ZUMO 660 MEMORY SPACE QUERY

[Pablo1]

Im just planning my summer trip at moment, last time I updated maps was 2012.4 and I had to delete all voices and shite off the unit to make space.

Looking at unit today the capacity is 3.65GB with only 23mb free, im a bit worried all my routes for summer trip wont fit on. I have an 8gb micro sd card with 6gb free (only mp3 files i rarely use on this).

Few questions

1. Is there any more shite I can delete from zumo to make space for the routes, wheres the info again on whats safe to delete.

2. Is there a downside to keeping routes only on the SD card until they are needed ?, will zumo keep prompting me to import them ?

3. What countries will I lose if I only download western europe to the device ?, how do i go about this ie. can i keep whole of europe on pc and only western on the device.

4. finally on my pc i have every version of the europe map since i got the unit in 2010 , how do i delete the older versions i dont use now and is it safe to do this ?

Appreciate any advice, thanks.

 

[Reckless]

Hi - first take a look here as its a great site for all sorts of Zumo queries:
http://garminzumo-660.wikispaces.com/

If you got the whole of Europe on your Zumo then I suspect that you have got rid of as much junk as you can. Routes on your SD card will be fine - simply import the one you want and then delete when you are finished with it. Perhaps take a second SD card with a backup of your routes to be dead safe.

Having only Western Europe on your Zumo will not limit you providing you are not planning to go to Eastern Europe! Mapinstall will let you choose which map tiles to put on your Zumo if you need a non-standard mix.

Mapmanager will let you delete old maps from your PC - free from Garmin.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[Pablo1]

Mapmanager will let you delete old maps from your PC - free from Garmin.

Enjoy your trip!

thanks , cant find this map manager on garmin, any chance of a link please.

 

[Reckless]

Hmm! - sorry - looks like its a Mac only utility. However, if you navigate through your PC directories to where the maps are store you can delete the old ones from there - just be careful you delete the old ones only!

 

[(RIP) andrewgsadv]

Pablo,

Have downloaded all maps to computer only, then just downloaded western europe to zumo 660. Any trips this year only in this region. Still have the option to plan other adventures on machine. Speeded up my download time too.

 

[Pablo1]

Pablo,

Have downloaded all maps to computer only, then just downloaded western europe to zumo 660. Any trips this year only in this region. Still have the option to plan other adventures on machine. Speeded up my download time too.

Can you tell me how you did that, did the lifetime updater just give you the option once full europe was on pc ?
thanks

 

[(RIP) andrewgsadv]

Pablo1
Log back on to download,look for options button bottom left of screen. I am using windows not Mac.

Andrew

 

[Bumpkin]

To create some extra space without compromising functionality you can move the 3D buildings file to the SD card and it'll still work.

1/ Plug your Zumo into your PC and wait for both the unit and SD card to be recognised.
2/ Create a folder on the SD card called 'Garmin' if there's not one there already.
3/ Open the main Garmin drive (internal memory) and open the Garmin folder.
4/ Copy all files starting GMAP3D from there to the Garmin folder on the SD card
5/ Delete the GMAP3D files from the internal memory, if on a Mac now empty your Trash Can.

This should give you ample space for your routes.

Check whilst you're in there that you don't have any files on your internal memory in the Garmin folder called GMAPSUPP.IMG, these can be moved to the Garmin folder on the SD card and deleted off the internal memory as well. A note of caution here though; GMAPSUPP.IMG files are created using Mapsource or Mapinstall when you write mapping to your GPS. If you use this method for your map updates (some do) then the GMAPSUPP.IMG should stay where it is and be renamed to GMAPPROM.IMG.

Best to keep your primary mapping on the internal memory, SD cards have been known to go bad at the most in-opportune moment. Loosing 3D buildings whilst on tour isn't a biggie, loosing your mapping is.

 

[Pablo1]

thanks bumpkin.