Please also refer to our USER GUIDE for Downloadable links for MAC, under our FAQ category for Tutorials & Videos.
If you are using a Macbook you’ll need Garmin BaseCamp to view the map(s) and to do route planning on your T4A GPS Maps and Garmin MapInstall to send the map(s) from your Macbook to your GPS device.
Garmin BaseCamp for Mac: to do route planning and view the GPS Map.
Garmin MapInstall : to transfer the GPS Map to your GPS unit.
Garmin MapManager: this is where your installed GPS Maps will be listed and where you will uninstall your GPS Maps.
Install these applications from Garmin’s website before continuing the steps below.
Follow these steps to transfer waypoints, routes and tracks to your GPS unit using Garmin BaseCamp for Mac:
NB! If you have a older version on your internal memory of the GPS or an SD Card then, you must remove it before transferring the new maps to your GPS unit. Explore the internal memory / SD Card and look either under the Garmin folder or map folder for the file ending with img. Cut this file and place it on your desktop for safety. After following the steps below, where the new maps are place successfully on your GPS. You may remove the img file form your desktop.
- Open BaseCamp.
- Go to TRANSFER > SEND “My Collection”. The window below will open on your screen.
- Select your GPS or No Name from the dropdown menu. If you select your GPS the data will be transferred to the internal memory of the GPS. If you select the No Name device then the data will be transferred to the SD card in your GPS.
- Ensure that ROUTES, TRACKS, WAYPOINTS AND GEOTAGGED PHOTOS are ticked. Then click Send.
Close after the transfer has been completed. All your waypoints will be listed on your GPS under Favourites. If your GPS can receive routes the routes you have created will be listed under your Trip planner (depending on your GPS model).
To transfer the map(s) to your Garmin GPS using Garmin MapInstall:
Each time a map set is sent to a Garmin GPS the previously loaded maps are erased from the GPS. If your Garmap maps are loaded on your SD card, send T4A maps to the internal memory of your device and vice versa. Please note that the SD card has to be inserted in the GPS device if you want to transfer maps to the SD card. Remove the SD card from the GPS device if you wish to have the GPS Maps sent to the internal memory of the GPS.
NB! If you have a older version on your internal memory of the GPS or an SD Card then, you must remove it before transferring the new maps to your GPS unit. Explore the internal memory / SD Card and look either under the Garmin folder or map folder for the file ending with img. Cut this file and place it on your desktop for safety. After following the steps below, where the new maps are place successfully on your GPS. You may remove the img file form your desktop.
Connect your GPS device to your Macbook in order to transfer the GPS maps.
Step 1: Open MapInstall b> Go > Applications> Garmin MapInstall.
To transfer maps to your device’s internal memory, remove the SD card from your GPS and connect to’ GPS unit into your Macbook. The GPS will be listed Nuvi 3790 (unit ID 3820880631)
If you want to transfer maps to the SD card in your device, then insert the SD card in your GPS and plug it into your Macbook. The GPS will be listed Nuvi 3790 (unit ID 3820880631)+ SD Card.
Step 2: Click on CUSTOMIZE to select the map(s) you want to send to your device.
Step 3: Click on the map name that you want to send to your GPS device. (Once the map is selected, it will be highlighted on the screen).
Step 4: Click on Send Maps on the bottom right hand corner of MapInstall to transfer the maps to your GPS device.
Step 5: The following screen will appear below.
Click on confirm.
Please note that the transfer should not take hours as indicated on the screen.
Step 6: Once the transfer is successfully done you’ll see the page below.
Click on Done once the installation is complete.
The maps will now be listed under your Map Information on the GPS. Select the maps by ticking the box next to the map name or by enabling it. (Please note that the Tracks4Africa GPS Maps may not be used in conjunction with any other GPS Maps).
ClassicStrider (verified owner) –
In February 2023 we received a free BETA copy of the North Africa GPS Map (Libya, Tunisia and Algeria) from you; but we only used this in Tunisia. After some initial problems we were very pleased with this GPS map – took us everywhere we wanted to go without problems. In the beginning it was quite hard to get used to the GPS Maps as it had diffulties with the various spelling of the various geographic names (French, English, Arabic) as we took from papermaps, from Maps.me or from Google maps etc. However, once we overcame this problem by entering the coordinates of the places we wanted to go it all worked really well. We determined those coordinates using either Maps.me (~90% of the locations), Google maps or from other sources – some AirBnBs, hostels, restaurants etc publish the coordinates on their websites. All in all the GPS maps made our driving in Tunisia easy and we had truly fantastic travels through this wonderful country with its lovely and most welcoming people. Thanks for giving us the BETA version! We give this BETA version a 4 out of 5 stars.
fr gr (verified owner) –
I agree with the previous comment, the map is very poor.
One suggestion, if it’s possible make the track more visible (bigger). I am using on my Garmin overlander and unless you zoom there is no way to see the tracks
M Roben (verified owner) –
Unfortunately, buying these maps are a complete waste of money. Only the main roads are available. Even big cities such as Tunis only have the big main roads included. The free maps from OSM (or OSM based maps) have so much more details.
Janine Reyneke –
Hi there – thanks for your review. Tunisia, Algeria and Libya are not as often visited as other countries in Africa, we therefore do not get that much user data contributions from those areas to update our map. We therefore sell the map we have very cheaply – R40 – and we do mention, in bold, that the map is routable but moderately detailed.