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Dapper Dave
Feb 27, 2014, 12:13:02 PM2/27/14
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I have lifetime map updates on my nuvi. Yesterday I launched Garmin Express
(without attaching the nuvi to the computer) and it told me that all maps were
up to date.
Last night I noticed that our monthly Internet usage had jumped from 12.5 GB to
19.7 GB in one day. We only get 20 GB/month.
This morning I found that last night's backup on my laptop was 8 GB; it is
usually 0.5-1.0 GB.
A lot of tedious searching revealed a new file, dated yesterday: gmapprom.img.
It's 2.1 GB. It's in the following directory:
C:\ProgramData\Garmin\Core Update Service\MAP-NA-2014-40\006-D2338-16
What is it? Why do I have it?
Thanks.
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Dave
(without attaching the nuvi to the computer) and it told me that all maps were
up to date.
Last night I noticed that our monthly Internet usage had jumped from 12.5 GB to
19.7 GB in one day. We only get 20 GB/month.
This morning I found that last night's backup on my laptop was 8 GB; it is
usually 0.5-1.0 GB.
A lot of tedious searching revealed a new file, dated yesterday: gmapprom.img.
It's 2.1 GB. It's in the following directory:
C:\ProgramData\Garmin\Core Update Service\MAP-NA-2014-40\006-D2338-16
What is it? Why do I have it?
Thanks.
--
Dave
Hasse K
Feb 27, 2014, 1:49:11 PM2/27/14
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Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote:
> That looks like an update of the device's firmware. Your maps might
> be up to date, but it looks like Garmin silently pushed a firmware
> update down (which didn't go to the device, as you didn't attach it).
No that is the map file, but why Garmin Express downloaded it to the OP:s
computer I don't know.
Judging by the folder name it is version 2014.40 of the North-American maps.
Which version is installed on the GPS?
> be up to date, but it looks like Garmin silently pushed a firmware
> update down (which didn't go to the device, as you didn't attach it).
No that is the map file, but why Garmin Express downloaded it to the OP:s
computer I don't know.
Judging by the folder name it is version 2014.40 of the North-American maps.
Which version is installed on the GPS?
Brad Rogers
Feb 27, 2014, 2:24:04 PM2/27/14
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On Thursday 27 Feb 2014 18:49 in message <leo1bb$2es$1...@dont-email.me>,
stopped the update being d/l'd or not, IDK.
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Hasse K wrote:
> No that is the map file, but why Garmin Express downloaded it to the OP:s
> computer I don't know.
OP said he hadn't connected Nuvi to 'puter. Whether that should have
> No that is the map file, but why Garmin Express downloaded it to the OP:s
> computer I don't know.
stopped the update being d/l'd or not, IDK.
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/ _)rad never immediately apparent"
You're the psychotic daughter of a psychotic mother
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Dapper Dave
Feb 27, 2014, 6:38:11 PM2/27/14
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1. When I launched Garmin Express, I didn't realize that it was displaying info
about my old GPS, a "nuvi 8 series." So it says "Your maps are up to date. US &
Canada 2014.10."
2. When I use the dropdown to bring up my current unit, a nuvi 2555 with
lifetime maps, it now shows me that 2014.40 is ready to install. Apparently it
downloaded that as soon as I launched Garmin Express yesterday. Why it consumed
something like 7 GB of bandwidth and 8 GB of disk space to download that 2.1 GB
file, I dunno.
3. Today I attached the 2555 and had the new 2014.40 map install on it.
New question: Garmin Basecamp only displays 2013.2 and 2013.3 in the Maps menu.
Should there now be a 2014.4 in the list?
Thanks.
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Dave
Holger Issle
Feb 28, 2014, 1:47:40 AM2/28/14
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On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:38:11 -0800, Dapper Dave wrote:
>downloaded that as soon as I launched Garmin Express yesterday. Why it consumed
>something like 7 GB of bandwidth and 8 GB of disk space to download that 2.1 GB
>file, I dunno.
>downloaded that as soon as I launched Garmin Express yesterday. Why it consumed
>something like 7 GB of bandwidth and 8 GB of disk space to download that 2.1 GB
>file, I dunno.
>New question: Garmin Basecamp only displays 2013.2 and 2013.3 in the Maps menu.
>Should there now be a 2014.4 in the list?
In Garmin Express you can select (under Advanced) to install it to the
>Should there now be a 2014.4 in the list?
Computer, The device, or both. To do that, the img file (for the
device) is downloaded and a ton of other files (the gmap ones) for the
computer (both mapsource and basecamp). That explains the 7GB quite
easy. You may want to exclude that directory from backup, by the way,
as the files can be downloaded again with no issue.
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Dapper Dave
Feb 28, 2014, 11:58:04 AM2/28/14
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>Holger Issle <Hol...@Issle.de> wrote:
>On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:38:11 -0800, Dapper Dave wrote:
>
>>downloaded that as soon as I launched Garmin Express yesterday. Why it consumed
>>something like 7 GB of bandwidth and 8 GB of disk space to download that 2.1 GB
>>file, I dunno.
>
>>New question: Garmin Basecamp only displays 2013.2 and 2013.3 in the Maps menu.
>>Should there now be a 2014.4 in the list?
>
>In Garmin Express you can select (under Advanced) to install it to the
>Computer, The device, or both. To do that, the img file (for the
>device) is downloaded and a ton of other files (the gmap ones) for the
>computer (both mapsource and basecamp). That explains the 7GB quite
>easy. You may want to exclude that directory from backup, by the way,
>as the files can be downloaded again with no issue.
Thanks! It took a while to find the Advanced menu, but now I have the current
>On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:38:11 -0800, Dapper Dave wrote:
>
>>downloaded that as soon as I launched Garmin Express yesterday. Why it consumed
>>something like 7 GB of bandwidth and 8 GB of disk space to download that 2.1 GB
>>file, I dunno.
>
>>New question: Garmin Basecamp only displays 2013.2 and 2013.3 in the Maps menu.
>>Should there now be a 2014.4 in the list?
>
>In Garmin Express you can select (under Advanced) to install it to the
>Computer, The device, or both. To do that, the img file (for the
>device) is downloaded and a ton of other files (the gmap ones) for the
>computer (both mapsource and basecamp). That explains the 7GB quite
>easy. You may want to exclude that directory from backup, by the way,
>as the files can be downloaded again with no issue.
maps in Basecamp.
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Dave
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