nuvi 360 can't see gpi file?

Although the Nuvi should see the gpi file on the card and offer you the option to put it on the Nuvi or leave it on the card, if the Nuvi isn't seeing it you can always put it on the Nuvi yourself.

Attach the 360 to your computer, and copy the gpi file from the card to the POI folder on the GPS. If it's a valid gpi file the Nuvi should be able to use it.

On the other hand, the 360 may be old enough that it only will see and use a poi file that called poi.gpi. Try renaming your gpi file to poi.gpi and see if the Nuvi then will see it on the card and if not, try moving it to the POI folder on the Nuvi.

One other thing to consider is where on the SD card is the file. It should be in the poi folder which is under the Garmin folder established in the root directory. Using the latest versions of POI Loader will create the folder structure if it isn't present.

WinDoze likes to hide extensions (unless you tell it not to). So what may appear to be 'poi.gpi' could really be 'poi.gpi.xml'. Garmins don't understand that a .gpi file is a specialized .xml file.

Bob,

I think you have GPI and GPX confused. Apple computers sometimes append the XML extension to GPX files as a GPX file, used for input to POI Loader, is written using XML code and extensions. GPI files are the 'compiled' output from reading both CSV and GPX inputs used by POI Loader.

My recollection is that - even though POILoader used to always create a file called poi.gpi - you could always rename the file to "whatever.gpi" and have the unit recognize and use it. Garmin would try to treat any file in the POI folder with an extension of .gpi as a point of interest file.

The current version of POI Loader gives you the option of naming the .gpi file, defaulting to the folder name to which you have pointed POI Loader.

The OP may not have gone to My Locations > Custom POIs to find the file that is on the SD card.

The OP may not have gone to Settings > Proximity Points to turn on alerts.

Assuming that the OP has not done any renaming, etc., it should not matter whether the PC settings are showing extensions or not. The 360 does not care what the setting on the PC are.

If you are looking for the location of the custom pois on the GPS and to review them see http://www.poi-factory.com/node/1375 .Make sure to touch custom pois last.

Welcome to the site.

Welcome

First, a suggestion many others here will make is to ask that you to ask Globe Turtle that your User Id be changed to eliminate the email portion (to avoid spammers).

There is a Getting Started button in the upper right of this page right under POI Files. It is worthwhile visiting this page.

To make navigation easy, most browsers provide the following option. When you want to follow a link - but still keep your current page open - you can hold down the "Ctrl" key as you left-click on a link. That action will open a new "Tab" in your browser up on the "Tab" bar. When you then left-click on that new "Tab", you will follow the link - leaving the "Tab" you are now reading open and available to click on and return here.

So, using the "Getting Started" link, you might try the "Ctrl" - left-click sequence and then return here. You can return by either "X-ing" out of the "Getting Started" page (using the "X" on the "Tab" itself) or just left-clicking on the "Tab" for the page you are on right now.

Since you are new here, I encourage you to go through a couple of the Beginner Education FAQs.

The first link makes sure the settings on your computer are such that you can do more advanced POI loading.
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/30393

At least one of the replies above commented on extensions. To make sure you do not run into "double extensions", this first tutorial walks you through getting your settings such that you can work more easily on POI files with icons and sound alerts.

The next link helps you make a backup of your GPS by attaching it to your computer. (NEVER do anything to your GPS until you have a backup)
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/30394

We cannot emphasize enough the necessity of having a backup. Things happen at the most unexpected times and for the silliest of reasons.

Now, a question to you to help us help you.

Where did the .gpi file on your SD card come from? Did you use POI loader to put it there?

Are we assuming correctly that you are asking how to make the points in this file into destinations?