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- | ===== About ===== | ||
- | | + | We strongly recommend backing up your Locus data - **tracks, routes, points, and settings**. This tool enables the definition of **periodic automatic backups** and triggers manual **one-time backups**. |
- | The Backup Manager enables one-time backup of all settings and important data in Locus Map or defines periodic automatic backups. The manager is also useful when transferring the application from one device to another. | + | ==== Automatic backup |
- | ===== Manual Backup ===== | + | {{ : |
- | | + | ... saves Locus data periodically to //Locus/backup/auto// directory and optionally to **Dropbox or Google Drive**. How to set it up:\\ {{ : |
- | * **Backup settings only** - creates | + | - **Enable** automatic backup |
- | * **Restore** - shows the last backup file content - user can select whole package or only a part to recover. | + | |
+ | - Set **repetition frequency**, **number** of stored backups | ||
+ | === Backup | ||
+ | Automatically backs up selected | ||
+ | * **enable** the option | ||
+ | * select your favorite **cloud drive** | ||
+ | * **log in** and **allow access** for Locus Map | ||
+ | * **select/ | ||
+ | <WRAP important round> | ||
+ | * **Attached media (photos, videos...) are not backed up** | ||
+ | * **Maps are not backed up this way.** They are automatically backed up on our servers, some third-party maps are backed up a [[manual: | ||
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+ | </ | ||
- | ===== Automatic Backup ===== | + | ==== Manual backup |
- | Depending on previous | + | {{ : |
- | * **Next backup** | + | Saves a single backup file with Locus data to // |
- | * **Notification** - check to let yourself be informed about the backup processed | + | - **set** what you want to backup |
- | * **Repeat** - repetition settings - frequency and number of stored backup files | + | - set backup to **cloud** (optionally, |
- | * **Set/cancel** - confirms or aborts the action | + | |
+ | ==== Restore from backup ==== | ||
+ | | ||
+ | * select the **backup | ||
+ | * you are prompted to select | ||
+ | * **restart** Locus Map | ||
+ | <WRAP center round important> | ||
+ | Restore from backup | ||
+ | </ |