![]() I would advise that any third party maps be only sent to the microSD so that the original map can reside on the internal memory and there is room to replace it with any updates, MapInstall won't allow the deletion of the original map and it is not shown as present although you can see from the amount of 'Free' space on the internal storage that something is taking up space, With all maps removed from the internal memory my 8GB Nuvi shows about 6GB free MAPINSTALL 4GB LIMIT In my case the 'Error' was due to Express being unable to find suitable free memory on the GPS unit (a Nuvi56 satnav) with 8GB internal memory and an 8GB microSD card, it had the previously installed City Navigator Europe map=2.4GB, and 2 third party maps, (OSM=700MB and Toasty Talker=2.3GB), all of which were on the internal 8GB leaving only a few hundred MB free, the problem was that although there was an almost empty 8GB microSD with only 140MB world maps on it, the new map which was 4.8GB was not sent due to Garmin MapInstall only 'seeing' the microSD as 4GB not 8GB We know this works for the devices mentioned below.I have recently had problems when updating the Lifetime maps from Garmin using Garmin Express, the download fails with an 'Error' message, there are 3 options when performing a map download using Express, they are 'To GPS unit only', 'To computer only' and 'To both GPS unit and computer', I used to select this last one so that I could use the map with Garmin Basecamp even when the GPS wasn't connected to the computer, however If you are getting download failures I would select 'To computer only', This will allow you to see the new map in Garmin Basecamp and then use Basecamp to send the map (or part of it) to your GPS. There are ways to change this, but this is pretty advanced stuff. You will notice that the name on your device is different than the name you gave the file, that’s normal. Did this work for you? Let me know your GPS model in the comments! Luckily, with the current models, this should not be a problem! Just change the name of your file to something more memorable like for example “map-sweden” before copy-pasting it into the Garmin folder. ![]() Uploading multiple maps on your device was not possible with older Garmin devices. What if I want multiple maps on my device?Īs you will have noticed, the file we have been working with is called gmapsupp.img. In there you will find a folder Garmin, open that and copy-paste your file in there. Take the one that is not called Garmin, it will be somthing like USB-station (F:). Only when connecting your device to your computer, you will see two different drives pop up. If you bought a memory card for your device, you can upload your maps on there. What if I’m using a memory card in my device? If you have any trouble with the steps above or just advice in general, let me know in the comments! We’ll try to figure it out and afterwards it will be added to the FAQ section. I do this, just to be sure they don’t interfere when routing (but this may be superstition).
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