this method to work. I only see two folders: "font" and "images". And all the folders in the DOC ID folder are encrypted. Can anyone help me out? I'm trying to get DOC ID 182536268. Thank you

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  24. CrushMarch 1, 2016 at 9:05 PM

    I can't seem to get this method to work. I only have two folders: "fonts" and "images". Can someone help me out? The DOC ID is 182536268. Thank you!

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  25. MarcMarch 9, 2016 at 10:41 AM

    the folder has a bunch of files, but nothing labelled content. any help would be appreciated.

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  26. AnonymousMarch 14, 2016 at 8:56 AM

    thank you very much..

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  27. AnonymousMarch 14, 2016 at 8:57 AM

    thank you very much

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  28. UnknownMarch 16, 2016 at 6:41 AM

    Very helpful, thanks

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  29. UnknownMarch 20, 2016 at 7:33 PM

    nice..work perfectly..thank you so much

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  30. Leandro AragonApril 16, 2016 at 10:17 AM

    For some reason, only works with some documents... New documents aren't there...

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