Storage location

Tachiyomi manages several things within a selected storage location, including automatic backups, chapter downloads, and the Local source.

The following illustrates the folder structure:

[your selected storage location]/
    |- autobackup/
        |- eu.kanade.tachiyomi_yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm.tachibk
        |- ...
    |- downloads/
        |- Source name (LANG)
            |- Title
                |- Chapter01.cbz
                |- ...
            |- Other title
                |- Chapter01.cbz
                |- ...
    |- local/
        |- Title
            |- Chapter01.cbz
            |- ...
        |- Other title
            |- Chapter01.cbz
            |- ...

Backup file name prefixes are unique for the app to avoid potential collisions between forks.

Migrating from v0.14.x or ealier

If you were using the default locations before, then simply select the existing Tachiyomi folder.

If were using non-standard downloads folder, you may want to either choose the parent folder (if applicable; avoid choosing the root of your storage) or move your downloads to a new location.

Scoped Storage

Since Android 11, most apps are enforced to use Scoped Storage for better security for users so that apps cannot read everything on the device.

Scoped Storage's introduction affects various storage-related functions in Tachiyomi. These functions may become slower due to Scoped Storage's inherent latency, as discussed in detail here.

This can impact tasks like deleting chapters, library loading times, accessing local files like downloads or the local source, and more.