Menus

At the top of HOME, you will see a menu bar with the following menus:

Note for Mac Users: On the Mac, the menu options available on your HOME menu bar are the same as those described below, they are just in a slightly different order.

File menu

Log In/Log Out -  on the File menu, click Log In to log in to your TomTom account. When logged in, this command changes to Log Out. You can also log in by clicking Log In in the top right-hand corner of the TomTom HOME window.

See: Create a MyTomTom account and login

Close - on the File menu, click Close to close TomTom HOME. TomTom HOME will not close completely; it will continue to run in the background so that it can detect when you connect your TomTom device to your computer.

Device menu

Disconnect Device - on the Device menu, click Disconnect Device to break the connection between your TomTom device and your computer. You can then disconnect your TomTom device from your computer.
Change Device... - click Change Device to swap between devices connected to your computer or to set your active install location for new items.

Tools menu

TomTom HOME Preferences - on the Tools menu, click TomTom HOME Preferences to change various settings for TomTom HOME eg. language, country and startup preferences. You can also change the folders where, for example, backups and items you buy for your device are stored. See: HOME Preferences and Folder Preferences.
TomTom Map Share - click TomTom Map Share to change the settings for map corrections. See: TomTom Map Share
Use Latest Map Guarantee - if your TomTom device came with the latest map guarantee, it will be installed automatically in most circumstances. See: Latest map guarantee.
TomTom HOME extensions - click TomTom HOME extensions to install extensions to enrich your HOME experience. See: Installing extensions
TomTom HOME themes - click TomTom HOME themes to install themes to enrich your HOME experience. See: Installing extensions and themes

Help menu

Help Topics - opens this help file.
Check for TomTom HOME update - checks whether an update for TomTom HOME is available. This also happens automatically whenever you start HOME.
Read manual for my device - opens the help file for your specific device.
Online support - open the TomTom Customer Support web page.
System Information - shows you technical information about how your device and HOME have been set up. You can copy this information and send it to TomTom support if you need assistance.
About TomTom HOME - tells you the version of HOME that you are running.