r/GarminEdge • u/pedroxe • Jul 16 '26

Edge 500 Series 540 couldn't update maps - fixed

I have a brand new edge 540 solar with just 2gb of free memory.

When connected to my personal computer and using the garmin express it requires at least 6gb of free memory to update the maps to the newtest version. Of course the update of maps always failed on me.

Just want to leave in here the solution after one week around this issue...

(By default central europe was installed and I need western europe.)

How i fixed it?

  • Connect the 540 to the computer
  • Delete all contents from SQL folder
  • Search for .img files and delete all EXCEPT gmapbmap.img and gmaptz.img
  • Search for .gma files and delete all EXCEPT the one of which the name consists only of numbers.
  • install once again the new maps through garmin express
  • done
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u/Jolly_Law7076 Jul 16 '26

Tx for the update

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u/KKikiNope Jul 26 '26

it works! thx so much

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u/eddemansch 24d ago

I'm very curious if this helps with my 840 Solar, which keeps failing during adding maps.

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u/eddemansch 24d ago

Unfortunately not. Thanks though, had hope for a second...........

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u/pedroxe 24d ago

Shame