"Save as" vs "Export"

[Sam Kramer]

For about the last six years, I have created routes in the MyRoute app (I love it), and then used the "Save as" option for "HD Boom Box 2019 (track)" and everything worked out fine for both my Harley Boom Box GPS and then my Harley Skyline GPS. I never used the "Export" option.

Now I've traded in my H-D Road Glide and have both a H-D Heritage (I plan to use a Garmin Zumo XT3 for that) and a BMW R 1300 RT, where I want to use my iPhone paired with the BMW Connected Ride. YouTube pages and forums seem refer to the Export option to convert MyRoute files.

I never had any issue with my Boom Box and Skyline GPS systems using the "Save as" option. What's the difference between that and "Export'? If possible, I would appreciate being directed to a recent YouTube video or webpage describing this. Most of the things I've found are 5 years old, or more.

Thanks in advance for helping an old guy try to keep up with technology!

Regards,
Sam