Where to load POI files on your SD card

Darkie

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Where to load POI files on your SD card

Do I load the POI files to the Garmin SD card provided with the maps on it, with the unit or do I need to put the files on another SD card to load them?
When the POI files are loaded are they saved to the unit or does it read off the SD card?
Cheers

robertd

GPS: garmin nüvi 775

poi folder

I think it's better to put them in poi folder on the unit itself.

Get poiloader software:
- POI Loader for Mac, Ver. 2.1.0 (10.77 MB) January 30, 2009
- POI Loader for Windows, Ver. 2.5.3 (10.10 MB) August 22, 2008

roadrider01

GPS: Nuvi,760

Where to load POI files on your SD card

I agree with the previous post. It probably would be better to load the POIs directly into the unit. If you loaded them on the SD card it would read them off the card only when the card was installed but you should be able to do it either way. Hope this helps.

wwelacky

GPS: Nuvi 760

SD cards can be slower

Depending on your quality of SD card it may read slower, but if you have a lot of POI's you'll need to use the SD since you will run out of memory on your unit.

guenterherfurth

GPS: Garmin Nuvi 300

Where to load POI Files

Hi, You should load any POI files using the POILOADER, then the POI files will appear in the POI directory of your unit.

cheers

wcmayo

Guest

Load POI files to a SD card

I have a Garmin 450 and I am not able to download a route or POI files to the SD card. The card is a ScanDisk "Extreme" 8gb.

guenterherfurth

GPS: Garmin Nuvi 300

Load POI files to a SD card

Hi, I have a similar problem whereby both my SD cards are not recognised for the purpose of downloading waypoints and poi's. I use a card reader with POI loader and that will allow you to do the above. I don't know why the SD cards are not recognised with POI loader program, perhaps that should be addressed to Garmin.

Cheers

jaysbluaus

Guest

Re: Load POI files to a SD card

wcmayo wrote:

I have a Garmin 450 and I am not able to download a route or POI files to the SD card. The card is a ScanDisk "Extreme" 8gb.

Not all Garmin models will allow every file to be read off a SD card, as I was told by a tech staff member at Officeworks. I asked if mine would read mp3s and he said most models they have dont, and he didnt think so, but I tried mine and it read mp3 files.

hxcanada4

GPS: GPSmap76CSx

Re: Where to load POI Files

guenterherfurth wrote:

Hi, You should load any POI files using the POILOADER, then the POI files will appear in the POI directory of your unit.

cheers

Depending on the unit, a file called "poi.gpi" is created under "Garmin" folder on flash memory card of my GPSMAP76CSx

rabney

GPS: Garmin nuvi 200w

SD and SDHC cards

Sometimes only a 2 gb card will work with a device, and a 8gb will not because the firmware is different.

steve.weatherill

GPS: Nuvi 760

POI's on SD Card

I have a Nuvi 760 and load my custom POI's on a 2gb SD card along with MP#'s and talking books! No problems with speed or storage.

dtilley5

GPS: Garmin Nuvi 760

Re: SD cards can be slower

wwelacky wrote:

Depending on your quality of SD card it may read slower, but if you have a lot of POI's you'll need to use the SD since you will run out of memory on your unit.

You can gain a heap of memory on the unit by deleting all Non English Hep and Voice files, unwanted jpg photo's and the book demo's.

Beep

Guest

Garmin Nuvi 205WT

I've just bought a 205WT and I want to download the pubs POI's.
There is not enough room on the unit. Garmin have said the maximum SD card capacity to use is 2GB. I notice there are lots of cards! x2 x4 &
even x6. I just want a reliable 2GB card, any suggestions?

Much thanks.

cmavrelis

GPS: 3760T

Re: Where to load POI files on your SD card

I have Nuvi 660 and I load my POIs on 8gb SD card and all MP3 music and photos. I have no problem.

anthony_valente

GPS: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Re: Where to load POI files on your SD card

Darkie wrote:

It depends on the unit. If you can, keep the POIs seperate and in their own folder. It'll make updating them easier later.

I have Garmin Mobile XT (among others) and store the POIs on an SD card in a Garmin\POI directory.

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