This discussion has been locked.

You can no longer post new replies to this discussion. If you have a question you can start a new discussion

HOW TO/WHAT files to delete from Nuvi 2689 LMT to get more space in internal memory

Former Member over 6 years ago

Hello from Bosnia!
(apology for bad English)
I have Garmin nuvi 2689 LMT, with SD card (16 Gb). Map update is downloaded using Garmin Express directly to SD card, works fine. However, whenever I perform map update, I erase old map version from SD card, to prevent lack of space on SD. Internal memory in device is already almost full- says that there is 1,18 Gb free space, which is not enough for the latest update-8,22 Gb.. It appears that device's internal storage has a total of 7 Gb approx.(according the Properties).
I would like to update maps directly to device's internal memory (instead to SD), but do not know whether I may erase some files ,and, in particular WHAT file/files in the device's internal memory?
When using Win Explorer, I see, among other folders, the following folders: GPX (content: folder "Archive", files: "Garmin ExpressImport", "Temp", "Current" and "Position" (all of them are GPX fileformat), folder "Garmin" - with only one file-"GarminDevice" which is XML document. I see NO "gmapbmap. img" for which I learned here that it is a base map which must not be deleted, nor any other file like "gmapprom.gma/img/unl". So, in summ, my question is just the same as I named this topic.
I am using Win7 (not genuine OS), Explorer is set to "Show hidden files, folders" -Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/View/Hidden Files and Folders/Show hidden files, folders...

Any advice is very, very appreciated.

0 SUSSAMB over 6 years ago

You won't clear enough space to enable you to install the EU map to internal memory so I wouldn't worry about clearing space.

0 Former Member over 6 years ago

OK, thanks, but I wonder how it happen that internal device memory isn't enough for maps update, and/or there is no option for overwriting the old maps. It appears that GARMIN is forcing its faithfull customers to buy SD cards...

0 SUSSAMB over 6 years ago

Maps have been increasing in size for some time now. Express will delete old maps prior to installing new ones provided it put them there.

0 Former Member over 6 years ago

Maps have been increasing in size for some time now. Express will delete old maps prior to installing new ones provided it put them there.

Hm, maybe I am not aware of that, but after purchasing Nuvi 2689 LMT somewhere in 2016 or in spring 2017, I performed the first map update. At that very moment, Express informed me that there is not enough memory in internal storage, so I had to buy SD card. As from that moment till today, Garmin Express have never deleted old map prior to installing update, every time I perform map update, I have to delete old maps manually (on SD card, I do not even "touch" int. mem.).

0 SUSSAMB over 6 years ago

Express does it all for me. Are you messing about with the files in any way after Express has downloaded them to the card?

0 Former Member over 6 years ago

No "after Express has downloaded.." but prior to any download to SD, I delete (in fact I use option Format SD card) all files from SD, and then I perform maps update via G.Express. Update takes a couple of hours (2019.20 update took 3,5 hours, circa 8,2 GB), so I leave it over the night.

0 SUSSAMB over 6 years ago

OK. You should find Express will delete those files on the card but no harm in doing it your way :)