How to update your Backroad GPS micro-SD card

In order to be able to update your SD card information you will need to have registered your product first. (Please make sure the update applies to your version of the product, for example "Version 2.0 is now available, if you have version 1.0 click below to update". So if you have version 2.0, you do not need to update).

Updating the micro-SD card: (everyone needs to do these steps)

Step 1) VERY IMPORTANT: Please keep a complete copy of your SD Card on your computer, before updating, so you can "undo" the update if needed. or if you see that you prefer the old version. This is the ONLY way for you to go back to version 1.0.

Then Click on Login at the top of this page, or any other page on Backroad GPS Maps Website.

Shop Registration Page

Step 2) Enter your email address and password you registered with, and press login.

Account information

Step 3) Scroll down your account page until you get to "My GPS Products", click on "To Check My Products".

account info

Step 4) In front of your registered product, click on "Updates Available".

Step 5) Under "Product Updates", Click on "Map Updates for micro-SD". Save the file to your desktop.

Step 6) Please choose "SAVE AS" and save the file on your desktop. Once the download is complete, you will see the following file on your desktop.

Step 7) Go back to your account page (if you have left it). Under "Product Updates", Click on "Backroad POIs". Save the file to your desktop.

Step 8) Please choose "SAVE AS" and save the file on your desktop. Once the download is complete, you will see the following file on your desktop.

IF you have a PC/Windows Follow Steps 9-14 under "Windows Instructions".

IF you have a Mac follow Steps 9-14 under "Mac Instructions".

Windows Instructions:

Step 9) Now either put the micro-SD card in the SD card Adaptor and put it in your computers card reader OR put the micro-SD card in your unit, attach your unit to the computer and turn the unit on.
Once you have done that, go to Start>> Computer OR My computer and find the SD Card. It will be under a heading "Devices with Removable Storage". If you are not sure which one, keep clicking until you see one with Just a "GARMIN" folder in it.

What you will see if you opened our SD Card.

Step 10) Double Click the Garmin Folder. You should ONLY see the following content in the "Garmin Folder", if you see more files and folders, you are probably looking at your Unit's Garmin folder. Go back to Step 9, and try the next drive in the list.

Step 11) Drag and drop (Copy) the gmapsupp.img file you downloaded on your desktop to this folder. You have to accept the Copy and Replace options. IF you get a message that you cannot do this. Please delete the old gmappsupp.img from your card, and then copy the new one you just downloaded in there.

It will take a while for the file to finish copying.

Step 12) Double Click the POI folder.

Step 13) Delete the old "backroad" POI File that is there.

You have to accept "yes"

Step 14) Copy the new file you dowloaded into the "POI" folder. The file name will end in .gpi.

DONE) That is it, you are done. You can now use your new updated Backroad GPS maps in your unit.

Mac Instructions:

Double Click the SD Card:

Step 11) Drag and drop (Copy) the gmapsupp.img file you downloaded on your desktop to this folder. (Your mac might be trying to "mount" this file, Just Cancel that. The File should still be either on your desktop OR in your downloads folder and ready for this step.)

You have to say "Replace". It will take a while for the file to finish copying.

Step 12) Double Click the POI folder.

Step 13) Click on the old "Backroad" poi file and move it to trash.

Step 14) Copy the new file you dowloaded into the "POI" folder. The file name will end in .gpi.

DONE) That is it, you are done. You can now use your new updated Backroad GPS maps in your unit.