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jimmymerlin Regular Visitor
Joined: Mar 25, 2007 Posts: 87 Location: Swansea
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:45 am Post subject: Checking if files storred on my tom tom 910 are needed |
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Sorry, but I think I posted the query below in the wrong forum so I have re-submitted it
Hi
I have had my Tom Tom 910 fo a number of years now and have put various POI's onto it over that time period into the folder that says something like "Westen Europe"
What I would like to do is check the files I have are needed, as there are lot of strange looking files in there, so if I copied this list of files , would I be able to send it to someone on the forum who would be good enough to look at it and advise me as to the best way of "tidying" up the files and whether or not any of them could be deleted.
I am aware, from previous correspondence on the forum, that I can only store a certain number of POI's on my device , so would like to see if I have stored mine in the most efficient manner or whether they should be stored in a different way.
Hope someone can help
Many thanks |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Make sure you have the file extensions turned on and simply look for all the ov2 and bmp files as these are the POI, for example Shell would appear as two files for the single POI category:
Shell.ov2
Shell.bmp
The above applies to all POI files stored in your map folder (Western_and_Central_Europe) - Mike |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10643 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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If you use the small program DriveZ, it will copy files in any given Folder.
You can PM me, and I will give you an email address to send the images to. I can then compare them with mine.
I did answer to your other Thread, but will delete it to avoid confusion. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1135 |
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newtomoneowner Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Sep 18, 2010 Posts: 251 Location: Manchester
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Mike, sorry if its a daft thing to say, but wouldnt it be easier to just blank the tomtom using windows explorer and then connect it to TT home and let it just reinstall all the needed files and maps ? _________________ Call Me N3wt for short.....
Gone back to XP after trying Windows 7, it was nice but i still prefer XP |
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mikealder Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 14, 2005 Posts: 19638 Location: Blackpool , Lancs
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Not with a 910 it isn't, for a start it has 4GB of Loquendo TTS files that cannot be downloaded by the Home software, in fact the backups provided by the Home software used to rename all the files to lowercase making the text to speech function useless when you reinstalled the back up!
With a 910 I would only connect to Home for the occasional map update and nothing else to be honest, this is based upon experiance as I did have a 910 a few years ago, and yes, I spent hours renaming files thanks to the useless Home software when it botched the TTS files! - Mike |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: Checking if files storred on my tom tom 910 are needed |
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jimmymerlin wrote: | Sorry, but I think I posted the query below in the wrong forum so I have re-submitted it |
Moved to TomTom section..... _________________ "Settling in nicely" ;-) |
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject: Re: Checking if files storred on my tom tom 910 are needed |
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jimmymerlin wrote: |
I am aware, from previous correspondence on the forum, that I can only store a certain number of POI's on my device |
That's not actually true... You can store HUNDREDS of POI files on the device, the issues begin when you have too many of them set to show on the map at once. Even then, there's no fixed linit (AFAIK) but thing start to slow down if you have more than a couple of dozen showing all the time.
jimmymerlin wrote: | so would like to see if I have stored mine in the most efficient manner or whether they should be stored in a different way. |
About the only thing you could do is to combine categories together (if, for example, you had downloaded individual files for different bank's cash machines or for different brands of fuel, when in fact just knowing where the nearest one may be is all you really need.
But there really is NO issue having a load of extra files on the device if you aren't short of space, and I doubt you are, on a Go910! _________________ "Settling in nicely" ;-) |
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