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• Niall Posts: 10,859
  Superuser

  September 2018

  @petegabon
  
  MyDrive Connect only runs in a Windows or MacOS environment
  
  Some have found that it will run under a 'Wine' emulation

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• petegabon Posts: 4 [Master Traveler]

  September 2018

  No one has found a solution , also not with the "Wine Emulation" as far as I know

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• petegabon Posts: 4 [Master Traveler]

  September 2018

  Too stupid from TomTom not to find a solution for this problem

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• dmulv Posts: 667
  Superuser

  September 2018

  TomTom don't have a version of MyDrive Connect for Linux unfortunately.
  
  Your best options (in increasing order of trickiness) are:

  1. Buy a cheap laptop to install Windows on for the sole purpose of running MyDrive
  2. Get hold of a Windows 10 image and dual boot, ideally on a separate hard drive, and install MyDrive on that
  3. Install VirtualBox and create a Windows VM to install MyDrive on
  4. Wrestle with Wine to get it running on that

  The only guaranteed methods of it running are options 1 and 2, as MyDrive uses some pretty gnarly low level USB communication to keep things proprietary. Option 3 should be OK... and all the best of luck should you go for option 4 :slight_smile:
  
  Oh... one other option (which I suspect is TomTom's favourite) - buy a new wifi-enabled Go. These hook directly to your wifi network for updates, completely removing the need for MyDrive Connect.

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• petegabon Posts: 4 [Master Traveler]

  September 2018

  Thanks, I will try some

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• GillesStart42 Posts: 1 [New Traveler]

  November 2019 edited November 2019

  Hi,
  I could not succeed in installing "MyDrive Connect" work on Debian ( Ubuntu, Kubuntu ) using Wine - thru PlayOnLinux (despite versions of Visual C++ and dotNet were installed )...
  
  As my Windows 7 will end soon (14/01/2020) and upgrading to windows 10 needs to buy a new computer (mine works very well), then I decided to write to TomTom teams (using a contact form);
  their reply seems very positive for a Linux version in the very next future; I quote it :
  

  I understand that you wish to know about the availability of the mydrive connect software on your Linux computer.
  I completely understand your attachment and inclination towards linux OS.
  However, we only support Windows and MacOS as of now.
  Hence, in order to use the software, you can use a different computer of any neighbour or relative.
  I understand that it is not economical to change computers just for our software.
  Hence, I will certainly forward your feedback to our technical team who will take note of your issue and certainly come up with options for you in the future.

  
  So I invite people who needs "MyDrive Connect" on Linux to ask it directely to TomTom team ( create your account and go to https://uk.support.tomtom.com/app/contact )
  
  Bye
  
  

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