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====== Data storage and access ====== | ====== Data storage and access ====== | ||
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Inside the application folder, you'll find the following sub-folders: | Inside the application folder, you'll find the following sub-folders: | ||
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Starting with Android 11, drastic changes have been made by Google regarding how applications can access data stored outside of the application specific folders: except for file managers (and a few other specific cases), applications are only able to access media files from the shared storage spaces (internal device and removable SD card). It means that all your file-based maps and placemarks saved outside of the application specific folders are no more accessible. | Starting with Android 11, drastic changes have been made by Google regarding how applications can access data stored outside of the application specific folders: except for file managers (and a few other specific cases), applications are only able to access media files from the shared storage spaces (internal device and removable SD card). It means that all your file-based maps and placemarks saved outside of the application specific folders are no more accessible. | ||
- | However, applications still keep a total access on their application specific folders (read and write everything). There is one application specific folder on the internal device memory, and one application | + | {{: |
- | Until better solutions are found, here are some workarounds: | + | However, applications still keep a total access on their application specific folders (read and write everything). There is one application specific folder on the internal device memory, and one application specific folder on the removable SD card (if any).\\ |
+ | For AlpineQuest Pro, the path of this folder is "'' | ||
+ | For AlpineQuest Lite, the path of this folder is "'' | ||
- | **Placemarks** | + | In addition, applications also have access to one " |
- | * Move your placemarks inside an application specific | + | For AlpineQuest Pro, the path of this media folder is "'' |
- | * Open your placemarks from your File manager, the application will be listed in the possible choices for handling | + | For AlpineQuest Lite, the path of this media folder is "'' |
- | **Maps** | + | Here are some workarounds: |
- | * Move your maps inside an application specific folder (see above), inside the "'' | + | |
+ | For **Placemarks**, | ||
+ | * Move your placemarks inside an application specific folder, inside the "'' | ||
+ | * Or: Move your placemarks inside an application specific media folder. For AlpineQuest Pro, that would be "'' | ||
+ | * Or: Open your placemarks from your file manager, the application will be listed in the possible choices for handling this file. | ||
+ | For **Maps**, either | ||
+ | * Move your maps inside an application specific folder, inside the "'' | ||
+ | * Or: Move your maps inside an application specific media folder. For AlpineQuest Pro, that would be "'' | ||
+ | * Or: Add the file extension ''" | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ==== How to move your files? ==== | ||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | In order to move your files from or into into an application specific folder, the recommended way is to use an Android 11 compatible file manager ("'' | ||
+ | Alternatively, | ||