About memory cards, Transferring files from your computer – Garmin nuvi 50LM User Manual
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About Memory Cards
You can purchase memory cards from an electronics
supplier, or purchase pre-loaded Garmin mapping
software (
www.garmin.com/trip_planning
). In
addition to map and data storage, the memory card
can be used to store files such as maps, images,
geocaches, routes, waypoints, and custom POIs.
Installing a Memory Card
The device supports microSD™ and microSDHC
memory or data cards.
Insert a memory card into the slot on the device.
Transferring Files from Your
Computer
1
Connect the device to your computer (
).
Your device and memory card appear as
removable drives in My Computer in Windows
and as mounted volumes on Mac computers.
NOTE: Some computers with multiple network
drives cannot display nüvi drives. See your
operating system Help file to learn how to map
the drives.
2
On your computer, open the file browser.
3
Select the file.
4
Select Edit > Copy.
5
Open the Garmin or memory card drive or
volume.
6
Select Edit > Paste.
The file appears in the list of files in the device
memory or on the memory card.
Disconnecting the USB Cable
1
Complete an action:
• For Windows computers, click the eject icon
in your system tray.
• For Mac computers, drag the volume icon to
the Trash .