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--- manual:user_guide:points:import [2019/08/21 16:55] – mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:points:import [2025/09/19 12:18] (current) – [2. Select the file to import] mstupka
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 ===== About =====
-Points import is used when you want to work with points from outside of Locus - websites, apps, add-ons etc. Either you choose the data yourselves or Locus Map receives them.
+Import is used when you want to **work with points from outside of Locus** - websites, apps, add-ons etc. Either you choose the data yourselves, or Locus Map receives them.
 ===== 1. Launch import =====
-There are a few ways:
+  * **[[manual:user_guide:my_library|My Library]] > select a folder (optionally) >  {{:manual:user_guide:tracks:add.png?30}} > Import**\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mylib50.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * **Menu > (more functions) > Import** - general import for [[manual:user_guide:functions:data_import|both points and tracks >>]]\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import3.png?nolink |}}
-  * **Menu > Points > {{:manual:user_guide:tracks:add.png?30|}} > Import**\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import4.png?nolink |}}
-  * **(Menu) > Points > any folder menu > Import** - imports directly into the selected folder\\  {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import5.png?nolink |}}
 ===== 2. Select the file to import =====
-A file manager opens with tabs displaying available drives - **local**, **Dropbox** (if installed), **Google Drive** (if installed) and a field to fill in a URL of a **remote file**. **Importable files are in full color and are clickable** (more about supported formats see below):\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import.png?nolink |}}
+**Locus file browser** opens the last used memory drive. **Importable files are in full color and are clickable** (more about supported formats see below). **Long-press one file to display the multi-select option**. It is possible to import more files at once:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * **Local** - directories in your device memory (both internal and external).
+You can sort the files by **name, size and creation date**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import6.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * **Dropbox** - contents of your Dropbox. Dropbox login is required when using the tab for the first time.
+Other available drives can be selected by tapping the entry button in the file path:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import7.gif?nolink |}}
-  * **Google Drive**  - contents of your Google Drive. Google Drive login is required when using the tab for the first time.
+  * **Local** - the content of the device's internal storage.\\ <WRAP center round info>
+**Android 11+**
+Since Android 11 Locus Map is not permitted to access the whole internal storage. Therefore there are two other options:
+  * **Main directory** - contents of Locus main app directory
+  * **Device storage** - system file browser is launched for selecting the file.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import8.jpg?nolink |}}
+</WRAP>
+  * **Dropbox** - contents of your Dropbox. Dropbox login is required when using the drive for the first time. A logout option is included (see top bar menu).
+  * <del>Google Drive  - contents of your Google Drive. Google Drive login is required when used for the first time. A logout option is included (see top bar menu)</del>.<wrap alert>**Since September 2025, Locus Map has not supported Google Drive as it was denied full access to the service.**</wrap>
+  * **OneDrive** - contents of your OneDrive. OneDrive login is required when used for the first time. A logout option is included (see top bar menu).
   * **Remote file** - a field for inserting a URL of a remote file stored on the internet
 ===== 3. Select where to import =====
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 ==== Point import dialog ====
-Appears when the imported file contains just points:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import2.png?nolink |}}
+Appears when the imported file contains just points:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import2.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * topbar displays the file name
+  * top bar displays the file name
   * **Folder selector** - selects the folder into which the file will be imported. It is possible to create a new folder directly from the menu. If you start import from a //folder action menu// in //Points manager// it is already pre-selected.
   * **Delete other points in folder** - removes all other points from the selected folder before the import
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 <wrap info>Supported both for //Import// and //Export//</wrap>
-[[https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/|Keyhole Markup Language]] is XML based plain text format with really wide range of usage. Since the version 2.2 KML format is standardized by OGC so it is used by many web/desktop/mobile applications as well as Locus Map.
+[[https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/|Keyhole Markup Language]] is an XML-based plain text format with a really wide range of usage. Since version 2.2 KML format is standardized by OGC so it is used by many web/desktop/mobile applications as well as by Locus Map.
   * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_file_type_gpx.png?nolink&30|}} **GPX**
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 <wrap info>Supported both for //Import// and //Export//</wrap>
-[[http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp|GPS eXchange format]] is an XML based text format used for handling points, tracks and routes. Locus fully supports all valid tags. More detailed description of GPX format is available on this [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_eXchange_Format|Wikipedia page]].
+[[http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp|GPS eXchange format]] is an XML-based text format used for handling points, tracks, and routes. Locus fully supports all valid tags. A more detailed description of the GPX format is available on this [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_eXchange_Format|Wikipedia page]].
   * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_file_type_empty.png?nolink&30|}} **OpenAir**

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