====== Moving Locus to another phone or tablet ======

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You have purchased **a new mobile or tablet**. Or you are getting ready for a **factory reset**. Follow the instructions on how to move Locus Map, its settings and all its data (maps, tracks, points) safely into the new (or freshly restored) device:
===== Android 11+ devices =====
==== 1. The old phone ====
  * go to Locus settings > Backup & Filesystem > App data transfer > **unload app data**
  * select e.g. "download" directory and create a **new folder** in it. Name it e.g. "locus_data". Confirm.
  * all the app's data are copied into the newly created folder
  * **copy** the "locus_data" folder via PC, Dropbox, Google Drive, or whatever else to your new phone's "Download" directory
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**Recommended:** Change the location of the **[[manual:user_guide:settings:backup_fsys#set_custom_sub-directories|custom subdirectories]]** (if you have any) to **the default within the main app's directory** BEFORE the app data unloading.
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==== 2. The new phone ====

  * **install** Locus Map
  * go to Locus settings > Backup & Filesystem > App data transfer > **load app data**
  * **select** the"download/locus_data" directory and confirm
  * **restart** Locus Map

===== Android 10 and older devices =====
==== 1. the old phone ====

=== Make a backup of Locus main directory ===

  * open a file manager (Total Commander, Solid Explorer, Xplore etc.) and find **/Locus/ directory**
  * zip it as e.g. "locus_backup.zip" file (optionally)
  * send it to some cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive etc.)
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Don't forget to **backup your custom subdirectories** if you have any - SRTM, backup and MapVector files.
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=== Back up your external maps ===

  * open Locus map manager > offline tab
  * **[[manual:user_guide:maps_offline#cloud_storage_setup|backup all maps]]** that are stored out of the main app directory (especially the raster maps purchased from commercial publishers) to **[[manual:user_guide:maps_offline#cloud_storage_setup|Dropbox or Google Drive]]**.

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You don't have to back up **[[manual:user_guide:maps_locusmaps|LoMaps]]**. These can be re-downloaded from **[[manual:user_guide:locus_store:about|Locus Store]]** for free.
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==== 2. The new phone ====

  * install the latest version of Locus Map to the new device
  * download the /Locus/ directory (or its zipped file) from **Dropbox** or **Google Drive** and copy its content (unzip it) to the /Locus/ directory in the new phone - overwrite the data that was newly created during the installation
  * do the same with the maps
  * **log in to Locus Store**, re-download LoMaps, and restore your Premium package (if you have any)
  * restart Locus Map so that all the backups are properly re-initialized