Backing up my device

Backing up your device is currently not possible for the following navigation devices:
GO 1000 series, GO LIVE 800 series, Via series, Start 20 series, Start 60, Blue&Me TomTom 2 LIVE, Sony XNV, TomTom Connect.
We are working hard to offer this as soon as possible.

The easiest way to make a backup of all the contents of your TomTom device is by using TomTom HOME. You can make one backup per device and store it on your computer. When you make a new backup, the old backup for that device is overwritten.



Note: TomTom HOME is not compatible with NAVIGATOR 5/MOBILE 5- or earlier versions of these products.


  1. Connect your navigation device to your computer and switch it on.
    TomTom HOME starts automatically.

    If TomTom HOME does not start, do one of the following:
    • Windows: Click on the Start menu and go to All Programs > TomTom and then click on TomTom HOME.
    • Mac: Click Go in the Finder menu and choose Applications, then double-click TomTom HOME.


  2. Click Back up and restore in the HOME menu.

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  3. Click Back up my device and then click Back up now.

  4. HOME backs up your device.

    Wait until HOME has finished creating the backup.

    Then click Done.
To see where HOME saves your backups do one of the following:
  • Windows: Click Tools > TomTom HOME Preferences and then select the Folder Preferences tab.
  • Mac: Click TomTom HOME > Preferences... and then select the Folder Preferences tab.

To restore a backup, click Back up and restore in the HOME menu and then click Restore my device.

Backup your navigation device manually
In exceptional cases you may need to backup your navigation device manually. [ show me how... ]

Navigator 6
If you are using NAVIGATOR 6, you need to use TomTom HOME 1.x. [ more... ]

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