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How to store map data to external SD card ?
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Does the Locus has an option to select external SD card and folder for storing map data ? If not please can you implement this function ? I have 64 GB external Micro SD card in my mobile.
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Hello John,
you may include maps already stored on external SD card by this method http://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php/manu... (button for adding external directories with maps)
there is currently no possibility to store downloaded maps to different then default place, but as I wrote above, there is possibility to move then maps somewhere, and add them to Locus. Check it and let me know if this helps you
Hello John,
you may include maps already stored on external SD card by this method http://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php/manu... (button for adding external directories with maps)
there is currently no possibility to store downloaded maps to different then default place, but as I wrote above, there is possibility to move then maps somewhere, and add them to Locus. Check it and let me know if this helps you
Not so brilliant solution. How about just a setting of default path for storing maps. I also have only 3GB free space in tablet memory, but 32GB in external SD-card storage.
Not so brilliant solution. How about just a setting of default path for storing maps. I also have only 3GB free space in tablet memory, but 32GB in external SD-card storage.
Hello Juha,
don`t understand what`s bad on this solution. If you want to have maps in different directory, you just use this feature to add this directory into Locus search list.
Second solution is to take WHOLE locus directory from your internal card and place it on your SD card. This should also work. Locus will after start try to find new directory automatically
Hello Juha,
don`t understand what`s bad on this solution. If you want to have maps in different directory, you just use this feature to add this directory into Locus search list.
Second solution is to take WHOLE locus directory from your internal card and place it on your SD card. This should also work. Locus will after start try to find new directory automatically
Hi Menion, thank you for your fast response. I tried the second method and it seems to work. However, not so obvious. Could it just ask on first start where to put all those caches and things and then offer an setting to change that if needed? Well maybe there is this windows background and I`m really not so fluent with this android yet.
Hi Menion, thank you for your fast response. I tried the second method and it seems to work. However, not so obvious. Could it just ask on first start where to put all those caches and things and then offer an setting to change that if needed? Well maybe there is this windows background and I`m really not so fluent with this android yet.
agree, some first-time settings should be useful for this case. i`ll keep it in mind, thanks for idea
agree, some first-time settings should be useful for this case. i`ll keep it in mind, thanks for idea
Sorry but it doesn't work as Locus does not recognize SD path, it thinks that it already is but it's on the phone internal memory...
Sorry but it doesn't work as Locus does not recognize SD path, it thinks that it already is but it's on the phone internal memory...
Hi, I had the same problem too and found a lot of information about this
problem in various forums, but most of this information seems to be
outdated and the link in Menion's comment above does no longer lead to
useful info.
For those who have still the same problem here is a solution that works reliably with Locus V3.10.3 under Android 4.4.2.
Please note that this description is for using offline vector maps (as they can be downloaded for free from OpenAndroMaps.org). For non-vector maps use maps instead of mapsVector.
1.
Install Locus (Free or Pro version) from Google Play Store. By default
it will be installed in the internal memory and will create the folder
"Locus" in the internal memory. This folder contains several
sub-folders, including folders for maps.
2. Using the Android file manager, create a directory mapsVector in the root directory of the external SD card.
3. Create a subdirectory _themes in mapsVector
4. Start Locus, open the main menu (button in the upper left corner), go to settings - Miscellaneous - Default directories.
5. Assign the mapsVector directory to /mnt/sdcard2/mapsvector/ (sdcard2 refers to the external SD card).
6. Close Locus.
7. If you have already downloaded vector maps move them from the internal memory (Locus/mapsVector) to the new mapsVector directory on the external SD card.
8. If you have already downloaded themes for vector maps move them from the internal memory (Locus/mapsVector/_themes) to the new mapsVector/_themes directory on the external SD card.
9.
Restart Locus. The app will complain that the new directory is write
protected. Click "Don't show this message again" and confirm. Now all
maps in the new directory should be available in Locus.
The drawback
of this solution is that the integrated download function of Locus
doesn't work with directories on the external SD card. This means that
you need to download maps and themes by the internet browser and unpack
the zip files into the correct directories. Please note that the files
are normally extracted into a new subdirectory that has the name of the
zip file. If so, move the files directly into the mapsVector or _themes directory.
I know that the solution described above is a bit inconvenient, thus if somebody knows a better solution I appreciate to learn about it.
@Menion:
I can't believe that it should be really impossible for an app to write
on the external SD card under Android 4.4.2. Many applications like
Oruxmaps, Apemap and Nokia Here generate their own directories on the
external SD card under /mnt/sdcard2/android/data immediately when they
are installed, and they are able to write data into those directories
without problems. All the above apps can download map data directly to
the external SD card under Android 4.4.2 without any problems. Thus I
think that Android 4.4.2 allows apps under certain conditions to write
to the external SD card, so this should also be possible with Locus.
Hi, I had the same problem too and found a lot of information about this
problem in various forums, but most of this information seems to be
outdated and the link in Menion's comment above does no longer lead to
useful info.
For those who have still the same problem here is a solution that works reliably with Locus V3.10.3 under Android 4.4.2.
Please note that this description is for using offline vector maps (as they can be downloaded for free from OpenAndroMaps.org). For non-vector maps use maps instead of mapsVector.
1.
Install Locus (Free or Pro version) from Google Play Store. By default
it will be installed in the internal memory and will create the folder
"Locus" in the internal memory. This folder contains several
sub-folders, including folders for maps.
2. Using the Android file manager, create a directory mapsVector in the root directory of the external SD card.
3. Create a subdirectory _themes in mapsVector
4. Start Locus, open the main menu (button in the upper left corner), go to settings - Miscellaneous - Default directories.
5. Assign the mapsVector directory to /mnt/sdcard2/mapsvector/ (sdcard2 refers to the external SD card).
6. Close Locus.
7. If you have already downloaded vector maps move them from the internal memory (Locus/mapsVector) to the new mapsVector directory on the external SD card.
8. If you have already downloaded themes for vector maps move them from the internal memory (Locus/mapsVector/_themes) to the new mapsVector/_themes directory on the external SD card.
9.
Restart Locus. The app will complain that the new directory is write
protected. Click "Don't show this message again" and confirm. Now all
maps in the new directory should be available in Locus.
The drawback
of this solution is that the integrated download function of Locus
doesn't work with directories on the external SD card. This means that
you need to download maps and themes by the internet browser and unpack
the zip files into the correct directories. Please note that the files
are normally extracted into a new subdirectory that has the name of the
zip file. If so, move the files directly into the mapsVector or _themes directory.
I know that the solution described above is a bit inconvenient, thus if somebody knows a better solution I appreciate to learn about it.
@Menion:
I can't believe that it should be really impossible for an app to write
on the external SD card under Android 4.4.2. Many applications like
Oruxmaps, Apemap and Nokia Here generate their own directories on the
external SD card under /mnt/sdcard2/android/data immediately when they
are installed, and they are able to write data into those directories
without problems. All the above apps can download map data directly to
the external SD card under Android 4.4.2 without any problems. Thus I
think that Android 4.4.2 allows apps under certain conditions to write
to the external SD card, so this should also be possible with Locus.
hi bro i have got new Samsung galaxy tab s 10.4 android 4.4.2,
i have installed locus in tab , but tab had integral memory of 16 GB
i later bought micro SD card of 128 GB
Now the issue is that i want to transfer downloaded offline maps to SD card or maps folder to SD card so that integral memory of device can be saved ,
pls guide me step by step as i m new to locus ...
thx bro for help
hi bro i have got new Samsung galaxy tab s 10.4 android 4.4.2,
i have installed locus in tab , but tab had integral memory of 16 GB
i later bought micro SD card of 128 GB
Now the issue is that i want to transfer downloaded offline maps to SD card or maps folder to SD card so that integral memory of device can be saved ,
pls guide me step by step as i m new to locus ...
thx bro for help
hi Jafar again,
move your downloaded maps to a folder on SD card a tell Locus where it should find it. Detailed procedure is described here: http://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php?id=manual:user_guide:maps_external. And for the future - please don't use already answered or closed topics - open your own new topic instead, Thanks.
hi Jafar again,
move your downloaded maps to a folder on SD card a tell Locus where it should find it. Detailed procedure is described here: http://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php?id=manual:user_guide:maps_external. And for the future - please don't use already answered or closed topics - open your own new topic instead, Thanks.
i have locus pro version 2.12.0 and using on Samsung galaxy tab s 10.5 .
I have few maps from external sources and want to use them on external memory card as there size is big but I could not found
Add external maps , pl guide
i have locus pro version 2.12.0 and using on Samsung galaxy tab s 10.5 .
I have few maps from external sources and want to use them on external memory card as there size is big but I could not found
Add external maps , pl guide
why not just root the tab and run sdcardfix from playstore.
http://androidmtk.com/root-samsung-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-wifi-sm-t800
http://androidmtk.com/root-samsung-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-sm-t805
why not just root the tab and run sdcardfix from playstore.
http://androidmtk.com/root-samsung-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-wifi-sm-t800
http://androidmtk.com/root-samsung-galaxy-tab-s-10-5-sm-t805
hi guys , I have already asked question about how to transfer my map data from internal storage to ext card but unluckily couldn't makeup.
I followed both links given by gynta and michal but couldn't succeeded. i have installed locuspro ver 2.12.0 in Samsung galaxy tab s 10.5 . it gave me remarks of either close locus or restore.
simply stating pls reply me about
1. how i can transfer my personnel maps already downloaded from online maps to my external storage card.
2. how i can use maps obtained from external source but want to keep it in ext storage due to bigger size.
hi guys , I have already asked question about how to transfer my map data from internal storage to ext card but unluckily couldn't makeup.
I followed both links given by gynta and michal but couldn't succeeded. i have installed locuspro ver 2.12.0 in Samsung galaxy tab s 10.5 . it gave me remarks of either close locus or restore.
simply stating pls reply me about
1. how i can transfer my personnel maps already downloaded from online maps to my external storage card.
2. how i can use maps obtained from external source but want to keep it in ext storage due to bigger size.
I have just copied all my maps to some directories in external storage, then used Settings>Miscellaneous>Default directories to point to these directories.
I have just copied all my maps to some directories in external storage, then used Settings>Miscellaneous>Default directories to point to these directories.
Hi, why not mention possibility of moving specfific folders (eg. my 13GB mapsVector) to external storage? In faq (https://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php?id=manual:faq:use_sdcard_on_kitkat) you say about not recommended possibility of changing the whole root directory. Alternatively you describe some complicated hacks, where rooting device is necessary, but there exist very simple solution: you may copy specific folder to external storage, point this folder in Locus settings, and exerything works fine, when location on external storage is INSIDE directory /storage/<id>/Android/data/menion.android.locus.pro/ On such condition there is no problems with writting to this directory - I've just checked it by buing few maps (and downloading them to this directory via Locus itself).
Hi, why not mention possibility of moving specfific folders (eg. my 13GB mapsVector) to external storage? In faq (https://docs.locusmap.eu/doku.php?id=manual:faq:use_sdcard_on_kitkat) you say about not recommended possibility of changing the whole root directory. Alternatively you describe some complicated hacks, where rooting device is necessary, but there exist very simple solution: you may copy specific folder to external storage, point this folder in Locus settings, and exerything works fine, when location on external storage is INSIDE directory /storage/<id>/Android/data/menion.android.locus.pro/ On such condition there is no problems with writting to this directory - I've just checked it by buing few maps (and downloading them to this directory via Locus itself).
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