Moving Locus to another phone or tablet
- Instructions for Android 11+ devices
  - 1. The old phone
  - 2. The new phone
- Instructions for Android 6-10 devices

Moving Locus to another phone or tablet

You have purchased a new mobile or tablet. Follow the instructions on how to move Locus Map, its settings and all its data (maps, tracks, points) safely into the new device:

Instructions for Android 11+ devices

1. The old phone

go to Locus settings > Miscellaneous > Default directories > 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

Recommended: Change the location of the custom subdirectories (if you have any) to the default within the main app's directory BEFORE the app data unloading.

2. The new phone

install Locus Map
go to Locus settings > Miscellaneous > Default directories > App data transfer - Load app data
select the“download/locus_data” directory and confirm
restart Locus Map

Instructions for Android 6-10 devices

Step 1. - backup

Make a full backup of your settings, points, and tracks

open Backup manager
select Backup all
share the backup file to some cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive etc.)

Back up your maps

open Locus map manager > offline tab
backup all maps that could be lost when the app is uninstalled (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-download from Locus Store for free.

Step 2. - installation

install the latest version of Locus Map to the new device
start Locus Map on your new device

Step 3. - restore your data

open Dropbox or Google Drive where you back-upped the maps and copy the map files to the Locus/Maps directory (or wherever else you need - you can add them to Locus as externals)
re-download LoMaps from the Locus Store
go to Backup manager and restore settings, points and tracks from the cloud
restart Locus Map so that all the backups are properly re-initialized

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