Huge TopoActive 2025.10 map update

franz134
3 days ago

Hello, 

just did the recent topoactive 2025.10 update and wondered about the huge file size this was adding, compared to 2024.20

I have an 840 and live in Europe. Before, the whole Europe pack (west, middle, east) was downloaded by default, with about half of the storage space free. 

After the update, roughly 90% of the storage is used. Is this normal from a map update? I cannot imagine the map has now new details/roads worth around 10GB.
Or do I have to reinstall all of them? 
*in the file explorer, it looks like each of the 3 maps is around 2.8GB, which seems normal, but what takes the rest of the space

(On 540s, I think just one Europe region map is installed, but is there even enough space for this update?)

  • 0 3 days ago

    Update:
    - I tried uninstalling the 3 europe maps and when I wanted to install a single one, an error always occurred. -> so it seems those 3 have to be installed together (GarminExpress 7.25.0)

    - under system>map manager>cyclemaps there are now 2: Topoactive Europe 18GB, and CycleMay Europe 2.3GB (with a red lock, but can't be un-/reinstalled)

    - under activity profile>navigation>map>configure, it seems that I now have some duplicates:
    Worldwide DEM Basemap, NR
    Trailforks 2025.10
    TopoActive Europe [West, Central, East] 2025.10
    Garmin DEM Map Europe [West, Central, East] 2025.10
    Garmin Geocode Map Europe [West, Central, East] 2025.10

    And now the partly-duplicates:
    Garmin ClimbPro EU Central 1 2025.10
    Garmin ClimbPro EU Central 2 2025.10
    Garmin ClimbPro EU East 2025.10
    Garmin ClimbPro EU West 2025.10
    [2x] Garmin ClimbPro EU Central 2024.20
    Garmin ClimbPro EU East 2024.20
    Garmin ClimbPro EU West 2024.20

    ClimbPro Maps can't be selected on the device or in GarminExpress and therefore un-/reinstalled

  • 0 3 days ago

    Garmin update the changelop of TopoActive 2025.10

    https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=LR6HR5Xul6A9zoxySC5KM9

    Effective May 7, 2025, Garmin Cycle Maps for Edge® cycling computers and Garmin watches are being discontinued. The same mapping content will now be included in our TopoActive maps

  • 0 2 days ago in reply to socorsu

    Ok, I see...

    But is there a way to uninstall (1.) the locked, old CycleMap to have 2.3GB more space and (2.) the seemingly outdated ClimbPro 2024.20 maps?

    Or is this map behaviour an error just on my device?

  • 0 2 days ago in reply to franz134

    I see the same stuff in my Edge 840. I was wondering to delete those seemingly outdated files as well, but a bit afraid to do it :))

  • 0 2 days ago in reply to simacekjakub

    If you move these to your harddisk you have a copy.

  • 0 2 days ago

    Witam. Rozwiązaniem problemu żeby mieć zainstalowane dwa całe regiony/mapy, na przykład: Europa Central + Europa East jest:

    1. Odinstaluj wszystkie mapy za pomocą Garmin Express

    2. Podłącz ponownie Garmin EDGE 540 do komputera. Wejdź w pamięć urządzenia, dla bezpieczeństwa skopiuj na komputer folder SQL.

    3.  Wejdź do folderu SQL na urządzeniu Garmin EDGE 540 i usuń wszystkie pliki które są większe od 1GB.

    4. W tym momencie powinna być dostępne około 14GB wolnej pamięci w Garmin EDGE 540

    5. Odłącz od komputera i podłącz ponownie.

    6. Teraz uruchom ponownie Garmin Express i zainstaluj interesujące Cię mapy.

    Po zainstalowaniu map mamy: najnowsze mapy 2025 i najnowsze najnowsz dane map Climb Pro 2025.

    Folder SQL zawiera pliki dotyczące Climb Pro (to te które są większe niż 1GB). Nawet jeśli ktoś usunąłby je przypadkiem to instalacja mapy danego regiony przywróci usunięty plik.

    Wyżej opisywany proces przeprowadziłem dziś 9.05.2025 na urządzeniu Garmin EDGE 540 i wszystko idealnie działa. Zainstalowałem mapy Europy EAST i Central i po tym zostało jeszcze 3.17GB wolnej pamięci w urządzeniu. Ilość wolnej pamięci może się różnic ponieważ mam zainstalowane aplikacje z Garmin Connect IQ.

  • 0 2 days ago in reply to Zegar

    Nice, thanks for the guide

    Now I have about 6GB more of free space, just by deleting the old ClimbPro Maps

    (in the map manager is still, in addition to the new TopoActive, the outdated CycleMap listed with a red lock, but maybe this is just a bug, since it's version is described as 2025.10, which can't be possible)

  • 0 2 days ago in reply to socorsu

    Wait so the default maps we all likely have installed are being discontinued? They won't receive updates anymore but instead we are expected to buy an update/subscription to their topo maps? I can understand rolling together their products but that is a $60 download. Was this announced previously?

  • 0 1 day ago in reply to 6978990

    No, at least in my case (x40 gen) the maps are continued for free.

    I imagine they just wanted to create a shared map-base with all their other products for easier maintenance, so no dedicated cyclemap.

  • 0 1 day ago in reply to franz134

    Quite similar situation here. How do you map the maps to file names? Just to manually delete certain maps. Is that somewhere documented?