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zafraynn
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Img file

Postby zafraynn » Thu Feb 19, 2015 6:23 pm

I tried to download the lastest Garmin Mal & Sin map to update and install into my mapsource & copy the img file into my device but the downloaded file is something else like 7z file ?
What file is this ? What do I have to do please ? Thanks.

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Re: Img file

Postby silverbeauty » Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:01 pm

zafraynn wrote:I tried to download the lastest Garmin Mal & Sin map to update and install into my mapsource & copy the img file into my device but the downloaded file is something else like 7z file ?
What file is this ? What do I have to do please ? Thanks.


7zip is a freeware data compression software.
Get the program fm here http://www.7-zip.org

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zafraynn
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Re: Img file

Postby zafraynn » Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:35 pm

Ok NVM . Thanks ... I got it . My WinRAR cannot open it. So downloaded free viewer software to extract it out. It's ok now. Used to be easier to update maps last time.
Thanks. :thumbsup:


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