![]() ![]() ![]() As in step 3, I used a descriptive name for the "Volume label" field and entered " Virtual Disk Removable Media" (without the quotes), click on the " Start" button of the "Format" drive V: window (a WARNING window will appear, just click the " OK" button" of it to start the format).Ĩ - After formatting completes, click the " Close" button of the "Format" drive V: window, now you can exit/close the "ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver" window.ĩ - With "My Computer" create a " Garmin" folder on your new "V:" drive (that is named "Virtual Disk Removable Media") and copy your Garmin. The "ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver" window will show "V:" as the "Drive" and "D:\Virtual Disk Removable Media for Drive V" as the "Image file".Ħ - Click on the " V:" of the "ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver" window to enable the "Format" button, then click that " Format" button.ħ - A "Format" drive V: window will appear. Therefore, I typed in " D:\Virtual Disk Removable Media for Drive V" (without the quotes) into the "Image file" field and entered " V" (without the quotes) into the "Drive letter" field (so drive "V:" would be the Virtual Drive).Ĥ - Enter the "Size of virtual disk" that you want (I entered 4 and clicked on " Gigabytes"), check " Removable media" and click " OK".ĥ - You will now have a currently mounted disk. Let's say that for your Virtual Disk, you want to use free disk space from your "D:" drive and assign drive letter "V:" to your new Virtual Disk.ġ - Start "ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver" (from the Windows "Control Panel" or the Desktop shortcut you created above) and click the " Mount new." button.Ģ - A "Mount new virtual disk" window will then also appear.ģ - A descriptive "Image file" name and "Drive letter" will help identify what the "Image file" and "Drive letter" is for. I found a way to use disk space from another hard disk drive letter instead. ![]() The only thing I didn't like is that it uses free space on my C: drive to create the Virtual Drive. Right-click on "ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver" in your "Control Panel">select "Create Shortcut">click the "Yes" button. Models in Red are supported with the files we supply, but we do not offer Garmin Data Cards for these units.To access "ImDisk Virtual Disk Driver" easier, you can create a shortcut on your Desktop by doing the below: Select Import from GPX File and select the GPX file you downloaded.Select User Data and then the menu at the top. ![]() Click on Chart and then the menu at the top.Simply email or download the GPX file to the device and follow these instructions: You can download our GPX files and import them into Active Captain from an Android or iOS (Apple) device. When you restart the unit, they should already be loaded. Copy the GPX file to the Garmin/GPX folder on the unit. GPSMAP 42XX and 72XX users can insert the SD card with a GPX file into the unit and from the Home screen select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card and select Merge From Card to transfer it from the card and merge it with existing user data.Ĭonnect your USB cable to your unit and computer. If you are not prompted to import the spots, most Garmin units allow you to click Nav Information > User Data > Manage Card > Merge From Card and it will import in the spots. Follow the instructions on the screen and select "Merge With Card" option when prompted.Įxample of loading ADM file into Garmin XSV series. Once you have your SD ready, power on your GPS unit and stick in the SD card. Here is a video of using Garmin Homeport and Fishing Status to make a custom SD card with many tips on how to quickly remove spots for high density areas. Have a fresh SD card ready (8 GB or under recommended) and use this video for downloading, importing, and exporting to your SD card: You can follow the same instructions for Homeport in the videos below in BaseCamp, they are nearly identical.ĭownload Garmin BaseCamp or Download Garmin Homeport BaseCamp is the only option at the moment. ***PLEASE NOTE *** Garmin has discontinued Homeport and recommends Active Captain (see instructions below), which does not work on a PC or Mac. If you haven't already installed Garmin Homeport, please do this now. If your Garmin does not have this functionality, please follow these instructions for importing our fishing spots into your unit. For example you will need a Garmin folder with a GPX folder within it, and you would add the GPX file to the GPX folder. Some units require the files to be in a Garmin folder on your SD card. For some units, you can simply add the files to the SD card (GPX), allow your unit to boot up, and then stick the card into the unit and it will prompt you to import the data. Importing our fishing maps into your Garmin GPS unit is easy. ![]()
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