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Plugging it into a computer is the way I check what space is left. I haven't found another way of doing that.
Thanks Doug. I have a cable to connect the Garmin to the computer, which is how I get tracks from wikiloc to basecamp to my gps. Would you indulge me some more and tell me what to do once the Garmin is connected? I guess I don't need to apologize for being so dense since you are well aware of my tech levels.I connect the GPS itself using USB cable. Clearly you have to have one with the right connectors - Garmin tend to use the mini-USB connector, slightly larger than the micro-USB which now seems to be used in most phones.
The alternative is to find someone who has a SD etc card converter. This is a little adapter the same size as a standard SD card into which the smaller card can be plugged. I have one on my desk from Verbatim, but other chip makers will also make them. It is called a micro-SD Adapter.
Is the process similar to uploading maps to a smartphone? Tx
This page might be helpful if your model is similar to the one being used. The used/remaining capacity shows up as a long green bar in this example:
https://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-load-maps-on-my-garmin-gps-unit/
This page might be helpful if your model is similar to the one being used. The used/remaining capacity shows up as a long green bar in this example:
https://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-load-maps-on-my-garmin-gps-unit/
Once the GPS is connected, two new drives should appear in File Explorer (or Windows Explorer or MyPC - it seems to change names in different versions of Windows). One of these new drives will be the memory on the device itself, and the other the SD card that is inserted. On my system the Garmin is shown as GARMIN (F: ) where the drive letter will generally be the lowest un-allocated letter of the alphabet other than A or B (reserved for those ancient floppy drives) and G or H (reserved for network drives). The card appears as SD16 (I: ) which is a name that I have given it. I am not sure how this will appear if you haven't named the SD card.Thanks Doug. I have a cable to connect the Garmin to the computer, which is how I get tracks from wikiloc to basecamp to my gps. Would you indulge me some more and tell me what to do once the Garmin is connected? I guess I don't need to apologize for being so dense since you are well aware of my tech levels.Muchas gracias, Laurie
Once the GPS is connected, two new drives should appear in File Explorer (or Windows Explorer or MyPC - it seems to change names in different versions of Windows). One of these new drives will be the memory on the device itself, and the other the SD card that is inserted. On my system the Garmin is shown as GARMIN (F: ) where the drive letter will generally be the lowest un-allocated letter of the alphabet other than A or B. The card appears as SD16 (I: ) which is a name that I have given it. I am not sure how this will appear if you haven't named the SD card.
To find the remaining space Alt-click on the drive name or letter, and select 'Properties' from the drop down dialog box that appears. An information box will appear. It has several tabs, but the General tab should be displayed initially, and that has the Used/Free space information.
See if there is a list of drives under a heading My PC or This PC further down the screen. The Garmin and SD card should appear there. I am not sure what is appearing under the Quick access list that you appear to be using.thanks, Doug, I am afraid this is above my pay grade so I will have to wait till next week when my inhouse expert comes by. I tried what you said and got this screen. And my device is definitely connected to the computer because I´ve just transferred a track to it.
Laurie, plug the USB into your comp, right click and look for 'Info' then CL click on that. It will tell you what you've used and what space is available, either in GB or MB.Ok, I admit it, I am spoiled. I spent about 5 minutes hunting around on the internet to try to answer my own question, but then just decided to be lazy and post here.
I am going to bring a GPS for a couple of off-camino alternatives this year and have just gotten a lot of help installing topological maps of France, Portugal, and newer ones of Spain on the memory card of my Dakota garmin.
The memory card is 16gb. I think I must still have space left, but I am unable to find out how to check for that.
It occurs to me that maybe I have to plug the card into a computer to get a reading, but I am just not sure.
I have a lot of tracks loaded onto that card as well (Chemin d'Arles, Camino Torres, Ruta del Mar, and a few others I don't plan to walk this year), so I could always delete them and then reinstall later. But I would prefer to avoid that.
Any help? Thanks, buen camino, Laurie
See if there is a list of drives under a heading My PC or This PC further down the screen. The Garmin and SD card should appear there. I am not sure what is appearing under the Quick access list that you appear to be using.
Laurie, plug the USB into your comp, right click and look for 'Info' then CL click on that. It will tell you what you've used and what space is available, either in GB or MB.
I don't know about your Garmin GPS, but most devices that use or allow use of SD cards or mini/micro SD cards have a setting in their menu structure called storage or something similar that will show you the capacity of both the internal (built-in) memory and external (plug-in chip) memory both as the total capacity and the amount of that memory being used. Otherwise, the other suggestions of checking it on a computer by inserting the card directly into a slot on the computer (with or without and adapter where necessary) or by connecting the device to the computer using a USB cable are your best bet.
The old Groucho Marx line: "Why a four-year old child could understand this report! Run out and find me a four-year old child."Grab the next teenager you see, they'll sort it out in exchange for food.
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