Been updating the map on the sd card for the Amundsen unit in my 2017 Octavia,when i try to copy the new files i get the message not enough room, i've read that you need to format to 2048 cluster size,but windows 7 doesn't offer that option, & it's been that long since i did it last that i've forgotten how to do it, can you guys help me ?

Edited 8 December, 20214 yr by batemansxxxb
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There are two ways forward here; you can either delete all of the files and put the new files onto the card and install the new map files OR:

 

You need to format the SD Card to a small cluster size. 

 

Assuming SD Card is drive E: for example:

format E: /FS:FAT32 /A:4096 /Q

 

Others might want to chip in - as I'm not a Windows person.....

 

One formatted, re-insert the drive and put the files onto the SD Card again.

Or choose a smaller map pack with fewer countries...

As has been suggested, download & you should be able to remove some of the countries you don't need...or make the cluster size smaller when you reformat the card..

Just now, fabdavrav said:

As has been suggested, download & you should be able to remove some of the countries you don't need...or make the cluster size smaller when you reformat the card..

That’s the problem, I’ve tried reducing the cluster size to 4096 & it’s still too large, there’s a post somewhere in updating the Amundsen saying to reduce it  to 2048 but windows doesn’t allow this, there are other options  in the list when formatting  like 32kb etc, but this is unknown territory for me, I’m sure I’ve done something like this in the past, but it just can’t remember 

4 minutes ago, batemansxxxb said:

That’s the problem, I’ve tried reducing the cluster size to 4096 & it’s still too large, there’s a post somewhere in updating the Amundsen saying to reduce it  to 2048 but windows doesn’t allow this, there are other options  in the list when formatting  like 32kb etc, but this is unknown territory for me, I’m sure I’ve done something like this in the past, but it just can’t remember 

 

This is why its useful to have another programme for this I have Easeus...

You could try following the instructions I wrote a while back: 

 

 

As per the warning, the latest full Europe maps no longer fit on a 16GB card regardless of how you format it. You'll need to remove files as per the post I've linked

23 minutes ago, langers2k said:

You could try following the instructions I wrote a while back: 

 

 

As per the warning, the latest full Europe maps no longer fit on a 16GB card regardless of how you format it. You'll need to remove files as per the post I've linked

Thanks for the info, i didn't read the full thread when i clicked on the Seat download i went for the 15 Gb ece as a1 file, should i just bin that & go for the ece 5 or  ece 6 files instead ?

3 minutes ago, batemansxxxb said:

Thanks for the info, i didn't read the full thread when i clicked on the Seat download i went for the 15 Gb ece as a1 file, should i just bin that & go for the ece 5 or  ece 6 files instead ?

 

All depends where you're likely to be driving

 

I'd probably choose ECE5 give it covers the UK and a good chunk of Europe.

- If you need Spain and Portugal, choose ECE1

- If you need Denmark, Finland and Sweden, choose ECE6

 

If it's just the UK, then they will all be fine 

On 08/12/2021 at 20:56, langers2k said:

 

All depends where you're likely to be driving

 

I'd probably choose ECE5 give it covers the UK and a good chunk of Europe.

- If you need Spain and Portugal, choose ECE1

- If you need Denmark, Finland and Sweden, choose ECE6

 

If it's just the UK, then they will all be fine 

Thanks for the help, i downloaded ECE 5 & successfully got on the card