I had to start afresh, which took quite a long time. It's all a bit obscure. On my Samsung A41 it turns out that it is possible to put the folder on the SD card in 'External Storage 2' (/storage/2614-1710/Android/data/net.osmand.plus), so after a lot of experimentation I selected this as my data storage folder. The data within this can't be accessed from file managers on the mobile, nor by USB connected to my PC, which is a nuisance. I can see the files in the folder via USB on my PC, but cannot copy them. However, being on SD it does mean I have more space to download maps, contours, wikis and the rest.
As tomroc said, it is then also possible to import maps from a shared folder, such as Downloads, using a file manager to 'open with' to osmand+. Favourites can also be imported via 'My Places', so I haven't lost them all, which is a relief. Routes can be imported from The next problem is exporting data. I have, as yet, found no way to do that. The main thing I regularly export is routes I have taken and recorded. Is there any way to get at the 'rec' folder from outside OsmAnd+, or a command in OsmAnd+ to do so? If not, I would ask for this to be considered as a feature in the next version of OsmAnd+. The main reason I export such routes is that I can analyze them with gpx tools, see my average speed overall or part of a route, and so on. Why these restrictions are imposed is a mystery to me. Privacy? That can't be right. I can take photos, store them on shared and accessible SD, and export them, so why not maps, routes and so on? On Wednesday, 1 December 2021 at 22:37:04 UTC [email protected] wrote: > > > On Wed, 1 Dec 2021, 22:14 Stefan Monnier, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Here's where I've got up to. >> >> I'm interested but couldn't understand your description: >> >> > I have asked osmand to create an accessible folder within the 'download' >> > folder (following the approach taken by Vespucci) on my internal >> storage. >> >> Where's "the 'download' folder"? >> By internal storage do you mean the soldered flash storage or the >> removable SD card? >> > > Download is one of the default folders in the internal storage > ('storage/emulated/0') which is the soldered flash storage AFAIK. It's the > same place you'll find DCIM, Android, Music and other such folders. > > >> > I can then import the map files and favourites there using 'open with' >> from >> > File Commander. >> >> Import from where? >> What's "File Commander"? >> > > Import from wherever you had the maps already (I had an 'osmand' folder in > internal storage before). > > File Commander is a file explorer type app for Android. There's a free > version with intrusive ads. I only mention it because I couldn't > successfully 'open with' from Samsung's file manager. Presumably other apps > would work though. > > >> > If I make the folder myself or paste the files in it they don't work. >> >> I wouldn't know how to "paste" files, so I'm glad it doesn't work: one >> less thing to try and understand. >> >> > I don't know if you can do that with the download folder on the SD card >> and >> > I haven't tried importing av notes or tracks yet (and whether I can >> paste >> > those). I can create new av notes and use trip recorder and then access >> the >> > files from outside osmand. >> >> So, this suggests "internal storage" is the soldered flash storage >> rather than the SD. >> > > Yes. > > Hope that helps. > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/bce8b15a-1bf7-4eb7-adcd-cfe27dd1e521n%40googlegroups.com.
