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Originally Posted by lightworker888
I have garmin Nuvi that I bought a year ago and have updated once. It has a lifetime maps with it but when I went to update it said there wasn't enough room. Then when I went to smaller data I could get the Eastern states but not into Canada so is there a way to get Ontario and the states down to Florida? If I add the eastern states will I lose the map with Canada? Surely I don't need a new GPS after a year!!! What is a micro SD card and would it hold enough for a few more updates? Any help is appreciated.
LW888
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If your Garmin GPS can hold a plug-in memory card (SD or micro SD), then you can load the remainder of the maps on it, as if they were all connected. I will answer briefly, since I don't feel comfortable trying to be an instructor. I was in your position last year, and had never installed an SD (secure digital) card into the slot in the NUVI. I e-mailed Garmin tech support, and was given a detailed, but complicated, procedure to complete the download. Essentially, I had to download the entire update to my computer first, then run a map installer utility which can be directed to place the additional map parts onto the card. I have just done this again for the latest release, and I think I got it right. I will look for the old e-mail, and maybe I can forward it to you.
A side benefit to all this is that I also installed the Garmin Base Camp application on my computer, which should allow me to do trip planning ahead of time. However, I have not had the time to learn the software.