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--- manual:faq:cusom_subdirs [2022/01/05 09:32] – mstupka
+++ manual:faq:cusom_subdirs [2025/04/11 15:27] (current) – mstupka
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-===== Nothing changes with the "All files access" permission =====
-With it, Locus Map can work with data (maps, SRTM data, geotagged photos...) placed in subdirectories all over the device storage. If you haven't granted the permission at the app start, you can do so additionally after opening //Locus settings > Miscellaneous > Drefault directories > Set custom sub-directories//.
-===== What to do without the "All files access" permission? =====
 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**.
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 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 without the "All files access" permission. **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.
+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 system file manager.**
+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.
 Then **restart Locus Map** - the maps in the new directories will be automatically added to the map manager.

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