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bogweed
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 Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: Garmin 760T backups |
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| I`m thinking of buying a Garmin 760t satnav after previously owning a tomtom satnav. Is there a way of backing up the garmin before installing custom poi`s because if there is a problem I will need to restore everything. On the tomtom satnavs there is a backup and restore feature using tomtom home. I wonder if there is something similar for the garmin devices |
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Scarecrow
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| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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| The Garmins act just like a portable device when attached to a PC, and it's a simple matter of copying and pasting to make backups. |
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BJB
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| Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Scarecrow wrote: | | The Garmins act just like a portable device when attached to a PC, and it's a simple matter of copying and pasting to make backups. |
I have a 2720 bought second hand. When I connect the unit to my pc it does not appear as a separate device. I have loaded the correct driver from the Garmin site and POI Loader sees the device but I cannot access the files on the 2720 to make a backup. What am I doing wrong?
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PaulB2005
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:02 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I have a 2720 bought second hand. When I connect the unit to my pc it does not appear as a separate device. I have loaded the correct driver from the Garmin site and POI Loader sees the device but I cannot access the files on the 2720 to make a backup. What am I doing wrong? |
Nothing. The 2720 doesn't act like a Mass Storage Device, like my old i3. However if the maps and data is held on an SD card you can remove the card and back it up with a card reader. |
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BJB
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| Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:43 am Post subject: |
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| PaulB2005 wrote: | | Quote: | | I have a 2720 bought second hand. When I connect the unit to my pc it does not appear as a separate device. I have loaded the correct driver from the Garmin site and POI Loader sees the device but I cannot access the files on the 2720 to make a backup. What am I doing wrong? |
Nothing. The 2720 doesn't act like a Mass Storage Device, like my old i3. However if the maps and data is held on an SD card you can remove the card and back it up with a card reader. |
Thanks for that. At least these GPS devices keep our brains working.
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