Using SDHC card on Nuvi 56

[David]

The main memory on my Nuvi 56 is nearly full and the SDHC card is empty.

On my older TomTom I was prompted to chose which memory to use.

I can't find anything about selecting where to store data on Garmin.
Does it just automatically roll over to the SDHC card once main memory is
full?

Cheers



Dave R

[z]

Post by David
The main memory on my Nuvi 56 is nearly full and the SDHC card is empty.
On my older TomTom I was prompted to chose which memory to use.
I can't find anything about selecting where to store data on Garmin.
Does it just automatically roll over to the SDHC card once main memory is
full?
Cheers
Dave R

In my experience on a different model Nuvi, I had to specifically point my
computer to the memory card. No big deal other than the initial mental
exercise of figuring out I had to do it manually.

Zlatts

[David]

Post by z

Post by David
The main memory on my Nuvi 56 is nearly full and the SDHC card is empty.
On my older TomTom I was prompted to chose which memory to use.
I can't find anything about selecting where to store data on Garmin.
Does it just automatically roll over to the SDHC card once main memory
is full?
Cheers
Dave R

In my experience on a different model Nuvi, I had to specifically point
my computer to the memory card. No big deal other than the initial
mental exercise of figuring out I had to do it manually.
Zlatts

For clarification, did you just move some files (such as maps) from memory
to the SDHC card and then the Garmin picked them up OK?

Thanks



Dave R

[z]

Post by David

Post by z

Post by David
The main memory on my Nuvi 56 is nearly full and the SDHC card is empty.
On my older TomTom I was prompted to chose which memory to use.
I can't find anything about selecting where to store data on Garmin.
Does it just automatically roll over to the SDHC card once main memory
is full?
Cheers
Dave R

In my experience on a different model Nuvi, I had to specifically point
my computer to the memory card. No big deal other than the initial
mental exercise of figuring out I had to do it manually.
Zlatts

For clarification, did you just move some files (such as maps) from memory
to the SDHC card and then the Garmin picked them up OK?
Thanks
Dave R

Yes, exactly. I left files that would normally remain static size-wise so I
wouldn’t exceed capacity on the unit & everything else on the huge card I
installed. My 3597 runs just fine regardless of where it has to look for
the info. I’ve got a ton of Saved destinations as well as POIs. Also have
all of North America maps as well as all of Europe. I used the Garmin in
Iceland in 2017 & it worked perfectly.

Zlatts