Transfer Favorites

 

Just bought Nuvi 255W to replace Nuvi 660 when antenna stopped working.

Is there a way to transfer my favorites from my old nuvi to the new one?

Thanks!

Dennisgerk

Yes

You can either use Mapsource or GeePeeEx. I believe that phil's GeePeeEx will transfer in the trial version, but I think it is well worth the investment.

Daniel

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Easy

dennisgerk wrote:

Is there a way to transfer my favorites from my old nuvi to the new one?

Just copy current.gpx from the 660 to the 255W and rename it anything. Restart the gps and they should be in Favorites. Now you can delete the newly added gpx file.

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Transferring favorites to Nuvi

@Dennisgerk: look for a folder in the Nuvi 255W called "gpx". In that folder should be a file named "current.gpx". This file contains your favorites. Copy this file to your computer, then disconnect the 255W. Next, connect the 660. Find the "gpx" folder, and rename "Current.gpx" to something else (for example, "Was_Current.gpx"). Then copy "current.gpx" from your computer to the "gpx" directory on the 660. All of your favorites should now be available on the 660.

I just used this process to transfer about 100 favorites from a StreetPilot c550 to a Nuvi 2360LMT. Just to be safe (and not sure if it matters to the Nuvi), after I copied "current.gpx" to the new Garmin I renamed it with a capital "C", i.e. "Current.gpx".

Consider this:

Bitjammer, sorry but your advice is wrong in two ways.

First you are transferring the data in the wrong direction. Dennisgerk wanted to transfer from the 660 to the 255W.

Next, the Current.gpx file is a report and is not a source for data (ie the 255W would not read it), so one needs to do it like bentbiker explained. That way the 255W will read the renamed.gpx and report the result in it's Current.gpx

Both are somewhat wrong.

Evert wrote:

Bitjammer, sorry but your advice is wrong in two ways.

First you are transferring the data in the wrong direction. Dennisgerk wanted to transfer from the 660 to the 255W.

Next, the Current.gpx file is a report and is not a source for data (ie the 255W would not read it), so one needs to do it like bentbiker explained. That way the 255W will read the renamed.gpx and report the result in it's Current.gpx

Current.gpx is the favorites in all garmins.

Bitjammer's directions are correct BUT are the wrong direction. The directions are as follows (I changed your original to be correct)

@Dennisgerk: look for a folder in the Nuvi 660 called "gpx". In that folder should be a file named "current.gpx". This file contains your favorites. Copy this file to your computer, then disconnect the 660. Next, connect the 225w. Find the "gpx" folder in the 225w , and rename "Current.gpx" to something else (for example, "Was_Current.gpx"). Then copy "current.gpx" from your computer to the "gpx" directory on the 660. All of your favorites should now be available on the 660. You can now move "was_current.gpx" from the 225w. It will not be needed

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muddy water

pwohlrab wrote:

Current.gpx is the favorites in all garmins.

Bitjammer's directions are correct BUT are the wrong direction. The directions are as follows (I changed your original to be correct)

@Dennisgerk: look for a folder in the Nuvi 660 called "gpx". In that folder should be a file named "current.gpx". This file contains your favorites. Copy this file to your computer, then disconnect the 660. Next, connect the 225w. Find the "gpx" folder in the 225w , and rename "Current.gpx" to something else (for example, "Was_Current.gpx"). Then copy "current.gpx" from your computer to the "gpx" directory on the 660. All of your favorites should now be available on the 660. You can now move "was_current.gpx" from the 225w. It will not be needed

IMO you have completely muddied the waters with that post.

You have not replaced “660” with “225W in enough places in the text and so have mixed up what the target is.

You are also mistaken by implying that the target nuvi will read a file named “current.gpx” copied from another nuvi.

current.gpx is not read by a nuvi. It is written by the nuvi as a report.

The current.gpx file from the old nuvi has to be renamed to somename.gpx so the target nuvi can read it and put the favorites in a location you can not see, and then create its own current.gpx that reports what is in the unseeable favorites storage area.

Again, this is the procedure:

Copy current.gpx from the 660 to the 255W garmin\gpx folder and rename the file somename.gpx.

Restart the 225W. The Favorites will have transferred, and there will automatically be a new current.gpx that contains a report of what is in Favorites.

You may now delete somename.gpx

better idea

You folks are making this way too tough. Using Mapsource, transfer waypoints from old GPS. Hook up the new GPS. Transfer waypoints to new GPS. Even a caveman can do it. I know. That is the way I did it when my new 295w arrived.

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1490LMT 1450LMT 295w

Agreed

spokybob wrote:

You folks are making this way too tough. Using Mapsource, transfer waypoints from old GPS. Hook up the new GPS. Transfer waypoints to new GPS. Even a caveman can do it. I know. That is the way I did it when my new 295w arrived.

I agree. For folks with Mapsource, it's the cat's meow.

Two Years?

We are now responding to two year old questions? Ya gotta love it!

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What is tough about copy and paste?

spokybob wrote:

You folks are making this way too tough. Using Mapsource, transfer waypoints from old GPS. Hook up the new GPS. Transfer waypoints to new GPS. Even a caveman can do it. I know. That is the way I did it when my new 295w arrived.

There is nothing tough about the way I described, it takes no other software than Windows using copy & paste then rename and can be done in less than a minute.

Got the models reversed - sorry

@ Dennisgerk: The above instrux work fine, but you'll notice that I reversed the models. Since you're moving from the 660 to the 255W, you'll be copying from the 660 to the computer, then from the computer to the 255W.

Sorry for not reading your post closer before replying.

Good Observation

golfnm8 wrote:

We are now responding to two year old questions? Ya gotta love it!

Not hard to see where it got started. Glad to see all the helpful attempts, but sure hope the OP got it figured out by now. grin

transfer

if you have mapsource just send the data to it and save the file then download to your new GPS

Old Thread but nothing wrong with further discussion

Bayou Navigator wrote:
golfnm8 wrote:

We are now responding to two year old questions? Ya gotta love it!

Not hard to see where it got started. Glad to see all the helpful attempts, but sure hope the OP got it figured out by now. grin

None of my posts were directed to the OP.

Given the title of the thread I figure that newbies doing a search are almost certain to find this thread and that further discussion about it could be useful to anyone that finds it.

Like a charm

The mapsource way worked like a charm.
Thanks for the tip.

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How did this wind up as an active post on Mar 2, 2013?

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Last post Feb 2011

How did this wind up as an active post on Mar 2, 2013?

Sorry for duplication

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@geochapman

geochapman wrote:

How did this wind up as an active post on Mar 2, 2013?

I have been sitting here working on FAQs for about an hour. Periodically - like right now at 4:19 on 4/2/13 - I switch over to unread posts to see what is there. I did not see this as being in my "unread posts".

So, that begs the question, how did you get to this thread and decide it was "active"?

Recent Posts?

"Recent posts" can show new content when "unread posts" show no new content.

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon

Wonder how that happens

alandb wrote:

"Recent posts" can show new content when "unread posts" show no new content.

Got any clue?

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I think one way it can happen is when someone updates an old post instead of adding a new post. I am not sure of that though...never really tested it. It may also happen if the admin does something that tweaks the thread. Maybe JM will clarify.

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon