Moving Favourites

Gee-Pee · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject: Moving Favourites

Just checking - I've been reading the FAQs on this site and it says that Favs are located in Mapsettings.cfg file and to move from one map to another involves moving this file from one Map folder to the other. Could someone clarify/confirm that the Map folder is the folder in which the W&CE map resides. I know its a stupid question...but there you go Embarassed

Second question. Can this file be moved from one device to another simply by copying this folder from one to another ?

It's just that I have a long list of Favs on one device and I would like a simple way of having the same on a newer device - Both are x30 models.
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DennisN · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:39 pm Post subject:

Mapsettings.cfg is a file which resides in the map folder, which is called Western and Central Europe (NOT "map") - I haven't got a folder called "map".

Copying the Mapsettings.cfg file could work, or it might not - I'd guess if they are both x30s and both with W&CE map the chance of success is high.

A problem with Favourites is that they often disappear with a new map update and a cure for that is to change them from Favourites to a personal POI category which usually survives new map update, but which in any case can be copied across from your backups on your PC. That POI category could be copied across 100% faultlessly.

Tell me you do backups using Windows Explorer, NOT TT Home!
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Andy_P · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject:

FAQ number 15 (from HERE) is what you need to read Gee_Pee

Copying MapSettings.cfg to retain your favourites and POI warning settings always used to work... between different software versions, different map versions and sometimes even different machines.

But if they want to add more features to the device, they need to change (or add to) the data in the file, so now it SOMETIMES does and sometimes doesn't work between different versions of map or software. At the moment, there are so many changes being made, it usually doesn't.

Copying it between two of the same model with the same software and the same map version should still work.

Gee-Pee · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject:

Thanks Dennis and Andy. Well It's worth a try then. Yes, Dennis it was just my lazy shorthand - for Map read W&CE Map folder And yes, I do not use HOME for backing up anything - all done through Win Explorer (Taught by an expert, Mike) I'll have a read of that link, Andy and learn.....and finally, yes, I did lose my Favs so hoping that I will be able to recover them from the recent BackUps I have done.

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Andy_P · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject:

Oh yes.. I forgot to say... Dennis - on recent machines you MIGHT have a folder called "maps", so we all have to be a bit more specific now rather then just saying "Put it in your map folder").

Looking at a few old backups, my 720 had this folder while it was running v7.221 and v8.300, but it's gone on the next one when I was running v8.301
The only file in there was "Western_and_Central_Europe_2GB.tlv" and every other .tlv file seems to be to help Home work out what's going on on your TomTom, so it might have been when I downloaded a map.

Gee-Pee · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

Yes, that link was very useful, Andy.
Have just gone back and found the MapSettings.cfg file in a recent BackUp. It had been on a W&CE2GB Map on a X30 and I have put it on another X30 with the W&CE Full Map on it. Worked perfectly and all my Favs are now where they should be.
Thanks.
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Andy_P · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject:

Lucky you! I've got a 720 and a 940 sitting on my desk glaring at me because I haven't got round to redoing all my warnings yet again, after MapSettings *didn't* copy across between the two map versions where it *did* work for you in that 'other' Wink

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DennisN · Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 8:26 am Post subject:

Gee-Pee · Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 8:40 am Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:22 am Post subject:

Create a custom POI Category name it _My Favourites now add all the locations in to it (including phone numbers if required). Adding the _ to the start of the POI name makes it appear at the top of the list when you select Nav To/ POI

The other big plus point is the resultant ov2 file can be used on any TomTom navigation device, if you have multiple devices that have Bluetooth you can even send the POI file from one unit to another withour cables or PC's involved - Mike

Gee-Pee · Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:39 am Post subject:

DennisN · Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 9:47 am Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 10:09 am Post subject:

Don't forget the icon thats needed, the built in ones are not much good you can shrink your Avatar down to 22x22 using Microsoft Office Picture Manager or similar, make sure the resultant bmp file has the same name as your ov2 file - Mike

DennisN · Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 10:37 am Post subject:

Hey, wicked Mike! Why didn't you tell me that way back when you told me how to do the POIs? My icon is just one of the grotty Greek temple things.
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Gee-Pee · Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 2:13 pm Post subject:

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