Backup
It is highly recommended that you make a complete
backup of your eTrex Touch GPSr before you add or remove any files from the unit. It is not uncommon to accidentally delete or overwrite important files you may need to recover later, and having an archived copy of your
eTrex Touch as you received it from Garmin may save you a lot of headache in the future.
Making additional backup archives any time you add or delete data from the unit will reduce the amount of time required to restore your
eTrex Touch to a more recent configuration should something ever go wrong. The
eTrex Touch is a small computer, after all.
Manual Archive
Simple
The quickest and easiest way to create an archive of your eTrex Touch GPSr:
- Connect the eTrex Touch to your computer via USB
- If the eTrex Touch asks "Do you want to enter Mass Storage Mode?", select [Yes]
- Wait for the eTrex Touch to enter Mass Storage Mode
- Create a new folder on your desktop named 'eTrex
Touch Archive' or something similar
- Open Windows Explorer (WIN+E) and position the window so the 'eTrex
Touch Archive' folder is still visible
- Find your Garmin eTrex Touch in the 'My Computer' window
- Left click and drag the eTrex
Touch to your 'eTrex Touch Archive' folder and release the left mouse button
- Wait for the computer to completely finish the copy process
- Right click the 'eTrex Touch Archive' folder, select Properties | General | Attributes: and tick Read-only then Apply and OK
- Save the 'eTrex Touch Archive' folder in a safe location, such as an external USB drive
Advanced
Once you have become intimately familiar with the
files and folders stored on your eTrex
Touch GPSr, you may decide that you wish to archive only specific files and/or folders each time you make changes to your
eTrex Touch. We recommend keeping the original archive as 'Read Only' while maintaining a separate archive for frequent synchronization.
Automated Archive
Simple
The quickest and easiest method to create an automated archive of your eTrex
Touch GPSr is accomplished by using the 'Backup' and 'Restore' functions within the
JaVaWa Device Manager application, available
for both Mac and PC.
Advanced
Advanced users desiring a fully automated archive process with precise controls can install
SyncBack(PC) for making regularly synchronized backups of your
eTrex TouchGPSr.
