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--- manual:faq:cusom_subdirs [2021/12/01 15:16] – [External maps] mstupka
+++ manual:faq:cusom_subdirs [2025/04/11 15:27] (current) – mstupka
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 ====== Transfer of custom subdirectories and external maps ======
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-Previously, Locus Map could work with data (maps, SRTM data, geotagged photos...) placed in subdirectories all over the device storage. This is no longer possible due to the [[manual:faq:android_11_filesystem|recent changes in the Android file system]] - the **custom data have to be transferred to the app private folder**.
-===== Vector maps and SRTM data =====
+It is no longer possible to use previously defined custom sub-directories due to the [[manual:faq:android_11_filesystem|recent changes in the Android file system]] - the **custom data have to be transferred to the app private folder**.
-If you had this data stored in custom sub-directories, Locus Map detects them and offers to **merge them into the main app directory** during the app data transfer:\\ {{ :manual:faq:page_move_root_dir_with_custom.jpg?nolink |}}\\ After the app data transfer, you can **place the sub-directories to the private directory on the removable SD card** if you need to save the internal storage space.
+==== Vector maps and SRTM data ====
+If you had this data stored in custom sub-directories, Locus Map detects them and offers to **merge them into the main app directory** during the app data transfer:\\ {{ :manual:faq:page_move_root_dir_with_custom.jpg?nolink |}}\\ After the app data transfer, you can **place the sub-directories to the private directory on the removable SD card** if you need to save the internal storage space. **Newly you can place there also the /Maps/ and /MapsOnline/ sub-directories**:
   * open //Settings > Miscellaneous > Default directories > Set custom sub-directories//
   * set the desired subdirectory to the **SD card**:\\ {{ :manual:faq:app_transfer02.jpg?nolink |}}
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 === What if I refuse? ===
 You lose access to the data via Locus. The data will remain in the device storage though.
-===== Backup sub-directory =====
+==== Backup sub-directory ====
-The only sub-directory that can be placed relatively without restrictions:\\ {{ :manual:faq:app_transfer03.jpg?nolink |}}
+The only sub-directory that can be placed anywhere relatively without restrictions:\\ {{ :manual:faq:app_transfer03.jpg?nolink |}}
 ===== External maps =====
-Linking of the maps from external directories is also no longer supported. **The external maps can be used only within the default ///Locus/Maps/// directory.**
+Linking of the maps from external directories is also no longer supported. **The external maps can be used only within the default ///Locus/Maps/// directory or in ///Android/Media/menion.locus.android/Maps/// or ///MapsVector/// directories.** Both directories are available in the internal and external storages.
+Unfortunately, it is not technically possible to include external maps into the automatic transfer of the app data. **You have to move the maps to the available directories manually via the Import dialog** in the Map manager > Offline.
-Unfortunately, it is not technically possible to include external maps into the automatic transfer of the app data. **You have to move the maps to ///Locus/Maps/// directory manually via the system file manager.**
+Then **restart Locus Map** - the maps in the new directories will be automatically added to the map manager.
 <WRAP center round info>
-Surprisingly, some system file managers do not have access to the ///Android/data/// directory. In such a case, please use a **third-party file manager**, e.g. X-plore or Total Commander. Some products, e.g. Xiaomi, do not allow this even via third-party managers - the maps transfer to ///Android/data/// is possible only via **connecting the device to a PC**.
+Surprisingly, some system file managers do not have access to the ///Android/data/// directory. In such a case, please move your map files to ///Android/Media/menion.locus.android/Maps/// or ///MapsVector/// directories. These directories remain accessible also for other apps like c:geo etc.
 </WRAP>
+==== Import of maps ====
+This is another way how to get your own raster map files into the default /Locus/Maps/ directory:
+  * open the **[[manual:user_guide:functions:data_import|Import]]** from Locus menu
+  * find the map file in the device storage and tap it
+  * the map file is added to the **default /Locus/Maps/ directory**
 ===== Custom folders with geo-tagged photos =====

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