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manual:faq:locus_on_external_sdcard [2024/04/03 10:49] – mstupkamanual:faq:locus_on_external_sdcard [2025/12/19 09:53] (current) – mstupka
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   * ///Maps/// - raster maps   * ///Maps/// - raster maps
   * ///MapsOnline/// - definition files, temp data of online maps   * ///MapsOnline/// - definition files, temp data of online maps
-  * ///MapsVector/// - vector maps, e.g. LoMaps or OpenAndroMaps (slightly slower on SD card - we prefer to keep it in the internal storage)+  * ///MapsVector/// - vector maps, e.g., LoMaps or OpenAndroMaps (slightly slower on SD card - we prefer to keep it in the internal storage)
   * ///SRTM/// - offline elevation data   * ///SRTM/// - offline elevation data
-  * ///geocaching/// - user images, spoilers, HTML listings, offlinized data etc.+  * ///geocaching/// - user images, spoilers, HTML listings, offlinized data, etc.
  
 2) anywhere on the SD card: 2) anywhere on the SD card:
-  * ///Backup/// - ZIP files with backup of tracks, routes, points and settings+  * ///Backup/// - ZIP files with backup of tracks, routes, points, and settings
  
 <WRAP center round important> <WRAP center round important>
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 ===== All Locus Map's data on the external SD card - NOT RECOMMENDED ===== ===== All Locus Map's data on the external SD card - NOT RECOMMENDED =====
  
-Every app on Android has its own private folder on the external SD card which is writable only for this app and as such can be used as the only storage space for the app. However, in case of Locus Map, **we do NOT recommend it**, because:+Every app on Android has its own private folder on the external SD card, which is writable only for this app and, as such, can be used as the only storage space for the app. However, in case of Locus Map, **we do NOT recommend it**, because:
  
-  * Locus Map performance on SD card is much slower than in the inner storage +  * Locus Map performance on the SD card is much slower than in the internal storage 
-  * External SD cards can easily malfunction and you can **lose all your maps/tracks/points data**+  * External SD cards can easily malfunction, and you can **lose all your maps/tracks/points data**
  
 Anyway, if you decide to use this option, **[[manual:user_guide:settings:backup_fsys#set_the_main_directory|follow these steps >>]]** Anyway, if you decide to use this option, **[[manual:user_guide:settings:backup_fsys#set_the_main_directory|follow these steps >>]]**
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