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| This pages describes the procedure to take over all your c:geo data from one device to another. It can be useful, if you e.g. have a new device and want to transfer all stored caches and settings from your old to the new device. | This pages describes the procedure to take over all your c:geo data from one device to another. It can be useful, if you e.g. have a new device and want to transfer all stored caches and settings from your old to the new device. | ||
| - | If you follow the steps below, the stored caches (including their status, notes, offline logs) and setting of c:geo will be 100% identical on the old and new device. | + | ===== Limitations ===== |
| - | The described migration process does however not include | + | If you follow the steps below, all stored caches (including their status, notes, |
| - | Stored log images from cache logbooks and pictures from cache descriptions will not be included in this migration. Those can however be easily restored by refreshing the relevant caches on the new device. | + | The described migration process does however not include offline map/theme files and exported GPX and field note files. You can easily transfer those by copying them from the related folders below the [[.: |
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| + | Stored log images from cache logbooks and pictures from cache descriptions will not be included in this migration | ||
| ===== Prerequisites ===== | ===== Prerequisites ===== | ||
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| - Start c:geo | - Start c:geo | ||
| - Go to c:geo Menu → Backup/ | - Go to c:geo Menu → Backup/ | ||
| - | - Enable the option to include account data in your backup | + | - Enable the option to include |
| - Tap on '' | - Tap on '' | ||
| - Note down the folder path shown in the " | - Note down the folder path shown in the " | ||
| - | - You can now either directly use the '' | + | - You can now either directly use the '' |
| ===== Tasks on the new device ===== | ===== Tasks on the new device ===== | ||
| - | The following steps have | + | Perform the following steps on the new device: |
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| + | - [[.: | ||
| + | - Copy the stored backup files onto the new device into a folder of your choice | ||
| + | - Start c:geo | ||
| + | - Follow the steps of the [[.: | ||
| + | - Select '' | ||
| + | - Locate the folder with your stored backup files (see step 2), select '' | ||
| + | - In the following dialog select to restore caches and waypoints as well as program settings and select '' | ||
| + | - (Optional) During the restoration you might be asked if you want to use the folder settings for offline maps/themes and GPX exports from your old device. If you want to use the same directories also on your new device you have to grant c:geo access to the directories on your new device during this step. Otherwise you can just decline to use them and set them manually later. | ||
| + | - Finally tap '' | ||
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| + | **That' | ||
| + | Now c:geo on your new device should contain the same caches and have the same settings as on your old device. | ||
| - | FIXME | ||
| - | ===== Optional steps ===== | ||
| - | FIXME | ||
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