Something for the FYI File.
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Something unusual happened two days ago I thought I'd share. I have a Nuvi 1450, which has worked flawlessly. I have an 8GB SD card in it for storing POI's. I choose to leave them on the SD card, just a personal preference. It's always worked just fine. Then the other day I happened to notice that a 'new' poi I loaded wasn't appearing, and that the "Borders Books" database was now back on the display. (I previously deleted it). In any event it took a couple of days for me to investigate. Now during that time, one morning I turned the unit on and the familiar, (Do you want to load your poi database onto the unit, message wasn't there, it said there was no Extras loaded) I connected the 1450 to the PC and accessed the SD card directly from Windows.....(as if looking at a hard drive). What I found was a folder labled Garmin, then a second folder inside that labled, POI, and then the .GPX file. I erased them all, and downloaded a NEW .gpx file directly to the card, NO FOLDERS. And now it's back working again with the updated info.
I'm scratching my head trying to figure out.....HOW those 2 folders got there. Cosmic rays ?????? No one else but me has access to the unit. Anyway, it's just like ham radio occurrences, sometimes you cant' quit scratching your head and saying, "How the heck did THAT happen?"
FYI File
Something unusual happened two days ago I thought I'd share. I have a Nuvi 1450, which has worked flawlessly. I have an 8GB SD card in it for storing POI's. I choose to leave them on the SD card, just a personal preference. It's always worked just fine. Then the other day I happened to notice that a 'new' poi I loaded wasn't appearing, and that the "Borders Books" database was now back on the display. (I previously deleted it). In any event it took a couple of days for me to investigate. Now during that time, one morning I turned the unit on and the familiar, (Do you want to load your poi database onto the unit, message wasn't there, it said there was no Extras loaded) I connected the 1450 to the PC and accessed the SD card directly from Windows.....(as if looking at a hard drive). What I found was a folder labled Garmin, then a second folder inside that labled, POI, and then the .GPX file. I erased them all, and downloaded a NEW .gpx file directly to the card, NO FOLDERS. And now it's back working again with the updated info.
I'm scratching my head trying to figure out.....HOW those 2 folders got there. Cosmic rays ?????? No one else but me has access to the unit. Anyway, it's just like ham radio occurrences, sometimes you cant' quit scratching your head and saying, "How the heck did THAT happen?"
Did you happen to do a firmware update prior or during that time?
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No
No I did not. Although I've done other firmware updates in the past and they never altered files on the SD card. At least that I'm aware of. As I said, the unit has always worked flawlessly and continues to work without a hitch, now that I've corrected the SD file structure.
GSAK?
If you are using GSAK to process and upload your geocaches (presuming you geocache) I have found that certain Garmin download macros do the actions you describe above and it is most disconcerting. Disconcerting because I am most careful when my Nuvi 1350 is plugged into my laptop and I am manipulating files on the Nuvi and on the micro sd card and I know I did not create the aforementioned subdirectory or files.
phlatlander
Thanks !!!!!!!!
Thanks for the headsup on this interaction phlatlander.......I appreciate it !
Santa's Elves..!!..?
Maybe it's Santa's Elves playing a little trick on you.
Nuvi1300WTGPS
I'm not really lost.... just temporarily misplaced!
It's the Gremlins
Maybe it's Santa's Elves playing a little trick on you.
Nuvi1300WTGPS
They'll do it every time.
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Talked to Garmin a couple
Talked to Garmin a couple month's ago about a problem with the latest version of the POI loader loading to SD cards. Long story short, when loading to the SD card the files are not loading correctly. You can correct them if you know what you are looking for, or install to internal memory (it installs to internal memory correctly) and copy to the SD card. It was to much work to me so I went back to the old POI loader which works perfectly. Maybe by now there is a new POI loader out that corrected this problem, not sure, haven't checked.
nope
Talked to Garmin a couple month's ago about a problem with the latest version of the POI loader loading to SD cards. Long story short, when loading to the SD card the files are not loading correctly. You can correct them if you know what you are looking for, or install to internal memory (it installs to internal memory correctly) and copy to the SD card. It was to much work to me so I went back to the old POI loader which works perfectly. Maybe by now there is a new POI loader out that corrected this problem, not sure, haven't checked.
2.6.1 is the last version which worked correctly. (and I still run)
Illiterate? Write for free help.
2.6.1
Ditto. I shut my auto-updates off in POI Loader.
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