I know how to update my Columbus satnav - I've done it twice before without any issues. However, with the latest ECE2022 update I've come across a problem so I'm looking for advice from anyone who has done this latest update.

 

The download unzips to occupy 29.1 GBytes.

 

In the past I've used a "32 Gbyte" USB stick to transfer this to the car. However, on examination it turns out that the "32 GByte" USB stick I have used actually only formats to 28.6 GBytes. Thinking that this was just an anomaly on that particular USB stick, I bought another one which again only formats to 28.6 GBytes. So I can't transfer the 29.1 Gb file to a 28.6 Gb USB stick !

 

I'm happy to purchase something else but I just wanted to check what others have used successfully - a 64 GB SD card ? A 64 Gb USB stick ? Something else ?

 

So, f you have successfully updated your Columbus to ECE2022 - what worked for you ?

 

Thanks

 

 

Edited 27 December, 20214 yr by Berisford

I upgraded with a 64Gb USB stick. I have a iMac so I had to remove the extraneous files that the Mac OS puts on the USB or SD before uploading into the car.

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On 19/05/2021 at 16:39, MartiniB said:

no problem with Transcend SDHC 32Gb Class 10

 

I've done the latest update using a 32gb usb stick without any issues.

On 27/12/2021 at 10:25, BOD20 said:

I know how to update my Columbus satnav - I've done it twice before without any issues. However, with the latest ECE2022 update I've come across a problem so I'm looking for advice from anyone who has done this latest update.

 

The download unzips to occupy 29.1 GBytes.

 

In the past I've used a "32 Gbyte" USB stick to transfer this to the car. However, on examination it turns out that the "32 GByte" USB stick I have used actually only formats to 28.6 GBytes. Thinking that this was just an anomaly on that particular USB stick, I bought another one which again only formats to 28.6 GBytes. So I can't transfer the 29.1 Gb file to a 28.6 Gb USB stick !

 

I'm happy to purchase something else but I just wanted to check what others have used successfully - a 64 GB SD card ? A 64 Gb USB stick ? Something else ?

 

So, f you have successfully updated your Columbus to ECE2022 - what worked for you ?

 

Thanks

 

 

When updating 2021/2022 maps earlier this year my usual 32gb SD card which I had used previously was not big enough anymore. This card was reformatting to 28.9gb which was too small but I found another 32gb card which reformatted to 29.7gb so was big enough. Clearly not all cards are equal.

 

I used the same card for the 2022 update but a 64gb card is not too expensive so I will order one when I get round to it. 

 

Good luck with your update 👍

Thanks for the replies everyone.

 

What I am taking from this is that not all 32Gbyte devices actually format to the same real capacity and that there is no way of knowing what capacity you will get until you try !

 

I don't have a 64 GByte USB stick but I did try a 110 GByte SSD in a USB enclosure. That didn't work for me no matter what I tried with different formatting options and partition sizes.

 

I've ordered a 64 GByte SD card since that's what Skoda recommends so I will give that a try and  report back here.

 

 I don't know why the Satnav database has to be so large. It would make more sense to split the data into two or three smaller regions (e.g. Central Europe, Russia and the Baltics, Scandinavia) as I'm sure very few people move regularly between those areas.

For future reference, I've attached a photo of the SD Card that worked for me.

 

I got a 64GByte one - just in case the SatNav database increases in size again in future. It's formatted to exFAT (which is the way it was supplied - I haven't changed or reformatted it at all). It cost about £8.99 - available just about anywhere that sells these things.

 

It took the best part of an hour to upload the database in the car, but there was a steady progress display on the Columbus screen to indicate how far it had gone.

For everyone who's still not able to update their COLUMBUS system and is looking for help: maybe this comment will help 🙂