I have to date loads of Custom Birdseye maps and other tracks, routes etc stored under my collection within Basecamp. I cannot find these on my Mac anywhere and wish to backup safely to a usb pen drive. Can anybody inform me where they are stored and any other tips for re-installing in the event of a crash etc. many thanks.
Have found the folder however cannot find anything in there that looks the same as in my basecamp software i.e maps, waypoints etc. I think that it must save these in a database file however the hole folder is only about 42Mb in size. I have 17 custom Birdseye maps alone ?
Waypoints/routes/tracks are stored under the Garmin/BaseCamp/Database folder, while overlays (BirdsEye, KMZ Custom Maps) get stored in separate folders inside Garmin/BaseCamp.
I always found it odd that BaseCamp stores user data in the '~/Library/Application Support/Garmin' directory. That is not the proper directory to store user data. It should be stored in the user's Home directory in a folder called something like 'Garmin User Data' or something like that.
I have Basecamp (for Mac) loaded on my iMac desktop and also on my MacBook Air. I create waypoints, routes etc. on my desktop and load them onto a Montana 600 which I use on my motorcycle. When on long motorcycle trips, I carry my MacBook Air, so I want Basecamp on my MacBook to have the exact same user data as I have on my desktop iMac. To do this I have been selecting File/Backup on the iMac and saving the backup file of "My Collection" on my desktop. I then use the Air Drop function to wirelessly transfer that file to my MacBook. Typically I have saved that file to Downloads on the Macbook. I then go into Basecamp, select File/Restore and choose the backup file in the Dowmloads folder. Today when I tried to do this, the Backup file was greyed out and I could not select it while in the Restore operation. I next tried saving the Backup file to the Documents folder on my MacBook and it too was greyed out when I tried to choose it for the Restore operation. Any idea why this might be and what I can do to restore my Basecamp data on my MacBook using the Backup file from my iMac? Could I have inadvertently done something different this time around?
