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en:help:settings:storage [2022/05/02 14:07] – psyberiaen:help:settings:storage [2022/07/03 10:39] – [How to access data stored outside of the application folder in Android 11 and above?] psyberia
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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.
  
-{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Those limitations don't apply if you update the application from version 2.2.9 (or below) to version 2.3.0 (or above).+{{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Those limitations don't apply if you update the application from version 3.8 (or below) to version 3.9 (or above).
  
 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).\\ 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).\\
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 **Placemarks** **Placemarks**
   * Move your placemarks inside an application specific folder, inside the "''**landmarks/**''" sub-folder. For OfflineMaps, that would be "''**/Android/data/net.psyberia.offlinemaps/files/landmarks/**''";   * Move your placemarks inside an application specific folder, inside the "''**landmarks/**''" sub-folder. For OfflineMaps, that would be "''**/Android/data/net.psyberia.offlinemaps/files/landmarks/**''";
 +  * Move your placemarks inside an application specific media folder. For OfflineMaps, that would be "''**/Android/media/net.psyberia.offlinemaps/**''";
   * Open your placemarks from your file manager, the application will be listed in the possible choices for handling this file.   * Open your placemarks from your file manager, the application will be listed in the possible choices for handling this file.
  
 **Maps** **Maps**
   * Move your maps inside an application specific folder, inside the "''**maps/**''" sub-folder. For OfflineMaps, that would be "''**/Android/data/net.psyberia.offlinemaps/files/maps/**''";   * Move your maps inside an application specific folder, inside the "''**maps/**''" sub-folder. For OfflineMaps, that would be "''**/Android/data/net.psyberia.offlinemaps/files/maps/**''";
 +  * Move your maps inside an application specific media folder. For OfflineMaps, that would be "''**/Android/media/net.psyberia.offlinemaps/**''";
   * Add the file extension ''".mp3"'' to your maps, this way the Android system will consider the map file as a media file and will allow the application to access it. For example, rename your QCT map "''my_map.qct''" to "''my_map.qct.mp3''" (do not remove the original "''.qct''" file extension).   * Add the file extension ''".mp3"'' to your maps, this way the Android system will consider the map file as a media file and will allow the application to access it. For example, rename your QCT map "''my_map.qct''" to "''my_map.qct.mp3''" (do not remove the original "''.qct''" file extension).