Very confused about Garmin micro sd card in Nuvi 1490T
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I put the SD card in. It appeared on my computer as Drive F - not "Garmin SD" as I have seen on posts in this forum. The card is readable from the computer and also the Garmin as I installed Custom POIs to the card by creating a folder myself on the card called Custom POI's and then when the unit turned on asked if I wanted to load them to the unit. So the they are there.
Now, I kept getting that message asking me to load them or not and I saw in the faq to go to say yes to that and then I would see s check box to not ask me that again. No such check box appeared - only a check box with the poi file and an Install button on the bottom. I actually clicked that install but I still get asked about transferring the POIs every time I turn on the unit. What am I doing wrong. I don't want to transfer these POIs permanently to the unit. I want to keep them on the card. This is a pain having one more screen to go through before the unit starts.
Almost sure that I seen a
Almost sure that I seen a post on here that you can't stop the 1490 from asking to install to GPS. Will see if I can find the post.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Write protect the microSD
Are you using POI Loader to compile the Custom POIs?
If you just copied a file to the MicroSD, delete it first, then run POI Loader.
There's a little write protect switch on the microSD. If you write protect the microSD, it should not ask more than one time.
But why bother putting them on the microSD? The poi.gpi (compiled Custom POI) file is very small.
Zumo 550 & Zumo 665 My alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.
I used POI loader to place
I used POI loader to place the POIs on the card. I have only 48mb left in memory on the unit and I do not want to delete anything from the unit memory just yet. I have 8gb empty on the card - so I might as well use it.
It just seems to me that the unit is made to work with SD memory to supplement its own. It should not be asking each time it is turned on to transfer files into the unit's memory. I guess every GPS company's software has its quirks - and this is Garmin's.
Garmin 1490T and Tom Tom In-Dash Eclipse II
Write protect...
I don't believe a micro SD card has a write protect switch...at least mine doesn't...Garmin told me there is no way to have the unit stop asking you if they are on the SD card. I finally loaded them on the unit. As others have stated they do not take up much room...I use the SD card mainly for pictures.
Bobby....Garmin 2450LM
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I don't believe a micro SD card has a write protect switch...
And, you are very correct! SD cards do, even the ones that have adaptors for the micro cards. But, the micro SD (the card for cell phones) does not.
nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK
My Bad
Oops, I also have a Garmin with SD cards that has the write protect switch. I should have looked at the microSD before assuming it also had a switch.
Zumo 550 & Zumo 665 My alarm clock is sunshine on chrome.
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'Loading' the POIs copies them to main memory. I believe you ought to be able to delete the source file from the Micro-SD card without compromise.
Just remove the card and power up the unit first, to see. If the custom POIs are still there then you have your answer.
Currently have: SP3, GPSMAP 276c, Nuvi 760T, Nuvi 3790LMT, Zumo 660T
I don't think so.....
It copies the poi's to the destination you select...the sd card or the gps unit...it does not copy to both....
Bobby....Garmin 2450LM
I've asked it before
Almost sure that I seen a post on here that you can't stop the 1490 from asking to install to GPS. Will see if I can find the post.
Yup, I've asked the question before, and unlike other models where you can convince the unit to stop asking about copying the POIs from the SD card to internal memory, the 1490T will always ask on bootup. I just gave up and made room in internal memory for the POIs by removing un-needed voices and maps (for example I don't load Mexico in internal memory, and put it on the SD card)
Wonder why?
Almost sure that I seen a post on here that you can't stop the 1490 from asking to install to GPS. Will see if I can find the post.
Yup, I've asked the question before, and unlike other models where you can convince the unit to stop asking about copying the POIs from the SD card to internal memory, the 1490T will always ask on bootup. I just gave up and made room in internal memory for the POIs by removing un-needed voices and maps (for example I don't load Mexico in internal memory, and put it on the SD card)
Makes you wonder why some units can stop it and others can't.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
Mine does
I don't believe a micro SD card has a write protect switch...at least mine doesn't...Garmin told me there is no way to have the unit stop asking you if they are on the SD card. I finally loaded them on the unit. As others have stated they do not take up much room...I use the SD card mainly for pictures.
I's just a little slide button on the side. Just slide it one way or the other and it write protects.
John_nuvi_
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It's just a little slide button on the side. Just slide it one way or the other and it write protects.
Only on an SD card, or with the adapter. Not the micro card.
nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK
Wrong...
I don't believe a micro SD card has a write protect switch...at least mine doesn't...Garmin told me there is no way to have the unit stop asking you if they are on the SD card. I finally loaded them on the unit. As others have stated they do not take up much room...I use the SD card mainly for pictures.
I's just a little slide button on the side. Just slide it one way or the other and it write protects.
The micro sd card does not have the switch...if you put in in the sd adapter the adapter has the switch.
Bobby....Garmin 2450LM
Wonder Why...
Almost sure that I seen a post on here that you can't stop the 1490 from asking to install to GPS. Will see if I can find the post.
Yup, I've asked the question before, and unlike other models where you can convince the unit to stop asking about copying the POIs from the SD card to internal memory, the 1490T will always ask on bootup. I just gave up and made room in internal memory for the POIs by removing un-needed voices and maps (for example I don't load Mexico in internal memory, and put it on the SD card)
Makes you wonder why some units can stop it and others can't.
It's all in the programming... For some reason, the programmers have decided that this is ok. there may be a hardware issue that requires this though.