Default Route Save Location

sobbomapper · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 02, 2009 Posts: 6

Hi Folks -

Recently had a service done by Satmap, and the unit came back with 1.5 installed. I was used to having routes saved to the SD card as both the .map and the Raw.gpx formats.

Now files get saved to Internal Memory, and I can't change this.

Anyone know how to set this up ?

cheers, Martyn

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2010 5:06 pm Post subject:

I copy the route the the SD card which allows me to edit the route without screwing up and messing it up entirely. I can at least then go back to the other saved original to start again.

Bosun · Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:41 am Post subject:

LostMike · Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:42 pm Post subject:

Martyn

You have beaten me. I always save to SD card but felt sure there was a way to set the option and that someone would rapidly tell you. However as they have not I have been over my machine and read and re-read the A10 and Satsync manuals for the latest and previous versions. Sadly to little avail.

All I can see is that if the SD card is not present then the routes are saved to the A10 so I wonder has your SD card got the write protect tab set?

If not the only other thing I am aware of where you have an option of SD card or A10 is the loading of the POI icons. Mine are loaded to the SD card. If your SD card will accept routes written to it by copying or moving then maybe, just maybe, if you have set the POI icons to be loaded onto the A10 it has set a flag that automatically directs routes there as well.

So a couple of ideas but if these don't work and no one else can help you ring Satmap after Christmas and post their response here.

Good luck.
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Satmap A10. Platform 21
Software version 1.5.9193
Satsync 1.525

Bosun · Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2010 8:48 pm Post subject:

I also noticed that when saving routes or POI's via Satsync it used to give you the option of where to save them but that does not happen now,by default it saves them to,I think,the A10.

Couldn't swear to the location at the minute as my A10 is not connected but anyway the "Choice" box seems to have vanished.

Ian

wphil · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 06, 2007 Posts: 3

Just happened to see this. As an experienced user I don't check the forums much anymore.

Anyway. As far as I know you can't change the default - when you open satsync it has the internal memory selected.

However you can save things to where ever you like (space allowing) by just navigating to the appropriate folder, so to save to the SD card select the SD card in the LH pane and then import. If you have subfolders you can navigate to those and import directly to there if you want.

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:02 pm Post subject:

LostMike · Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:37 pm Post subject:

First I must make the point that unlike most who have posted here I find that my routes are saved to the SD card when I "convert trail to track". I'm very happy with this but now do not know how to change it even if I wanted to.

I think that the "small print" FrequentFlyer is referring to is the Triplog screen. As far as I can tell the triplog data is always saved to internal memory and remains there independent of any saved .map or large .gpx files (which, as I said above, are on the SD card).

So to repeat (hopefully for clarity) it appears to me that after a "reset" followed by a walk/ride done with the triplog active, there are three files. These are the triplog data which appears to be in an undetectable file in the internal memory. A very detailed .gpx file and the normal reference .map file. The latter two in my case being on the SD card.

The "small print" of the Triplog screen remains available to me whatever I do with the map and gpx files until I reset the log. Whenever I view the profile of a map file on the A10 the data provided is always much more limited.

I hope that helps someone!
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Satmap A10. Platform 21
Software version 1.5.9193
Satsync 1.525

ChrisJakarta · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:22 am Post subject:

I'm finding some different outcomes compared with those reported here:

1. After recording a trail, if I "Reset All & Convert", there is no option about where to save - it automatically saves the track to the SD Card.

2. If there is no SD Card, or it is Write Protected, there is an inconsistency. Usually the track is saved to Internal Memory, but sometimes not with no warning. I have not found any reproducable reason for this inconsistency, but seems like it will need further investigation.

3. I do not believe that there are three files involved. The .map file, if saved to PC as .gpx using SatSync, contains the 'small print' in the 'desc' field of each recorded WP, e.g.:

02/01/2011, 08:36, Odo9.92km, TotTime01:46, StLine10m, Mov01:44, AveMov5.7kph, Now3.2kph, Ave5.6kph, Max8.9kph

4. I do see the "small print" below the "ups and downs" in the "Profile" option for all WPs on all saved tracks on the SD Card (and internal memory).

Chris

sobbomapper · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 02, 2009 Posts: 6

Ok - I've got things working

The 2Gb SD card was not write protected, and had about 450 Mb of free space, and could have files read from and written to in Windows XP. There were no hidden files.

I backed up all the route files from the SD card, with a view to first defragmenting or running some repair software. I then deleted some of the route files, and then tried to save a route after entering the SD card routes directory. Both *.map and *Raw.gpx now get saved to the SD card by default, with no message to choose locations.

This is using 1.45 on the Active 10, 09.02.21. I'm not sure I want to re-upgrade to 1.50 as other posters have not been able to get the SD card location by default.

But it's annoying that about 25% of the SD card capacity is unavailable ...

regards, Martyn

LostMike · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 3:49 pm Post subject:

Sobbomapper said

lucevans · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:45 pm Post subject:

LostMike · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 10:13 pm Post subject:

lucevans asked

Gibbo10 · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:32 pm Post subject:

WHEN USING VERSION 1.5.

IMPORTING ROUTES VIA SATSYNC

If you are importing a route into satmap via satsync then you can choose where you save it. You simply navigate to the place you want to save it either Internal Memory or SD card, providing an SD card exists in the A10 and it is not write protected.

Some may argue that the internal memory is the default location on the basis that every time you load up satsync it opens on the Internal Storage folder, but it would not be a reason not to upgrade to v1.5 in my opinion.

CONVERTING A TRAIL TO TRACK

After a recording a trail using the red breadcrumb trail the default location for storing the track is the SD Card this was introduced in version 1.323 and has not changed in v1.5

Section 8.01 of the user manual states.

LostMike · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:09 am Post subject:

An excellent summary Gibbo10.

I'm glad you found the bit from 8.01 of the manual.

It still does not seem to explain why Sobbomapper had the problem he reported at the beginning of this thread but he now seems to be happy.
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Satmap A10. Platform 21
Software version 1.5.9193
Satsync 1.525

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