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--- manual:faq:new_install_second_app [2021/11/30 17:20] – mstupka
+++ manual:faq:new_install_second_app [2022/12/20 12:42] (current) – [What if I refuse?] mstupka
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   * **Choose** the way of the app data transfer:
 ==== Moving data ====
-  * data of one app is **moved to the main directory of the other app**
+  * Data of one app is **moved to the main directory of the other app**
-  * the first app (and other possible apps) **loses access to its data** (the first app can go on with a new empty database - no maps, no tracks/points etc. - that is created automatically)
+  * The first app (and other possible apps) **loses access to its data** (the first app can go on with a new empty database - no maps, no tracks/points etc. - that is created automatically)
-  * custom sub-directories and external maps are **not moved** - the updated app doesn't have access to this data
+  * Custom sub-directories and external maps are **not moved** - the updated app doesn't have access to this data
 ==== Copying data ====
-  * data of one app is **copied to the main directory of the other app**
+  * Data of one app is **copied to the main directory of the other app**
-  * **both apps continue to work independently**, each using its own database of tracks, routes and points. The databases are **not synced**.
+  * **Both apps continue to work independently**, each using its own database of tracks, routes and points. The databases are **not synced**.
-  * custom sub dirs and external maps are **not copied** - only the first app keeps access to them
+  * Custom sub dirs and external maps are **not copied** - only the first app keeps access to them
+===== What if I refuse? =====
+  * You can go on using the app with a new empty database and no offline maps
+  * If you download offline maps or record new tracks you risk that **you can lose them** when you load the data from the other app later - **the new data will be overwritten**
+  * You can **load the data any time** later via //Settings > Backup&File system > App data transfer > Load Locus Map (Pro) data//.
 ===== One app installed on the external SD card =====
 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:
-  * 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**
+  * 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**
-  * update the first Locus Map and continue according to the instructions above
+  * Update the first Locus Map and continue according to the instructions above

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