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Updating maps with Garmin Express, not enough space on computer

NiklasFransson
over 1 year ago

Hi,

was prompted by Garmin Express to update maps on my Forerunner 945.

As Garmin Express was installed on my C-drive, which isn't that big a drive, I received an error message saying there is not enough space.
So instead I installed Garmin Express on my D-drive which has plenty of space but still Garmin express wants to download to my C-drive and the same error message reappeared.

Seriously, do I have to repartition my drive in order to update the maps?

Hopefully there is a work around. 
What can I do?

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    Afraid not, but you should only need up to 20Gb of disk space.

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    Actually there might be something you can do if you have done map updates in the past.  GE is not terribly good at cleaning up after itself and old maps can be removed without any consequence.  Go to C:\ProgramData\Garmin\CoreService\Downloads\Map and delete any old maps, each of which is about 7 GB.  Another place, C:\ProgramData\Garmin\CoreService\Downloads\Application has older versions of Garmin Express, each folder being about 115 KB.  Again, they can be deleted, although it is a good idea to keep the last one.  Another place to clean out is C:\ProgramData\Garmin\CoreService\Downloads\Firmware.  Each folder is about 563 KB.  Maintain the oldest.  

    As SUSSAMB mentioned, strive to get near 20GB of space.

    IMPORTANT - when you delete these they will go to your Recycle Bin.  The Recycle Bin must be emptied, otherwise you really haven's removed anything from your drive.

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    Thank you for the assistance!

    As Windows requires a lot of space, hibernation features etc., I had no other choice but to look for a different solution. 

    I used a different and older computer instead. This is now my Garmin compatible setup. :)

    Hopefully the developers at Garmin addresses this drawback in the future.

  • 0 over 1 year ago in reply to NiklasFransson

    You should consider eliminating hibernation and just use the Windows standby functionality.  There is little if any reason to use hibernation these days, especially if you have an SSD.  The main disadvantage to hibernate mode is that the PC's settings don't periodically get renewed, as they do when a PC is shut down in the traditional way. This makes it a bit more likely that your PC will have a problem and need to be rebooted, which could cause an open file to be lost.  This might be even more critical since you seem to have a drive that is nearing its capacity.  The hibernation file can be huge!  In the recent versions of Windows 10, Microsoft has made considerable changes to the hibernation file size. The hibernation file size is approximately 40% of the RAM installed on the computer in recent versions. In previous Windows versions, it was up to 95% of the random access memory (RAM) installed on the PC.