Moving Locus to another phone or tablet
- Android 11+ devices
  - 1. The old phone
  - 2. The new phone
- Android 10 and older devices
  - 1. the old phone
  - 2. The new phone

Moving Locus to another phone or tablet

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

change the location of the custom subdirectories (if you have any) to the default within the main app's directory
create a backup of your data and store the backup file on Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive
go to Locus settings > Backup & Filesystem > App data transfer > Unload app data
select e.g. “Documents” directory and create a new folder in it. Name it e.g. “locus_data”. Confirm.
all the app's data is copied into the newly created folder
copy the “locus_data” folder via PC, Dropbox, Google Drive, or whatever else to your new phone's “Documents” directory

2. The new phone

install Locus Map
go to Locus settings > Backup & Filesystem > App data transfer > Load app data
select the “documents/locus_data” directory and confirm
restore the backup
restart Locus Map

Android 10 and older devices

1. the old phone

Make a backup of Locus main directory

change the location of the custom subdirectories (if you have any) to the default within the main app's 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.)

Back up your external maps

open Locus map manager > offline tab
backup all maps that are stored out of the main app directory (especially the raster maps purchased from commercial publishers) to Dropbox or Google Drive.

You don't have to back up LoMaps. These can be re-downloaded from Locus Store for free.

2. The new phone

install the latest version of Locus Map on 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

If your new phone runs Android 11+, please follow the instructions regarding Android 11+ phones.

Table of Contents

Moving Locus to another phone or tablet

Android 11+ devices

1. The old phone

2. The new phone

Android 10 and older devices

1. the old phone

Make a backup of Locus main directory

Back up your external maps

2. The new phone