Garmin map update issues
Hello.has anyone had any problems updating thier Garmin Nuvi? I bought the lifetime updates years ago, but now they are free. Anyways, when I go to update the map it wants a SD card. It’s had one for ...
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dodge guy wrote:
Thanks. I should’ve mentioned I put a larger card in it. My computer recognizes the card. I can download them directly to the SD card, but when I put it in the GPS it doesn’t see the card.
When I first got it I could download the parts of the US I was going to need. Never needed the card. Now it doesn’t even give me an option for parts of the US just Canada and border states. When I first started using the card I could down load all of the US. Never had an issue. Then just a few days ago I’m having hear issues. The GPS is older, probably from 2006. Maybe it’s time for a new one?
GARMIN recommend SD card size (max) and type for their various GPS can be found HERE
Also your PC may be formatting the SD card using a format not recognized by the GPS. Always download map updates via GARMIN Express on your PC while the GPS is connected to the PC via a USB cable.
I always download the maps to my PC so that I can use them with GARMIN BaseCamp and then copy them to the GPS via Express and a USB cable connection to the GPS (never directly to the SD card).
