How to use MobileTracker without SD Card

Some time ago we were the first site that reported about the – at this time – revolutionary application MobileTracker from Skylab Mobilesystems Ltd. for recording GPS tracklogs in the famous KML/KMZ and GPX format. Since then the application has experienced several updates including photo tagging and kmz tracklog generation. It is now also available for Windows Mobile PocketPC and Smartphone mobile devices.

The last version 1.4.0 of MobileTracker for BlackBerry added a small and inconspicuous feature which no one would really mention. You can adjust the directory where you want to put the tracked tracklog file to. This seems to be quite normal to all of us, but it basically opens the application to a lot of older BlackBerry devices like the BlackBerry 8700 and 7130 series! If those device are running BlackBerry OS 4.2 (if not: check out the howto upgrade your BlackBerry OS) you can use MobileTracker as well. But the MobileTracker for BlackBerry site just states: “Designed for: 8100, 8120, 8130, 8300, 8320, 8310, 8800, 8820, 8830.”

Finally, here is how it works: As you do not have an installed SD-Card in your BlackBerry 8700 or 7130 (those device do not come with a SD-Card slot) you need to store the tracklog file in your BlackBerry’s internal memory. This memory is quite limited, so please be careful and do not store too big files. It might slow down your system if you do. Anyway, to do so please proceed as followed.

• Open MobileTracker.
• Open the menu.
• Select Options.
• Go to the Directory field.
• You should find the “/SDCard/blackberry/” in there.
• Replace it with “/store/home/user/”.
• Select Save & Close and start tracking.

Now, all further tracked tracklogs will be stored in tracklog files within the “/store/home/user/” directory. You can of course select another directory here, but you must make sure that the directory already exists!

You can get a license of MobileTracker for BlackBerry at: MobileTracker for BlackBerry ($24)
The Windows Mobile version is available at: MobileTracker for Windows Mobile ($24)

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