Hi rjmg That's exactly what happened to me. Starting again seemed to be my only option. Luckily I was able to use the methods I suggested above to import my old data to the new directory I mentioned - tedious, but it worked for imports. Whether Tom's idea will work I don't yet know.
On Thursday, 2 December 2021 at 23:53:21 UTC rjmg...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi all, > > I too have the same problem on my Samsung Active3 tablet running Android > 11. On the installed 1TB microSD card I have a folder > /storage/6561-3832/GIS/OSMAND which contains all my .OBF map files and the > tiles and srtm directories for hillshades and contours. Until the most > recent OSMAND+ update to v4.1.9 these files worked perfectly through > setting the Data Storage Folder to Manually Specified. After the update I > get the message "Due to changes in Android storage access, Osmand can no > longer use shared storage". I thought the point of manually specifying an > external directory (outside of the /storage/6561-3832/Android tree) was so > that we could store data there without falling foul of Android 11's > permissions restrictions. It appears I have misunderstood the point of > this. When I follow the instructions for Shared Storage Migration and > select SD card > GIS > OSMAND then Use this folder (the one containing my > OBFs etc) > Allow I get the message "We can't find OSMAND data in the > selected folder. Please try again." > > Is there a way to continue to use the previous manually specified folder? > Do the OSMAND+ developers monitor this forum, or is there another route to > submit a change request to restore this functionality? > > My main navigation device is my Samsung Note8 running Android10 onto which > I download the required .OBF monthly updates then copy them (via a NAS) to > the Active3 tab to save downloading the files more than once. I can't risk > losing navigation functionality on this device so I cannot risk an upgrade > until there's a solution to this issue. > > Thanks in anticipation > Julian > > On Thursday, 2 December 2021 at 22:52:24 UTC tomcroc...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hi Tim >> >> In Osmand settings, Data Storage folder, try choosing Manual and entering >> /storage/emulated/2614-1710/download/net.osmand.plus >> >> For me, the equivalent in the internal storage works and allows me to >> access the files. >> >> Hope that helps >> >> Tom >> > -- 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 osmand+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/a9b1ce8a-752b-4e0b-beb8-e4498e0d6148n%40googlegroups.com.
