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Access Offline Edits in ArcGIS Field Maps When Sync Fails

ArcGIS Field Maps stores offline changes locally when synchronization fails. Those changes are saved in a runtime geodatabase that can still be recovered from the device.

Use the procedures below to extract the local data and convert it for use in ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro. Recovering edits quickly is important for field operations where delayed syncs can otherwise cause data loss or duplicate work.

Recover the runtime geodatabase from Android

Connect the Android device to a PC and navigate to:

<Phone Name>\Internal shared storage\Android\data\com.esri.fieldmaps\files\<username>\mapareas

Copy the folder containing the .geodatabase file to your local machine.

ArcMap workflow

In ArcMap, use the geoprocessing tool Copy Runtime Geodatabase to File Geodatabase. The resulting geodatabase contains unsynced edits and any attachments.

Open the file geodatabase in ArcCatalog or ArcMap to verify the recovered data.

ArcGIS Pro workflow

ArcGIS Pro does not offer the same runtime geodatabase conversion tool. Instead:

  1. Use Export XML Workspace Document to export the runtime geodatabase to XML;
  2. Use Import XML Workspace Document to import it into a new file geodatabase;
  3. Select an empty target geodatabase and run the tool.

After importing, open the new geodatabase and confirm the recovered edits are present.