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--- manual:user_guide:tracks:import [2016/02/26 13:57] – mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:tracks:import [2026/08/06 16:37] (current) – mstupka
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-{{ :manual:user_guide:ic_import_alt.png?nolink|}}====== Tracks Import ======
+{{ :manual:user_guide:ic_import_alt.png?nolink|}}
+====== Import of Tracks and Routes ======
 ----
 ===== About =====
-{{ :manual:user_guide:import.png?nolink |}}Import is used when you want to work with tracks from external sources - route planning websites, databases, applications etc. Either you choose the data yourselves or Locus Map receives them. There are several ways **how to launch the import**:
+Import is used when you want to **work with tracks or routes from outside of Locus** - websites, apps, add-ons etc. Either you choose the data yourselves or Locus Map receives them.
-  * <wrap box>Menu > Import data</wrap>
+===== 1. Launch import =====
-  * <wrap box>Data > Top panel menu > Import</wrap>
-  * <wrap box>Data > Tracks tab > any folder menu > Import</wrap> - imports directly into the selected folder
-===== Locus Map file manager =====
+  * **My Library > {{:manual:user_guide:tracks:add.png?nolink&20}} > Import**\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mylib50.jpg |}}
-Locus Map opens a file manager window displaying three tabs where to choose files to import. Importable files are in full color and are clickable.
-<wrap info>[[manual:user_guide:tracks:import#supported_file_formats|More about supported formats see here >>]]</wrap>
-  * **Local file** tab - directory structure of your device memory. Importable files are usually stored in SDCARD folder.
-  * **Dropbox** tab - directory structure of your Dropbox folder
-  * **Remote file** tab - contains socket for inserting URL of a remote file stored in a internet repository (Rapidshare, Mega, Mediafire etc.)
-===== Import dialog =====
+===== 2. Select the storage =====
-After selecting the file or receiving it from some external application Locus Map analyses it and modifies the import dialog according to the content - the dialog can process tracks or points or both of them at once.
+{{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import8.jpg?nolink |}}
-==== Tracks import dialog ====
+  * **Main directory** - contents of Locus Map's main app directory
-{{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:trackimport.png?nolink |}}Appears when the imported file contains just tracks:
+  * **System File Manager** - launches the system file browser to select a file in accessible parts of the phone's storage. It **does not allow multiple selection** of imported files, unfortunately.
-  * **Topbar** - displays the file name
+  * **Dropbox** — the contents of your Dropbox. A Dropbox login is required when using the drive for the first time. The logout option is included (see the top bar menu).
-  * **Folder selector** - selects the folder into which the file will be imported. <wrap tip>It is possible to create a new folder directly from the menu - select //Add new folder//.</wrap>  If you started import from a //folder action menu// in //Data manager// it is already pre-selected.
+  * **OneDrive** - contents of your OneDrive. OneDrive login is required when using the drive for the first time. The logout option is included (see top bar menu).
-  * **Empty selected folder** - deletes all tracks in the selected folder before the import
+  * <del>Google Drive</del> - <wrap alert>**Since September 2025, Locus Map's support for Google Drive has been banned as it was denied full access to the service.**</wrap>
-  * **Display only (not import)** - the import is unfinished, the track is not saved, just displayed on the map - useful for quick preview of imported file
+  * **Remote file** - a field for inserting a URL of a remote file stored on the internet
-  * **Show on the map after import** - imports track according to settings and displays them on the map
+===== 3. Select the file =====
-  * **Fill altitude** - updates altitude information of imported trackpoints (only if the elevation data is available)
-  * **Bottombar** - contains Cancel button aborting whole operation and Import button to confirm and start importing.
-<WRAP center round tip>
+  * **Importable files are in full color and are clickable** (more about supported formats see below).
-When importing track and detached waypoints in one imported file Locus Map offers connecting the waypoints with the track so that they are displayed in track chart.
+  * You can sort the files by **name, size and creation date**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import6.jpg?nolink |}}
-</WRAP>
+  * If you are in Locus Map's main directory, in Dropbox or OneDrive, it is possible to **import more files at once**. Long-press one file to display the multi-select option:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import.jpg?nolink |}}
+===== 4. Select where to import =====
+After selecting the file or receiving it from some external application or add-on Locus Map analyses it and modifies the import dialog according to the content - the dialog can process points or tracks or both of them at once.
+==== Track import dialog ====
+Appears when the imported file is loaded:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:trackimport.jpg?nolink |}}
+  * topbar displays the file name
+  * **Folder selector** - select the folder into which the file will be imported. You can create a new folder directly from the menu. If you start importing from a **particular folder in My Library** it is already **pre-selected.**
+  * **Delete the folder content before import** - removes all other tracks or points from the selected folder before the import
+  * **Display only (not save)** - tracks are just displayed on the map screen and not saved into the Library - useful for a quick preview of the imported file
+  * **Use style of the parent folder** - the imported track will take the color, thickness, pattern, etc. defined for the folder it is imported to
+  * **Show on the map after import** - displays imported tracks on the map when the import is finished
+  * **Update elevation** - adds or updates the value of imported tracks' elevation (both only if the offline elevation data is available)
+  * **Cancel** - aborts the action
+  * **Import** - confirms the action
 ===== Supported file formats =====
 Locus Map tracks import supports following file formats:
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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoJSON|GeoJSON]] is an open standard format designed for representing simple geographical features, along with their non-spatial attributes, based on JavaScript Object Notation.
-===== Import settings =====
-  * <wrap box>Menu > Settings > Miscellaneous</wrap>
-==== Track color and transparency ====
-Sets **default color** of all recorded, imported or manually created tracks.
-==== Track width ====
-Sets **default width** of all recorded and imported tracks and manually created routes.

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