[pct-l] Garmin 60CSx halfmile' map question

[Ate Tuna]

If the memory card that shipped with the unit is being used, then you're
correct because that memory card only has 64 megs of storage, but Joshua
said he had a 4 G card which I assume is 4 gigs.  That should be more than
enough space if he's just uploading the PCT states.

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:55 AM, Kolby Kirk <admin at thehikeguy.com> wrote:

> I've had incredibly slow uploads (1-2 hrs) that have ended with an
> error.  If I remember correctly, it had to do with available memory,
> as in not having enough of it.  I'm unable to load more than the first
> three PCT sections of Halfmile's waypoints due to memory.
>
> Kolby
>
> On Wednesday, April 20, 2011, Ate Tuna <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 7 hours sounds incredibly excessive, but I've never tried transferring
> maps
> > directly to my Garmin.  I prefer using a memory card reader and
> transferring
> > maps to that.  Apparently it's faster, and it shouldn't screw up my
> Garmin
> > if the transfer process fails.
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 7:56 AM, Joshua Pinedo <joshua.pinedo at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> So yesterday I started the 4-6 hour map uploading process from
> Halfmiles'
> >> guidelines.  I had about an hour left (it was uploading for 6 hours by
> this
> >> point), and I just couldn't for the life of me stay up any longer.  I
> woke
> >> up this morning and there was an error message and I was pretty
> distraught.
> >> Has anyone experienced this? I saved my 24K Maps and The PCT overlays in
> >> Mapsource.  Should I just go back to that same point and 'send to
> device'
> >> again and hopefully not get another error message? will it take 7 hours
> >> again or has some information been saved on my 4 G memory card?  Will it
> >> just rewrite over what was uploaded or will it pick up where it left
> off?
> >> My
> >> main thing is wanting to know if I need a new micro SC card or not..
> >>
> >> sorry for all the questions..
> >>
> >> first GPS ever
> >>
> >>
> >> best,
> >>
> >> Joshua
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