diff --git a/kstore-file/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/xxfast/kstore/file/FileCodec.kt b/kstore-file/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/xxfast/kstore/file/FileCodec.kt
index b5c0bfa..3aff99e 100644
--- a/kstore-file/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/xxfast/kstore/file/FileCodec.kt
+++ b/kstore-file/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/xxfast/kstore/file/FileCodec.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public class FileCodec<T : @Serializable Any>(
    * If the value is null, the file is deleted.
    * If the encoding fails, the temp file is deleted.
    * If the encoding succeeds, the temp file is atomically moved to the target file - completing the transaction.
+   * On platforms where atomic move is not supported (e.g., Android 7 and below) this falls back to a
+   * non-atomic copy-and-delete; the transactional guarantee does not hold for that fallback path.
    * @param value optional value to encode
    */
   @OptIn(ExperimentalSerializationApi::class)
@@ -73,6 +75,38 @@ public class FileCodec<T : @Serializable Any>(
       throw e
     }
 
-    SystemFileSystem.atomicMove(source = tempFile, destination = file)
+    moveOrCopy(source = tempFile, destination = file)
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Moves [source] onto [destination] atomically via [atomicMove].
+ *
+ * On platforms where atomic move is unsupported (e.g., Android 7 and below - see issue #137) this falls
+ * back to a non-atomic copy-and-delete. The fallback is not transactional: a crash mid-copy can leave the
+ * destination partially written. On a failed copy the (possibly corrupt) destination is removed.
+ *
+ * The [atomicMove] parameter is a seam over SystemFileSystem.atomicMove so the fallback path can be exercised in tests.
+ */
+internal fun moveOrCopy(
+  source: Path,
+  destination: Path,
+  atomicMove: (source: Path, destination: Path) -> Unit = SystemFileSystem::atomicMove,
+) {
+  try {
+    atomicMove(source, destination)
+  } catch (_: UnsupportedOperationException) {
+    try {
+      SystemFileSystem.source(source).buffered().use { from ->
+        SystemFileSystem.sink(destination).buffered().use { to ->
+          from.transferTo(to)
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e: Throwable) {
+      SystemFileSystem.delete(destination, mustExist = false)
+      throw e
+    } finally {
+      SystemFileSystem.delete(source, mustExist = false)
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/kstore-file/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/github/xxfast/kstore/file/FileCodecTests.kt b/kstore-file/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/github/xxfast/kstore/file/FileCodecTests.kt
index c96a31c..e376b33 100644
--- a/kstore-file/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/github/xxfast/kstore/file/FileCodecTests.kt
+++ b/kstore-file/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/github/xxfast/kstore/file/FileCodecTests.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package io.github.xxfast.kstore.file
 import io.github.xxfast.kstore.DefaultJson
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
 import kotlinx.io.buffered
+import kotlinx.io.files.FileNotFoundException
 import kotlinx.io.files.Path
 import kotlinx.io.files.SystemFileSystem
 import kotlinx.io.writeString
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class FileCodecTests {
   @AfterTest
   fun cleanUp() {
     SystemFileSystem.delete(Path(FILE_PATH), false)
+    SystemFileSystem.delete(Path("$FILE_PATH.temp"), false)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -80,4 +82,39 @@ class FileCodecTests {
     SystemFileSystem.sink(Path(FILE_PATH)).buffered().use { it.writeString("💩") }
     assertFailsWith<SerializationException> { codec.decode() }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testMoveFallsBackToCopyWhenAtomicMoveUnsupported() = runTest {
+    val tempFile = Path("$FILE_PATH.temp")
+    SystemFileSystem.sink(tempFile).buffered().use { DefaultJson.encodeToSink<List<Pet>>(listOf(MYLO), it) }
+
+    // Simulate platforms (e.g. Android 7 and below) where atomicMove throws - see issue #137
+    moveOrCopy(
+      source = tempFile,
+      destination = Path(FILE_PATH),
+      atomicMove = { _, _ -> throw UnsupportedOperationException("Atomic move not supported") },
+    )
+
+    // The value is persisted via the copy-and-delete fallback ...
+    assertEquals(listOf(MYLO), stored)
+    // ... and the temp file is cleaned up afterwards.
+    assertEquals(false, SystemFileSystem.exists(tempFile))
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testMoveDeletesCorruptDestinationWhenCopyFails() = runTest {
+    val tempFile = Path("$FILE_PATH.temp") // intentionally never created, so the fallback copy fails
+    SystemFileSystem.sink(Path(FILE_PATH)).buffered().use { it.writeString("stale") } // pre-existing destination
+
+    assertFailsWith<FileNotFoundException> {
+      moveOrCopy(
+        source = tempFile,
+        destination = Path(FILE_PATH),
+        atomicMove = { _, _ -> throw UnsupportedOperationException("Atomic move not supported") },
+      )
+    }
+
+    // The possibly-corrupt destination is removed rather than left half-written.
+    assertEquals(false, SystemFileSystem.exists(Path(FILE_PATH)))
+  }
 }