European map for my tomtom one

[daveXIII]

I have bought a tomtom one and upgraded to a 1GB sd card.

I am now thinking of upgrading to the entire European map, but have a few questions.

1) Will my 1GB card be big enough? (How big is the SD card supplied with the European map, or is it supplied on CD-ROM?)

2) How do I copy all of my personal POI's (aka favourites) to the 'new' map?

3) Can I also install the US/Canada map as well?

4) Where is the cheapest place to buy?

Many thanks, Dave.

[TuurG]

No, your 1Gb SD card is not big enough.
the map for Western Europe is 1.4 GB (supplied on 1.5GB SD card), the USA/Canada map is about 950 MB (supplied on 1 GB sd card)
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[daveXIII]

So I can backup the US map to my 1GB card, and buy a new 2GB to backup the European one.

Alternatively, 4GB SD cards can't be far away from sensible prices. Will the tt one recognise a card this big for both maps??

Also, any idea how I transfer my saved poi's??

Many thanks, Dave.

[Andy_P]

If you've saved your favourites into a POI category then its just a simple matter of copy and pasting the .ov2 file with that name from one map folder to the other. If the favourites are still in "Favourites" then they are stored in a .cfg file (along with recent destinations and stuff, but its a bit more fiddly because the name depends on the map name:-
File in my TT300 is called "Great_Britain-Map.cfg" (in the folder called "Great_Britain-Map".
File in TT500 is probably called "Great_Britain_Plus-Map.cfg".

So, all in all, its easier to turn all your favourites into a POI category first (using the TomTom's menus). If you want, you can always turn them back into Favourites when you've transferred the POI file.

[TuurG]

[daveXIII]

I'm more than happy to buy a few SD Cards as I use them for other devices, so always have a few kicking around.

The reason I use the 1GB for the UK is because I wanted a larger card to install other files (speed camera's, other POI etc etc). Would use a 512MB, only there is no point buying those with the 1GB costing so little.

I was purely coming at it from an ease of use perspective. If I have everything (US and Europe) on one card, I don't have to delete one map and copy another for a week in the 'States, only to have to put it back for my Monday morning run through 'Gatso alley'.

Also, the European map is very useful for using the tt handheld on a weekend away. Two hours battery should be long enough to find the hotel!!

Anyway. Will probably use a 1GB card for the States, and a 2GB for Europe, which will leave plenty of room for other things.

Thanks, Dave.

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