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--- manual:faq:single_update_both_apps [2021/11/30 15:08] – mstupka
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+Older Android versions enabled sharing of the main app directory between Locus Map 4 and Locus Map Pro. This is no longer possible due to the [[manual:faq:android_11_filesystem|recent changes in the Android file system]].
+If you want to use your original data in updated Locus Map Pro after updating it together with Locus Map 4, please do the following:
-  * Install and initialize the update of one of the Locuses
+  * Install and initialize the update of Locus Map Pro
-  * Accept the offer to change its main directory:\\ {{ :manual:faq:page_force_move_root_info.jpg?nolink |}}
+  * Accept the offer to change its main directory:\\ {{ :manual:faq:page_force_move_root_info_lma.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * **the app detects the other one** and warns of the possible loss of access to the data of the other app after the transfer\\ {{ :manual:faq:page_info_alt_app_exists_share_data.jpg?nolink |}}
+  * **The app detects the other one** and warns of the possible loss of access to the data of the other app after the transfer\\ {{ :manual:faq:page_info_alt_app_exists_share_data.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * select one of the available **private folders** into which the data will be transferred
+  * Select one of the available **private folders** into which the data will be transferred
-  * after the transfer, restart the updated app
+  * After the transfer, restart the updated app
+===== What happens to the other app? =====
+It is left without the original data but you can **copy the data from the updated app back**.
-===== One app installed on the external SD card =====
+  * **Update** the second app
-The updated app detects the other Locus Map in the external storage (removable SD card) but **it can not migrate its data automatically**:\\ {{ :manual:faq:page_info_a11_offer_merge_alt_app_sd_card.jpg?nolink |}} There are a few more steps to do:
+  * Open //Settings > Miscellaneous > Default directories > Load Locus Map (Pro) data//
-  * change the location of the main directory of the second Locus Map from the external SD card to the **private folder in the internal storage**
+  * **Select and confirm the app directory** which content will be copied
-  * update the first Locus Map and continue according to the instructions above
+  * Select **Copy** from the two options

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