Important: If you have any qualms about your abilities to do this, distinguish between similar file names, etc. Now you can send another batch of maps to the device, rename them, and repeat the process to your heart’s content (or the limits of the unit’s or microSD card’s memory!). Now rename the gmapsupp.img file to something more memorable, retaining the. That’s the supplemental map you just transferred. Now use your file explorer and go into the Garmin drive, then into the Garmin folder, and find the gmapsupp.img file, as shown below. The advantage here is that you can give the map file a more memorable name and make it easier to load additional maps should the need arise.Ĭhoose a map and transfer a set of map tiles to the device. On newer models with updated firmware (Colorado, Dakota, Oregon, GPSMAP 62/78 and nuvi 1xxx and higher) you can change the map file names. Unfortunately, if you decide the following week that you need another map, you’ll have to repeat the process again. Once you’re finished, transfer the maps all at once. Select the portions of this map that you wish to transfer to the device. Here’s how you get around this… Older Garmin unitsįor older models, select the portions of the map you want to send to the unit, then use the drop down Map Selection box and choose another map, as shown below.
But load another map, and the first one you sent is overwritten.
If you use MapSource or MapInstall to load a map, it works fine.
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Loading supplemental maps (such as the free topos from GPS File Depot) to Garmin units often confuses people.
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