Tom Tom 5 Help Needed with Home/Favourites

mojo25 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 13, 2005 Posts: 2

I'm new to this forum and need some help.

I have Tom Tom 5 installed on a Dell Axim X5. Each time I set the Home location and exit the Tom Tom application the information is not held. The same applies for Favourites.
It seems that one of the files that hold the custom data is not saving it upon exiting the application. Anybody have any ideas how I can fix this? Thnx

Oldboy · Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:57 pm Post subject:

The file in question is the .cfg file in the map folder.

It's attributes are set to Read Only. Everyone else who has the problem have copied the file to the PC, cleared the Read Only attribute in Properties and copied it back to the Map Folder.

Delete the Map Folder .cfg before you copy the new one back.
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Richard

TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120

mojo25 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 13, 2005 Posts: 2

Thanks for the prompt fix, all working fine now Smile

dougy761 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 29, 2005 Posts: 1

I might be thick but I don't seem to have a file with that extension in my map folder but I do have the problem. Any ideas anybody?

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:01 pm Post subject:

SpudGunner · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 07, 2005 Posts: 9

Well I am having the same prob with it losing everything.

I have gone to my Great Britain map folder on the sd card and found the file

Great_Britain-Map.cfg

But mine is NOT set to read only?

Am I looking at the right file? as it seems to be the only .cfg one in that folder?

Oldboy · Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject:

Are you using the SD card? If so, is the Read Only switch (on the side) pushed towards the contacts?
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Richard

TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120

SpudGunner · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 07, 2005 Posts: 9

As you look at the front of the card (with the label on), the switch at the side is in the up position i.e towards the contacts.

Being new to SD cards, have trawled the net, I have found this image which seems to infer that if the switch is in the bottom position it is locked. Mine is in the opposite position to the one in the following link...

http://www.ioffer.com/i/San-Disk-1GB-SECURE-DIGITAL-Memory-Card-SD-CARD-7977260

SpudGunner · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 07, 2005 Posts: 9

oops I mean it is in the same position!

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:11 am Post subject:

It's not that then. Check that the Folder isn't Read Only.

Because it does lose the data sometimes, delete the file (TT will create a new one), load say Home Location. Go into Explorer and copy the file to another location on the X5. This will be your quick backup if you should lose it again. If it's OK, try adding more and copying the file.

The usual practice is not to use Favourites, but to create a Favourites POI as this will always be on the SD card.
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Richard

TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120

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