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Uncategorized Boards => GENERAL => Topic started by: melron59 on July 19, 2014, 10:21:10 AM

Title: changing the directory of saved maps and traclogs
Post by: melron59 on July 19, 2014, 10:21:10 AM
how do i change the directory of saved maps and tracklogs to a directory on the external sd card ?

thanks

melron
Title: Re: changing the directory of saved maps and traclogs
Post by: orux on July 22, 2014, 07:01:19 PM
Quote from: "melron59"how do i change the directory of saved maps and tracklogs to a directory on the external sd card ?

thanks

melron


Hi,



in configuration--maps--maps directory

and configuration--tracks--tracks directory



But if you have a device with android 4.4.2 or above you can't



orux
Title: Re: changing the directory of saved maps and traclogs
Post by: melron59 on July 23, 2014, 08:47:16 PM
thanks, i do have a 4.4.2 version.

any plans on upcoming versions to revive this feature ?

thanks again

 ;)
Title: Re: R: changing the directory of saved maps and traclogs
Post by: Maki on July 24, 2014, 01:22:26 PM
It's an android limitation. Apps can create a folder on SD card and use it, but cannot access folders created by other apps. However if you create and load the folder from a PC it will work (at least it works on my gpad).



Orux,  please, add a "use this folder" button. It took me five minutes to understand how it works.
Title: Re: R: changing the directory of saved maps and traclogs
Post by: orux on July 24, 2014, 05:26:23 PM
Quote from: "Maki"It's an android limitation. Apps can create a folder on SD card and use it, but cannot access folders created by other apps. However if you create and load the folder from a PC it will work (at least it works on my gpad).



Orux,  please, add a "use this folder" button. It took me five minutes to understand how it works.


You are right, it is a kitkat limitation.



You can put your maps inside any folder, OruxMaps can read all the folders, but OruxMaps won't be able to create a new map. The same with gpx/kml/kmz files.



BUT OruxMaps can read/write it's own folder inside the sdcard: Android/data/com.orux.oruxmaps/files/ folder. If you select this folder as your maps/tracks folder, OruxMaps will be able to write there.



The beta versions creates that folder, then you can put your maps/tracks in that folder if you use the beta version,





orux
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