Database export too big

Hi,

I'm trying to export my database to a gpx file just in case Basecamp stop working in the future but it always says the file is too big. I have 500GB left on a hard drive.

I know gpx files are much bigger than .fit but unfortunately that is not an option.

Follow bellow my itens.

Any suggestion ?

Thank you,

0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago

Wow, that's a lot of data. Space on hard drive is immaterial, it won't be that that is the issue. How are you trying to export it? If as you say a gpx file I'm not surprised it stalls.

There is a backup option under files, but I simply copy alldata.gdb and folder.gfi, the former contains your data and the latter your folder structure.

0 marcossaad_ over 4 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

Hi,

I do have backups but I wanted one in a widely useful format such as .fit or .gpx just in case Basecamp stops working on future Windows updates.

Does your method avoid tracks details such as time stamp, altitude, etc to be striped out?

I guess the solution will be doing by group of folders in several .gpx files. Problem with this method is that it will replicate waypoints that belong to more than one list.

Thank you,

0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago in reply to marcossaad_

Not sure as time stamps etc have never interested me. It creates the data and folder structure which is all I need. MapSource is still working on Win10 so I can't see why BaseCamp would stop. Perhaps export your data as a gdb file and see what you get in MapSource

0 BTLAAKE over 4 years ago

Instead of one file try one folder.

For starters, the photos will not be in a gpx file. In a gpx file, a geotagged photo will contain the waypoint information and a link to the location of the photo, but not the photo itself. I'm not sure about custom maps.

Since you will want those to be separate, you might as well try exporting separate waypoint, route and track files.

If necessary, you can always break them into 2 or more parts. The easiest way to do that would be to click on the tab in the middle of the map window (My Collection selected in the upper left pane). Choose one of the object types in the header. Try ctrl-a to select everything and export that selection. If it fails, select the first object, move the slider control to about halfway and ctrl-shift click on an entry and export that selection. If it succeeds, select the next entry and press ctrl-shift End to select the remaining entries for export. If it fails, try ~ thirds etc.

I think one folder with a few files will serve your needs as well as a single file, Yes, it will require a little more time to routinely back-up your data, but not all that much.