Store backup information on a GPS unit's SD card.
Garmin GPS units read saved map information stored on a standard SD card and use the information to coordinate your specific directions. However, if you want to back up the map information, just in case something every occurs to the SD card, you can save the data directly onto your computer. This copies the map information, making it ready in case you ever need to upload the data onto a different SD card.
Instructions
1. Open the SD card slot on the side of the Garmin GPS unit. Push the exposed card in towards the hardware to unlock it. This pops the card out slightly, allowing you to remove the card from the Garmin device.
2. Connect the USB cable running out the rear of the SD card reader into one of the USB ports on the computer.
3. Slide the Garmin SD card into the open slot on the SD card reader. Momentarily, the computer states it has detected the new, removable storage device.
4. Click "Start," "(My) Computer" and double-click the removable device icon. A window loads with all the Garmin SD maps (and other information stored on the card).
5. Click and drag the files from the open window onto the computer. You may copy the files to any location on the system (ranging from the desktop to any self-made folder). This backs up the data stored on the Garmin SD card.
6. Close out the open SD card window, right-click the device icon and choose "Eject" when the device menu appears. Once the icon disappears from view you are able to remove the SD card from the SD card reader.
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