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[resolved] Importing waypoints
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 5:16 am
by Cheds
Hi! Been using offline maps for ages, it's a great app.
Recently had to reset my phone so I backed up my way points on a hard drive so I could reimport them after my phone reset.
I'm just having an issue importing them back into the app, they're saved as the default used by offlinemaps (.wpt I believe) and I got the additional ability to import from oziexplorer (as this uses the same .wpt format?) with no success. The folder where all my way points are saved reports as being empty.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Re: Importing waypoints
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:57 pm
by Psyberia-Support
Hi,
The .wpt files used by the app is not the same that the .wpt files used by OziExplorer. "wpt" is just the contraction of "waypoint".
In order to use you items in other apps, you must export them in a common format like GPX.
Re: Importing waypoints
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 5:48 am
by Cheds
Thanks for your reply.
So I have all my waypoints from offlinemaps saved on a hard drive as the default ".wpt" used by the offlinemaps app. Is there a way to get these imported back into the offline maps?
Thanks!
Re: Importing waypoints
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2022 10:46 am
by Psyberia-Support
Yes, just put them on your smartphone ("downloads" folder for example), go in that folder with OfflineMaps placemark explorer and display them again or do whatever you need with them.
Re: Importing waypoints
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2022 7:09 am
by Cheds
Thanks, I have done this but when I navigate to the folder with all my waypoints in them it says "this place is empty". Any ideas?
Re: Importing waypoints
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2022 8:10 am
by Psyberia-Support
Can you make an error report from the application? (main menu -> more -> report error)?
Re: Importing waypoints
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2022 11:35 pm
by Cheds
Thank you, have just submitted a report!
Re: Importing waypoints
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:25 am
by Psyberia-Support
Hi,
A new version is being released currently (3.9) that should give you more information when your display a folder (is the app can access it, if there are some unknown files, etc), as well as more information in the logs.
Because right now your logs contain almost nothing (I think you didn't display any folder before submitting the report).
If you want to force this new version right now, you can go in the Play Store, in the application page and request beta versions.
Hope it will be fine then.
Re: Importing waypoints
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:46 am
by Cheds
Sorry to bring this back up again but I am still unable to import my old waypoints. Whenever I navigate to the folder where I have them stored in the app it shows as empty (see pics attached).
Re: Importing waypoints
Posted: Mon May 02, 2022 12:09 pm
by Psyberia-Support
Hi,
If you have Android 11, please move your "waypoints/" folder inside the application folder (usually "/Android/data/net.psyberia.offlinemaps/file/landmarks/").
Android now only allows apps to access media files (images, music, etc) on your shared memory (
more details here)
Re: Importing waypoints
Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 7:43 am
by Cheds
Brilliant! That's done the trick! Thanks so much for your help!!