Issue saving huge GPX file

Hi, I'm experiencing an issue when saving my data to a GPX file:

I like (and I need) to keep organized my objects in GDB or GPX files for different purposes (Backup, sharing on websites, statistics, avoid mistakes etc)
Though I'm not yet accustomed with the new objects management introduced in BaseCamp I can live with it :-) but...

I've a file that contains 2086 Waypoints, 438 Routes, 293 Tracks (18 MB in GDB format).
I load it into BaseCamp (the time it takes to load it is neraly the same as MapSource), I apply some modifications and updates (new tracks etc) then I save my work to a new GPX file.

At the end of the process (IF it succeeds) the GPX file's size will be 97 MB.

Note that BaseCamp takes SEVERAL MINUTES (nearly 10 !) to write it (MapSource takes 10 to 15 sec. to write the same data in GDB format).

Is it normal or I wrong something?

Note also that sometimes BaseCamp gives an error and closes unexpectedly.

Andrew

iMac 27
Quad-Core i7 2.8 GHz
8 GB Ram
2TB HDD
ATI Radeon HD 4850

0 azdrmn over 14 years ago

From your submitted crash log, you are running our of memory during your GPX export. That is probably why it takes so long when it doesn't crash. When memory is low, more and more stuff is crammed into virtual memory which is very slow. The memory required to output GPX is an issue that has been improved, but needs to be improved further. For now I would suggest splitting your saves into smaller sections. Perhaps you would be happier simply backing up the database which is at ~/Library/Application Support/Garmin/BaseCamp. You can compress the files in that directory.