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Frequently Asked Questions and General Info
1. Upgrading to Android Version 6 Marshmallow
SD Card
When upgrading Android to Version 6 Marshmallow Android gives the external SD Card a different name.
This is an example of a new name /storage/0E4B-32DE
This means the "Map File Path" in OziExplorer will no longer be correct and will cause problems of course (usually the World map is loaded).
You must change the "Map File Path" option in OziExplorer General Settings.
NOTE: Many Android devices have 2 SD Cards, one is built into the device and the other is external.
Be careful that you choose the correct path.
IMPORTANT :
ECW Maps
OziExplorer will no longer be able to load maps in ecw format. We do not know why at this stage but are working on finding the problem but it may take us a few weeks to sort it out.
A work around is to convert the ecw maps to ozf4 using out img2ozf conversion utility. Some ecw maps are too large to convert, for these use the free copy of out mapmerge utility and select a smaller area of the map for your immediate needs and write it out as an ozf4 map.
2. Using Large SD Cards > 32Gb
OziExplorer uses a lot of native code for increased speed, native code runs in the Linux Operating System.
On many Android devices Linux does not support large SD Cards >32Gb
For OziExplorer, use an SD Card of 32Gb or less or reformat your larger SD Card to FAT32.
Microsoft Windows will not format large SD Cards to FAT32 so you must use 3rd party software.
I have found this program works OK (no affiliation with the developer).
Link to page - http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
Link to actual program - http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.exe
NOTE : FAT32 limits file sizes to a maximum of 4Gb.
3. Recovering from OziExplorer Crash when starting OziExplorer
This will force a complete re initialization of OziExplorer. You will need to reconfigure OziExplorer and perhaps move maps and data to the new OziExplorer folder.