Copy Pre-Installed Map
Sat, 06/20/2009 - 2:57am
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14 years
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Warm greetings to everyone!
Glad to know POI where GPS users can share and interact with each other! I have a totally newbie question. I have a Garmin Nuvi 250 with pre-installed Singapore map. I'm going to Europe soon. My friend in Europe has a Nuvi 765 with Europe Map 2010 pre-installed. Can I copy his Nuvi's map to my Nuvi 250? I was thinking copying all the files in his Nuvi and pasting them in mine.
Is it possible?
Thanks!
Sincerely,
2415
No
The maps are tied to the unit.
Nuvi 660 -- and not upgrading it or maps until Garmin fixes long-standing bugs/problems, and get maps to where they are much more current, AND corrected on a more timely basis when advised of mistakes.
Thanks bentbiker for the
Thanks bentbiker for the very quick response!
So it means that even if I can copy and paste all the files from my friend's Nuvi 765 into my Nuvi 250 - it will not work? When you say "maps are tied to the unit" what does it mean?
Thanks for your patience!
yup...
but you can find a hack code online. heard thru the grapevine.
What it means is...
Thanks bentbiker for the very quick response!
So it means that even if I can copy and paste all the files from my friend's Nuvi 765 into my Nuvi 250 - it will not work? When you say "maps are tied to the unit" what does it mean?
Thanks for your patience!
The maps are keyed to each unit's internal serial number and if transferred won't work as the key is missing when it is checked at boot up.
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but you can find a hack code online. heard thru the grapevine.
Please, please do not discuss illegal software hacks and pirating here on this site.
The maps are copyrighted, protected data. They may only be used on the unit to which they are unlocked.
In order to use the maps on a different GPS units, you would need to purchase additional maps from Garmin.