How do I download Topo U.S. 24K Southwest maps from a DVD into Basecamp on a MacBook without an optical drive?

In 2012 I bought Garmin's Topo U.S. 24K Southwest maps on a DVD. Now I want to use Basecamp on my MacBook, which doesn't have an optical drive. How do I load the maps from the DVD into Basecamp? I have a 2009 Mac Pro with an optical drive.

Looking at my Garmin account, I don't see a record showing that I bought the DVD. The price tag on the DVD package looks like I bought it at REI. REI shows my purchase history to 2016. Can I download the maps from Garmin?

I tried copying the DVD onto a USB thumb drive but all that copied was a small "Install Topo U.S. 24K Southwest v2" file, without copying the maps. I tried Command-Shift-period to show hidden files on the DVD but no files showed.

Then I cabled my MacBook to my Mac Pro with a USB cable. On the Mac Pro I opened "Sharing" in System Preferences and checked the box for "DVD or CD Sharing." I looked for "Remote Devices" in a Finder window under Locations on my MacBook but I couldn't find this.

0 danham_ over 2 years ago

It has been a bunch of years since I did this, but I seem to recall that you can convert DVD maps to a format BC can read, so if you do that on your 2009 Mac, you could then transfer the converted files to your Pro over a network or thumb drive and use them there. What I can't recall is if I had to run Windows on the machine that does the conversion. Here are instructions for the Windows process that may offer some clues: support.garmin.com/.../

0 TDKEHOE over 2 years ago

I called Garmin and they gave me a 20% discount on the Topo maps on an SD card.

0 TDKEHOE over 2 years ago

Another solution is to download the free Open Street Maps topos. This was a bit complicated but there are instructions on the web,