EXPORTING STRABOSPOT2 PROJECT TO PC OR MAC

From time to time, it might be necessary or desirable to export a StraboSpot2 project from your mobile device to a PC or Mac. You might want to keep a permanent offline copy of your projects' data, or you might want to share a project with another user or a member of the Strabo development team. Whatever the reason, the following steps should allow you to export a StraboSpot2 project to your PC or Mac.

FIRST, EXPORT PROJECT TO MOBILE DEVICE

  1. With the desired project and datasets active within StraboSpot2, click on the upper-left Home menu and click "Upload, Backup & Export".
  2. Next, click "Backup project to device".
  3. Confirm or change the folder name you would like to export to. It is likely safe to keep the default value.
  4. Click "Backup" to export the folder to your device.
Now that the project has been exported to your mobile device, you will need to transfer this project to your PC or Mac.

Transfer to Mac

  1. Unlock your mobile device.
  2. With a USB cable, connect your mobile device to your Mac.
  3. Open finder on your Mac. Click on your mobile device located under Locations in the left-side bar.
  4. You should now see a list of applications on your iOS mobile device. Click on the arrow to the left of StraboSpot2.
  5. Drag and drop the "ProjectBackups" folder to any location on your Mac. (for example, the Desktop)
  6. Your exported StraboMobile2 project data will be located in the ProjectBackups folder.
  7. When you’re done, unplug the USB cable.
  8. Once the folder is on your local computer, it will be necessary to ZIP the folder in order to share the data with others.

Transfer to Windows using iTunes

  1. Make sure that you have installed iTunes.
  2. Unlock your mobile device.
  3. With a USB cable, connect your mobile device to your PC.
  4. Open iTunes, click the “Files” tab.
  5. Expand the StraboSpot2 application and click the ProjectBackups folder.
  6. Click “Sync” to transfer the ProjectBackups folder to your PC.
  7. Your exported StraboSpot2 project data will be located in the ProjectBackups folder.
  8. When you’re done, unplug the USB cable.
  9. Once the folder is on your local computer, it will be necessary to ZIP the folder in order to share the data with others.
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