TomTom device back-up.

[Blueknight]

Hi, I am new to the forums and a new TomTom Start 50m owner.1st gps I have ever had. I did all the updates and back-ups.Well lo and behold I had a HDD problem with my computer and lost the original back-up. I have since did another and now I keep a copy on a thumb drive for safe keeping. My 50m is working great Just thought I'd share the idea about backing up your back-up.

 

[canderson]

Good plan. You never know when that backup you need will turn out to be a dud, so 2 is always insurance. Don't know which method you used, but here's how we recommend backing up, rather than using Home >>> https://www.tomtomforums.com/t17864-how-backup-contents-your-unit-computer-how-restore.html

 

[Blueknight]

Unfortunately I didn't know that to start with,but the backup I have now on the thumb drive is what is on the unit now and it is working just fine with no problems that I know of.

 

[canderson]

Since any personalized stuff will likely be on your computer's HD anyway, all you REALLY REALLY need to back up is your map folder (North_America, USA/Can/Mex... whichever). The rest can always be recovered from TomTom's server, so that map folder is the key to rebuilding a unit when necessary. You can't just re-download a map using Home with a Nav2 based unit like the 50, though begging and pleading with TT has occasionally worked.

 

[Andy_P]

Since any personalized stuff will likely be on your computer's HD anyway, all you REALLY REALLY need to back up is your map folder ...

Technically true... but it's a HELL of a lot easier to just have a complete one-to-one copy of the entire thing, so it's a one-step process to put everything back again exactly as it was.

 

[canderson]

Just reiterating the warning that if a person is going to make a second backup, just in case in case in case, it's the big map folder that had better be intact somewhere!