Transferring maps between Nuvi LMT units
Wed, 02/14/2018 - 10:38pm
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Is there any way to transfer maps between nuvi units (2539/2559) that have Lifetime maps? One garmin rep told me that each map has a license specific to a particular unit's serial number; thus maps were not transferrable and needed to be downloaded for each unit. Another Garmin rep told me that there was a way to copy maps from one unit to another but did not explain how to do it. Thanks for the help.
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You cannot transfer maps between units. The first person you talked to was correct. There is no legal way to use the maps from one Nuvi on another Nuvi.
If you have 2 units with lifetime map updates you can use Garmin Express to download the maps to your computer and one unit and then when you use GE to update the other device it will use the files already on the computer so the update is very fast compared to the first update.
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