[REGKEY] Here Drive (+) maps download on SD card

[TFTomSun]

To save memory space on the internal phone storage, the map download of Here Drive (+) can be switched to the SD Card with this registry key:

Location: Local Machine
Path: System\\Maps\\Storage
Key: UseExternalStorage
Type: DWord
Value: 1

I suggest to delete the existing maps in here drive before changing the registry value. When the value is set, here drive will only look in the SD Card for maps, so the old maps on the phone can't be deleted via here drive anymore. You can always toggle back to download the maps on the phone storage by setting the value back to 0.

Feel free to add the setting to the SAMWP8 Tools as a toggle button

Have fun!
Tom

 

[lomax50]

This info has already been published by djtonka on september, 22.
Here

 

[TFTomSun]

This info has already been published by djtonka on september, 22.
Here

oh, didn't know that. But it's not mentioned that this registry affects here drive's (+) map download, too. So maybe this thread is still helpful.

 

[lomax50]

Well, the change affects all applications that use maps.
And I do not mean to imply that your information is not useful. Only that it had been mentioned before in another thread, if it should continue there because, effectively, you have expanded the information. :good:

And it is not necessary to clear the maps stored on the phone, only affects the memory space, but does not mean you can usually download the SD

 

[Budniu]

To move the maps on the memory card you can use Lumia storage check beta. In aplication you have option for move the map from phone storage to SD card.

New in this version: - Map download location control – store your maps on SD card

 

[popcorn900]

To move the maps on the memory card you can use Lumia storage check beta. In aplication you have option for move the map from phone storage to SD card.

Very good app, I use it myself.

 

[spavlin]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Maps\Storage]
"UseExternalStorage"=dword:1
"UseSmallerCache"=dword:0
"ExternalStorageOverride"=dword:1

 

[werty100]

This can help to add radars to here drive for WP?¿

 

[heiopei4321]

Frustrated...

Dear experts,

being a wp-fan almost right from beginning (starting with WP 6) I am really about to loose patience with MS. I installed the DP of WP10 ... and had to realise afterwards, that Lumia Storage Check Beta meanwhile has been removed from the app-store. Although I have the .XAP-file I can't install it to my mobile even though I run it in 'developer mode' which shoul allow for installing local apps without store check. I read from the thread that one registry key needs to be altered to force my lumia to store maps to SD. But: I have no clue what is necessary to do this (oh, I can hear the experts starting to mumble...).
Would you mind to give the newbie a hint how to proceed? Without having the chance to put my Here maps to SD my Lumias are almost worthless (at least as a mobile device). Unfortunately MS does not seem to realise what they have done... sad.

Thanks in advance!
Andrew

 

[dxdy]

Dear experts,

being a wp-fan almost right from beginning (starting with WP 6) I am really about to loose patience with MS. I installed the DP of WP10 ... and had to realise afterwards, that Lumia Storage Check Beta meanwhile has been removed from the app-store. Although I have the .XAP-file I can't install it to my mobile even though I run it in 'developer mode' which shoul allow for installing local apps without store check. I read from the thread that one registry key needs to be altered to force my lumia to store maps to SD. But: I have no clue what is necessary to do this (oh, I can hear the experts starting to mumble...).
Would you mind to give the newbie a hint how to proceed? Without having the chance to put my Here maps to SD my Lumias are almost worthless (at least as a mobile device). Unfortunately MS does not seem to realise what they have done... sad.

Thanks in advance!
Andrew

first dev unlock
next interop unlock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62601965&postcount=175
deploy WPTweaker... http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...xap-wptweaker-registry-tweaker-wp8-1-t3147272
and enable Save maps to SD card...

thats all...

 

[heiopei4321]

first dev unlock
next interop unlock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62601965&postcount=175
deploy WPTweaker... http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...xap-wptweaker-registry-tweaker-wp8-1-t3147272
and enable Save maps to SD card...

thats all...

Thanks a lot, dxdy, for speedy help!
Andrew

 

[sronweb]

Finally this is not required anymore with latest Windows Phone 10 releases. This is now included as option on offline maps on system settings.