Thread: Garmin units directories,characteristics and files.

Originally Posted by simple0

I have a question for the experts.

One of my GPSs is a 2012 model, nameley nuvi 2595LM. When I connect this device to computer, it doesn't show up as a new drive letter (or two drive letters if the the SD card is inserted). I'm using Windows 7 and this GPS shows up under My Computer as a new device (nuvi 2595), then under that I have "Operational Memory" and "SD Card". These two are NOT drive letters. Also, there is no hidden or not hidden \.system folder available. I assume the name of .system is encrypted and thus not available to Windows. Actually I know it's encrypted because when I run TreeSize, a software which calculates the size of every folder on a disk connected to a computer, it gives me an error, something about the name of the folders using not allowed characters. TreeSize can't see anything on the nuvi 2595LM memory or on its SD Card.
All the folders (except .system, or whatever it's named on this device) in internal memory or SD are visible to Windows Explorer, but none of them contains any maps (gmapprom.img, or any others). I'm sure they are located in the invisible system folder, but I couldn't figure out how to get there.

Any ideas guys?

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