New Webupdater available from Garmin

Changes made from version 2.5.5 to 2.5.6:

Changed the reboot behavior of some MTP devices.
Fixed issue with communicating with Garmin servers.
Fixed issue with accessing the Temp directory.

Is is working well???

I'm running 2.5.5 Updater & 2.5.4 POI loader.

Thanks.
Fred

My favorites and recently found are still there. Seems to be OK.

Just downloaded and it seems to work just fine, Thanks for the heads up!

Why or how would Webupdater affect your favorites or recently found?

Please re-read my original post.

That's all boilerplate CYA legalese, including the part about Webupdater potentially deleting information. However, in your defense telling people to back up the stuff in question is a wise idea. It certainly can't hurt.

The whole warning was given by Garmin. The second paragraph just didn't get italicized, due to my incompetency.

I did before I asked the question since the last part of that post reads:

"For some unit updates, this software will clear user memory, including 'Recent Finds' and 'Favorites.' Please back up important data such as routes, tracks, and waypoints to MapSource prior to updating."

That's referring to the actual UNIT UPDATES (firmware updates) you can get by connecting your Nuvi to the computer and running Webupdater, and not simply installing a new version of Webupdater.

So far so stinkin good.

OK, thanks.

Well let me go and see if this will work.

I have version 2.5.5 and when I run it, I get a message stating there is no update available.

Ditto for me. Maybe the update notification will arrive in a day or two.

I'll give it a refresh - thanks for the tip off.

No issues here

I decided to download from the website and then update to the new version. It went smoothly, so the only question left is if any future unit updates will work.

I will give it a shot.

I'm signed up for email alerts from Garmin. It was in one yesterday morning.

One day later: I started the old WebUpdater and the new version auto-downloaded, followed by it asking if I want to install it. I did.

Started old WebUpdater.... new version downloaded ..... I installed it... So far, no problems. (fingers crossed)

Still not sure why we need a web update that checks frequently for map updates when Garmin only produces four updates a year.

Still not sure why we need a web updater that checks frequently for map updates when Garmin only produces four updates a year.

WebUpdater doesn't check for map updates, it checks for updates to the firmware and supporting files of the individual GPS units. I have 3 different Garmin GPSs, all of which have had FW updates at different times.

WebUpdater is one of the programs that works pretty well keeping any model GPS updated.

The new map updates are done by Garmin Lifetime Updater or, as many here refer to it, Option 2, MapUpdater. MapUpdater also works well, it is the Lifetime Updater that has had some problems since introduced.