Where Does Tractive Store Location History?
Where the Tractive app keeps pet location history on Android and iPhone, and what the account holds.
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Tractive keeps tracks in the cloud. The GPS tracker uploads to your account over cellular. The phone shows maps, zones, and history from that account. Local storage holds login, map cache, and settings.
That makes phones disposable. Sign in elsewhere and pets return. Subscription window decides history depth, so expired plans show thinner trails. Exact cache names vary by release. For moves, match the account email exactly. A second account with a similar name is the classic empty history cause.
Where Tractive stores this, by platform
/sdcard/Android/data/com.tractive.appssonar
History follows your Tractive account and plan window. Phone holds login and map cache. Export key walks from history for permanent keeps.
On My iPhone/Tractive (settings only, tracks in cloud)
Pets live in the Tractive container plus cloud. Sign in to restore history and zones. Phone reinstall never touches tracker or cloud trails.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Tractive to a new phone?
Location history, geofences, and pet profiles follow your Tractive account. Sign in on the new phone with the same login. The tracker itself keeps no phone files worth moving. Verify history dates in the app before wiping the old device.
How far back does Tractive history go?
Yes, under your plan window in the cloud account, not on the phone. The app cache holds map tiles and login only. Export important walks from history for keeps. Reinstalls restore the same history after sign in while the plan covers the dates.
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