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Change download location for map-updates

Is there a way to change the default download location from "C:\ProgramData\Garmin\CoreService\Downloads" to another directory on another drive?
Yesterday my harddrive almost ran out of space (90 %) during map update for my Edge 1000.

Cheers
Uwe

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geoced over 5 years ago +6

You can create a directory junction to move the Dowloads folder to a different drive (using mklink /J Downloads "X:\path\to\Garmin\Downloads).

The files will be stored there but this doesn't resolve…
9327250 over 4 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB +1

no there is only small disk and I have only system and some usefull aplication on it. I cant move anything

all my user data are already on disk D:

it is Garmin's ridiculous idea that he did not give the…

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0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago in reply to 9327250

Try making the suggestion here https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/ideas/

0 TimKaul over 4 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

I just bought a new Fenix 6x Pro. Is there still no solution to this problem? My c: drive does not have enough space but my e: drive is huge?

0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago in reply to TimKaul

https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=cXI9K1tJo50OK1MFyskKq5

0 Krzemien over 4 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

I think the enquiry is about temporary place where maps are downloaded first, prior to pushing them to the device (or PC), rather than where these maps are to be installed on a PC.

This is always @ "C:\ProgramData\Garmin\CoreService\Downloads" and cannot be changed. Which is tad inconvenient...

0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago in reply to Krzemien

Ah that's true

0 8296360 over 4 years ago

I've been having this problem and this question since years too, the only solution was to use a different computer, but today I went back to trying to do it on my old netbook because I need to and ran into the same problem again. Note that others have commented this is still an issue two years on. It's just rubbish that Garmin won't give you an option for a temporary download location before pushing maps to the device. Can't believe you still can't do it.

0 9116631 over 2 years ago in reply to LloydStevens

Thanks! Works perfectly ;)

0 7117605 over 2 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

Could not get to step 9 of the Registry procedure... Not seeing what I'm supposed to see apparently, things must have changed on Windows and the tutorial is not up to date
Under the "Garmin" Folder in the registry, there is only 1 sub folder named "Express", and in this one, the following files : "default", "elevatedinstallpath", "installlocation" and "rootinstallationdirectory". Any idea where to find that map location to delete?

0 7117605 over 2 years ago in reply to 9116631

Unfortunately changing the Download location didn't work for me, still get the message saying my hard drive is full (so I assume it's still trying to install the maps on my C drive)

0 JohnfromPA over 2 years ago in reply to 7117605

Do some cleanup of stuff that Garmin Express leaves behind. The big culprits are left over map files that are in C:\ProgramData\Garmin\CoreService\Downloads\Map. Each map there (on a USA machine and recently "Map_Map.NA.2023.20") is about 6.8 GB in size. They can all be deleted although I think it best to keep one, the most recent. Once you clean them up, make sure you empty the Recycle Bin and then retest.