garmin assistance req

[Mike]

Right so iv copied some routes onto my sd card that is in my garmin as H:drive, however the garmin internal memory if F: drive is there a way of accessing the routes on H drive so i can see them on the garmin or do they have to be loaded to the internal F drive please?? If its only the later option then this is sub standard

[ScotRoutes]

It might help if you gave the model number of your Garmin. On my Oregon I can see routes and tracks that are in both Internal memory and on the SD card.

[paramart]

iv,e got the edge 800 put all my routes on sd card, then press menu, courses, and they are there, I used to put them on the internal drive but it used to freeze then I think slarg recommended sd works fine

[Chew]

Yes (Just worked it out )

You need to set the file structure up the same so it knows where to look to find the files

On the SD card you should have the folders:
DCIM
EULA
GARMIN
MISC

In the GARMIN one, create a GPX folder
Put your files in there

You still may want to reduce the size of the files to below 250kb, or the internal memory of the Garmin may struggle.
Done this plenty of times via bikehike and its made no difference to how the track ends up looking

[Mike]

Cheers guys, I will go and try that now chew ta.

Oh it's a 62s unit ill report back as I'm crap on computers

Hmmm just checkled the sd card and I only have

Garmin
Id

There are nobe of the other folder chew?
But when I open garmin there is a folder called gpx and that's where the tracks are stored but the unit isn't finding them when I turn it on. I don't know how to even locate h drive on the handheld

[voodoo_simon]

Can you call your H drive Garmin (I assume it's a card?) and this will confuse your unit into thinking it's garmin and then it will read your files?

[Mike]

Yes its the sd card im trying to store the routes on as my internal memory isnt enough to hold tracks i dont think?

[Chew]

When you plug it in, do you get 2 drives?

(E, F, whatever...) Each PC will call them something different

[voodoo_simon]

Yes its the sd card im trying to store the routes on as my internal memory isnt enough to hold tracks i dont think?

Correct, all my routes etc go on to the SD card.

Pretty sure my SD card is called Garmin, I was going to double check but I've lost my cable

[PaulB]

Mike,

You need to put the files in the folder called 'NEW FILES' the Garmin will then find them and show them in 'courses'. Normally the Garmin sets up the folders itself. Double click the Garmin folder on the SD Card and the New Files folder should be in there.
Hope it helps.

[Mike]

Hmmmm, done all the above and nope i still can no tfind them on the garmin? They are on the sd card when i plug it into the computer there just doesnt seem an option on the garmin to locate the tracks....oh well guess ill have to put them on the internal memory...cheers for trying people

[Dave Barter]

On the 62 I think they need to be in GARMIN/GPX directory? I could be wrong as I haven't got one.

If it does not exist then create it on the SD card in File Manager

[voodoo_simon]

Here we go

SD called is called 'Garmin Disk' (damn American at work...!)
Main file called 'Garmin'
Next file is 'GPX'

Also on an eTrex 20