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Importing routes or waypoints to Garmin Mobile XT without USB connection

Normally you will install routes to Garmin Mobile XT using Mapsource's "transfer..." and your Pocket PC/Smart phone connected to your PC's USB. If you have an old device you might not be able to connect it to PC due to missing USB drivers. In my case I have a Mio P350 Pocket PC, there are no USB drivers for Microsoft Windows 7. So I use the following method to transfer routes to Garmin Mobile XT 5 installed on my Mio

Before you start make sure you have installed Mobile XT and a decent routable map on your device of the area of the route (preferrable City Navigator). Make sure Mobile XT is not running on your device.
Make sure you have the route and/or waypoints in a .GPX file. If it's another format, use Mapsource or another tool (for example Tyre) to convert it to .GPX format.
Insert SD Card in cardreader and connect to PC
Copy .GPX file to SD card in any location and call the file CURRENT.GPX
Insert SD card in your device and on your device use "File Explorer" to copy CURRENT.GPX to the folder /Garmin/gpx on the device(not on the SD card!). If there is no /Garmin/gpx folder on the device, then make it (there should at least be a /Garmin folder with a couple of .NVM files in it).
On your device start Mobile XT. After clicking "I agree", it should note it's importing the routes/waypoints. (After succesful import, Mobile XT will remove the /Garmin/gpx/current.gpx file)
In Mobile XT go to "Manage my data" / "Routes" / "View Routes", the new route should be there. If the .GPX file contained any waypoints, you can find them under "Manage my data" / "My Locations".

More Info
The fact that the import file should be called "CURRENT.GPX" and should be located in /Garmin/gpx is defined in file /Garmin/GarminDevice.xml. View this file if your interested (copy to SD card and open it on your PC).

In this file you can also see that you can import Custom POI through a .GPI file which you have to locate in /Garmin/poi (did not test this yet myself).

Please leave a comment below if this method did or did not work for you. Good luck!

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written by Paul La Haggo, November 18, 2011

Thank You, worked great

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written by Erik, August 05, 2011

One comment/question on this subject..
If i upload the current.gpx to the garmin/gpx/ on my device.. The old route is still showing, instead of the new one..

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