<div dir="ltr">Dear QGIS Community,<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">I am a
beginner in QGIS and QField (Version 3.44 in QGIS).<br>
I have a problem exporting shapefiles or GeoPackages from QField back into my
QGIS project. I am using a cable connection for the transfer.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">I was able
to transfer the project from my PC to my tablet and carry out fieldwork. I can
see the results on the map in QField.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">I follow
the instructions I found and export the entire folder from my tablet back to my
PC. I then import (drag and drop) the GPKG into the original project. The
symbology, etc. is transferred, but none of the results of my fieldwork
appear—meaning the objects digitized in the field are missing.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Then I used
the following method:</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Using QFieldSync </b></p>

<ol style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Preparation: Open the original
     QGIS project that was packaged for QField.</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Use the plugin: Go to Plugins
     > QFieldSync > Synchronize from QField.</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Select folder: Choose the local
     folder on your computer to which you copied the QField folder from your
     mobile device.</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Synchronize: Click
     “Synchronize” to import the modified shapefiles back into the QGIS
     project.</span></li>
</ol>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">I receive
an error message.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><img src="cid:ii_mp19vn8j0" alt="image.png" width="452" height="21"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">What am I
doing wrong? </span>Who can help me?</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Thank you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Greetings </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Michael Lutze</span></p></div></div>