Yes, those should be the only files you need to worry about retaining. --jack
On Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 7:12:21 AM UTC-4, P Wat wrote: > > Using Harry's method was very quick and shows the currently used storeage > is Internal storage\Android\data\net. > > osmand.plus\files\[whatever]. > > Using Jack's method (reviewing dates of files) confirms the above. > > So it is only a matter of whether any of the old files are worth keeping. > > Presumably that would be only "personal" data, eg favourites, tracks, > routes (if any)? > > Thanks both > > Paul W > ========== > > On Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 9:50:15 PM UTC+1, Harry van der Wolf wrote: >> >> Another, possibly better, way to check this is go into OsmAnd to Settings >> -> General Settings -> Storage Location. >> You will see the path there to where the used(!) files are. >> >> >> >> 2016-10-04 22:05 GMT+02:00 Jack Burke <[email protected]>: >> >>> This is just me, but I would look at some of the files in (a) and check >>> the dates on them, and compare them to the dates on files with the same >>> name in (b) to verify that the (b) files are being used/updated and the (a) >>> ones aren't. As long as you're sure about that, and there is nothing in >>> (a) that you need, then it should be fine to delete them. And I use a USB >>> connection all the time to do that, so you do not need to worry about that >>> part, either. >>> >>> --jack >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 12:06:30 PM UTC-4, P Wat wrote: >>>> >>>> 1) My device has Osmand files in two locations:- >>>> >>>> (a) Internal storage\osmand\[whatever]. >>>> (b) Internal storage\Android\data\net.osmand.plus\files\[whatever]. >>>> >>>> >>>> It is understood:- >>>> >>>> (a) is the old version of OsmAnd >>>> (b) is the new version. >>>> >>>> >>>> 2) Is set (a) all redundant? >>>> >>>> If so, is it safe to remove all of them? >>>> >>>> What is the best/safest way to remove them? For example, is it OK to >>>> use USB connection in conjunction with PC’s file manager to delete all >>>> files and folders of the old version? >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Osmand" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Osmand" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
