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--- manual:user_guide:points:import [2020/07/21 15:17] – [2. Select the file to import] mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:points:import [2026/04/22 16:34] (current) – mstupka
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 ===== About =====
-Points import is used when you want to **work with points from outside of Locus** - websites, apps, add-ons etc. Either you choose the data yourselves or Locus Map receives them.
+Import is used when you want to **work with points from outside of Locus** - websites, apps, add-ons etc. Either you choose the data yourselves, or Locus Map receives them.
 ===== 1. Launch import =====
-There are a few ways:
+  * **[[manual:user_guide:my_library|My Library]] > select a folder (optionally) >  {{:manual:user_guide:tracks:add.png?30}} > Import**\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:mylib50.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * **Menu > (more functions) > Import** - general import for [[manual:user_guide:functions:data_import|both points and tracks >>]]\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import3.png?nolink |}}
-  * **Menu > Points > {{:manual:user_guide:tracks:add.png?30|}} > Import**\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import4.png?nolink |}}
-  * **(Menu) > Points > any folder menu > Import** - imports directly into the selected folder\\  {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import5.png?nolink |}}
-===== 2. Select the file to import =====
+===== 2. Select the storage =====
-**Locus file browser** opens the last used memory drive. **Importable files are in full color and are clickable** (more about supported formats see below):\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import.png?nolink |}}
+{{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import8.jpg?nolink |}}
-You can sort the files by **name, size and creation date**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import6.png?nolink |}}
+  * **Main directory** - contents of Locus Map's main app directory
-Other available drives can be switched from the topbar menu:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import7.png?nolink |}}
+  * **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.
-  * **Locus Map directory** - the content of the app's main working directory
+  * **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).
-  * **Local drives** - list of local memory drives (usually the Internal and external SD card code name)
+  * **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).
-  * **Local** - the content of the app's main working directory
+  * <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>
-  * **Dropbox** - contents of your Dropbox. Dropbox login is required when using the drive for the first time.
-  * **Google Drive**  - contents of your Google Drive. Google Drive login is required when used for the first time.
   * **Remote file** - a field for inserting a URL of a remote file stored on the internet
-===== 3. Select where to import =====
+===== 3. Select the file =====
+  * **Importable files are in full color and are clickable** (more about supported formats see below).
+  * You can sort the files by **name, size and creation date**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:import6.jpg?nolink |}}
+  * 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.
 ==== Point import dialog ====
-Appears when the imported file contains just points:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import2.png?nolink |}}
+Appears when the imported file contains just points:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:points:import2.jpg?nolink |}}
-  * topbar displays the file name
+  * top bar displays the file name
   * **Folder selector** - selects the folder into which the file will be imported. It is possible to create a new folder directly from the menu. If you start import from a //folder action menu// in //Points manager// it is already pre-selected.
   * **Delete other points in folder** - removes all other points from the selected folder before the import
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 <wrap info>Supported both for //Import// and //Export//</wrap>
-[[https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/|Keyhole Markup Language]] is XML based plain text format with really wide range of usage. Since the version 2.2 KML format is standardized by OGC so it is used by many web/desktop/mobile applications as well as Locus Map.
+[[https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/|Keyhole Markup Language]] is an XML-based plain text format with a really wide range of usage. Since version 2.2 KML format is standardized by OGC so it is used by many web/desktop/mobile applications as well as by Locus Map.
   * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_file_type_gpx.png?nolink&30|}} **GPX**
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 <wrap info>Supported both for //Import// and //Export//</wrap>
-[[http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp|GPS eXchange format]] is an XML based text format used for handling points, tracks and routes. Locus fully supports all valid tags. More detailed description of GPX format is available on this [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_eXchange_Format|Wikipedia page]].
+[[http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp|GPS eXchange format]] is an XML-based text format used for handling points, tracks, and routes. Locus fully supports all valid tags. A more detailed description of the GPX format is available on this [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_eXchange_Format|Wikipedia page]].
   * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_file_type_empty.png?nolink&30|}} **OpenAir**

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