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 Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:49 am Post subject: How to transfer POI & Favorites? |
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I have been running TT5 for some while on a Palm T5 and have various favorites and POI stored. I have just bought a Go 700 can I transfer my old POI's etc to the 700? If yes what are the files I need to copy, the 700 has TT6 on it.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:40 am Post subject: Re: How to transfer POI & Favorites? |
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| Colinsp wrote: | I have been running TT5 for some while on a Palm T5 and have various favorites and POI stored. I have just bought a Go 700 can I transfer my old POI's etc to the 700? If yes what are the files I need to copy, the 700 has TT6 on it.
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| BGF wrote: | | Traveller wrote: | I have just upgraded from Navigator 5 on my HP 2200 to a GO 910. How, assuming there is a way, can I export my TomTom favorites from the PDA and import them into the GO 910?
I have accumulated a lengthy list and entering them all manually would be time consuming and prone to human error. |
| BGF wrote: | | philpugh wrote: | Does anyone know if there's a way to migrate your Favourites (locations) from V5.21 to V6? It's going to be a pain if you have to re-enter them all!
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Have a look here. |
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Colinsp
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks BGF but on clicking 'here' the no topic exits message comes up. Could you try again please? |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: Re: How to transfer POI & Favorites? |
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| Colinsp wrote: | I have been running TT5 for some while on a Palm T5 and have various favorites and POI stored. I have just bought a Go 700 can I transfer my old POI's etc to the 700? If yes what are the files I need to copy, the 700 has TT6 on it.
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To transfer your POI's, go into your map folder and find the named POI. There should be two files per POI that you need to copy across:
poi.ov2
poi.bmp
(change poi for the name of the point of interest your copying)
As for your favourites, I believe that these are stored in the map.cfg file (change map for the name of the map you are using)
I am not sure if this can just be copied across, but you could try it.
As always, make sure you have a full back uyp of each device should things go wrong. 
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 11:27 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks I'll try it |
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JockTamsonsBairn
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| Colinsp wrote: | | Thanks BGF but on clicking 'here' the no topic exits message comes up. Could you try again please? |
Could you confirm that you are either not a subscriber or not logged in?
The salient info was:
| Andy_P2002 wrote: | Well I'll answer that one here (but now you see why they hate double posts because the answers get scattered around? ).
Its a manual process so depending how many favourites you have, it will take a little bit of time.
1 ) First, create a new POI category (Preferences / Manage POI / Add POI category ). Call it "Favs" or whatever you like.
2 ) Then go Preferences / Manage POI / Add POI / Favourite / and select your first favourite.
3 ) Repeat step 2 for each of you favourites.
The POI file will be found in your map folder, called "Favs.ov2" (if that's what you called it). Just copy that file (and its matching .bmp icon file) to your friends machine's map folder and enable it in the manage POI menu. |
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| I was logged in but am not a subscriber but will subscribe. |
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| Colinsp wrote: | | I was logged in but am not a subscriber but will subscribe. |
The link that I had given pointed to the subscriber forum. I would have expected (hoped!) that there would have been a notice to explain.
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