How to:

First of all you must use a (nav3/nav4/nav5) device with an SDCard slot.
You must have a lifetime maps or World maps subscription or officially bought a map.
Download and activate the new maps on the SDCard.


Put a random TTGO.bif file from an old nav1 or nav2 device in a empty folder on your computer.
In the TTGO.bif file, you replace the "DeviceSerialNumber" with the serial of your new device.
Usually found at Info (or something like that) on the new device. Use the complete serial number with all digits.
LOOK OUT, if you enter the wrong serial number you can get faulty meta-codes!!!!!


Within this folder, create a folder for each map you want to download.
With R-Link-Explorer (see attached “R-Link_Explorer_1-4-1-2.rar” file) read the SDCard and copy in the map folder the xxxxxx.pna file, xxxxxx.meta file and xxxxxx.meta.dct file of the map that you downloaded and activated.
Some more about R-Link-Explorer you find in section TomTom NAV3 and in:

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Then activate TTActivator.exe and let it read the folder where all your downloaded maps are
Go to tools in TTActivator and run option "create Meta from installed content"
When it is finished, you get a list of all meta-codes from you downloaded maps.

If you still have questions, let me know.
Peter

PeterHimself Reviewed by PeterHimself on 21st June 2024. Extract metas from bought >NAV3 maps to share How to: First of all you must use a (nav3/nav4/nav5) device with an SDCard slot. You must have a lifetime maps or World maps subscription or officially bought a map. Download and activate the new maps on the SDCard. Put a random TTGO.bif file from an old nav1 or nav2 device in a empty folder on your computer. In the TTGO.bif file, you replace the "DeviceSerialNumber" with the serial of your new device. Usually found at Info (or something like that) on the new device. Use the Rating: 5