is my map download going wrong

headhurts · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: is my map download going wrong

i decided to download latest maps to my 730t using the lmg all was going well giving me a download time of around 1 hour 20mins then disaster a power cut happened and everything went bottoms up the computer switched off, well you can imagin the scene. so withing seconds the power was back on and i turned on the pc and started the download again but now it is downloading oh so slow giving a download time of around 3 hours (2 hours remaining) does anyone know how the download works does it download to a temporary folder and the power cut has deleted this and started again, or should i abort the current download and start it again tomorrow. any advice would be most welcome. i have left it running at moment hoping someon here may know what is best to do.
thanks in advance for any replies. Evil or Very Mad

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Andy_P · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject:

The TomTom download system is not clever enough to resume an interrupted download (though GOD ALONE knows why!).

For a Western Europe map 2 hours is pretty fast.
I've known them to take 5 hours before now.

I'd start again...

headhurts · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject: thanks mikeb

thanks for the advice i had restarted the download so will leave it running and post on here how it all goes as it may be useful to anyone who comes across this thread. normally i would not be so paranoid but although i love the functions of the tomtom i love the looks and it works wonderfully when everything is working fine but they seem so flakey compared to my older tomtom 700, but that could be that i have just been unlucky. thanks again for the advice.
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Tomo · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject:

Paul80 · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 25, 2005 Posts: 246

Yep t downloads the map to a temp folder then installes it on your device. then it deletes the temp file.

Paul

Andy_P · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:01 pm Post subject:

It doesn't delete the file on your computer, it stays in the Home downloads folder

headhurts · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject:

so presumably everything should be ok thanks for your advice i will leave the download running and install and post on here how it all end up.
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headhurts · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject: Yipeee!

all seems to have gone well none of the previous problems, i now have map version 805.1801 and although i have not navigated anywhere yet it seems ok with voices etc still working and nothing freezing up. i always fear for the worst and hope for the best. thanks to all who gave advice much appreciated. Laughing

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