Here's a short list of what you want to backup, especially if you want to uninstall the app, or factory reset your phone:
VERSION 4.5.0 AND NEWER:
RaceChrono:
- internal storage: /Android/data/com.racechrono.app/files/ (sessions, tracks, exported files)
- internal storage: /DCIM/RaceChrono/ (raw videos)
- external storage: /Android/data/com.racechrono.app/files/ (raw videos, exported files)
RaceChrono Pro
- internal storage: /Android/data/com.racechrono.pro/files/ (sessions, tracks, exported files)
- internal storage: /DCIM/RaceChrono/ (raw videos)
- external storage: /Android/data/com.racechrono.pro/files/ (raw videos, exported files)
Notice: The /Android/data/com.racechrono.app (RaceChrono) and /Android/data/com.racechrono.pro (RaceChrono Pro) folders are deleted upon app's uninstall. So if you uninstall, all your sessions and tracks (and raw videos on external storage) will be deleted. This has changed due to 3rd party cleanup apps, and even Samsung's own apps, are known to delete the /RaceChrono/ folder on unprotected space that was used by prior versions.
VERSION 4.4.0 AND OLDER:
RaceChrono:
- internal storage: /RaceChrono/ (sessions and tracks)
- internal storage: /DCIM/RaceChrono/ (raw videos)
- internal storage: /Android/data/com.racechrono.app/files/ (exported files)
- external storage: /Android/data/com.racechrono.app/files/ (exported files, raw videos)
RaceChrono Pro
- internal storage: /RaceChrono/ (sessions and tracks)
- internal storage: /DCIM/RaceChrono/ (raw videos)
- internal storage: /Android/data/com.racechrono.pro/files/ (exported files)
- external storage: /Android/data/com.racechrono.pro/files/ (exported files, raw videos)
Notice, if you ever need to uninstall RaceChrono the folder under /Android/data/com.racechrono.* is deleted upon app uninstall. Makes sense at least backup the RAW videos on external storage for Pro version. The /RaceChrono/ folder is not deleted but it makes sense to backup it frequently.
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I just changed phones and now i have samsung s5 mini (android 4.4.2). Older phone was samsung s3 (to my surprise with newer android 4.4.4).
When i copy/paste sessions to new phone, everything seems ok when i start racechrono and go to sessions, but when i open the folder i want to look at, it doesn´t have any information on Session resume 1, 2, 3 etc etc. Then i go back to Sessions view it says only 3 laps (should be 19 laps). Also the kilometres should be like 80km, but now it says 4315564km.
Only those sessions that i have used resume, doesn´t work now in my new phone.
Any idea what´s wrong?
Best regard,
Tommi
I can copy/paste those files to memory card, but how could that help since session files should be at /Racechrono/ folder?
Did not help though. It might be because of different version of android or whatever. Not a big problem, i can live with this.
So, the racechrono pro v4.5.0 is out? I have pro version and still have version 4.3.9 which was updated on 9th of december. Just checked, no updates in play store. Phone is Samsung s5 mini with android 5.1.1
I might try a different method to transfer, either SD card or email them to myself. Will report back if I find a solution.
Exported to .rcz, copied the files to my PC, then copied files to 'exports' in the other phone, opened files in RaceChrono and then saved them to 'my sessions'.
Works perfectly now.
Is there a better way to do this and make it work ?
Also, what about an export feature of racechrono that backs things up in the near future ?
Is there plans for a future release to include an cloud backup for sessions? Eg, to Google drive for example?
I am now a victim of using Samsung SmartSwitch to backup my phone before a factory reset, only to realize that "restore" does not actually restore my phone to a condition even close to what it was...
I mean when i use racechrono pro in my phone (now has android 5.1.1) and then try to copy those sessions to my tablet for video editing (tablet has android 6.x.x), then all i can see in my tablet is session start and maybe last session. All others (session resume 1, session resume 2, session resume 3 etc..) are not visible at all. It just states when i havce started those session resumes, but nothing else is visible.
But oh well, i guess it´s difficult (or impossible) to get all to work when you have so many different versions of android.
However, the ZIP file recommendation in this forum solved the issue for me, so thanks for the suggestion!
Details:
I was trying to transfer all of my sessions from my Galaxy S4 running 5.0.1 to my new Galaxy S7 running 6.0.1.
I initially tried just doing a normal Windows Explorer copy of the "files" folder (internal storage: /Android/data/com.racechrono.pro/files) to my PC over USB.
After copying the "files" folder over to my new phone via USB, the vast majority of my lap data was missing from most/all of my sessions.
So, I found this forum post, and tried the ZIP file method instead.
I used the ES File Explorer app to create a ZIP of that data "files" folder on my old phone.
I copied that ZIP file to my PC over USB.
I then copied that ZIP file to my new phone over USB from my PC.
I unzipped the file on my new phone using the same app.
Now, all of my laps from all of my sessions show up correctly.
Thanks for the help!
Thanks for the help.
BTW, all my tracks are custom because I autocross. Would that affect their stored location? Again, I have no tracks folder. Lastly the app and data works fine in my old phone.
Both phones have the same release of the Pro version.