How to move offline map data to sd card, in lumia 730?

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How to move offline map data to sd card, in lumia 730?
 
Well, I'm not sure if you are familiar with an app called Lumia Storage Check Beta. It's not a new app, and it hasn't seen an update since April 2013, but it does the job and allows you to set the SD card as the storage for maps. Link to the app below. This should be part of the built-in storage check, not sure why this feature is in a separate app. [FONT=Verdana,sans-serif]
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Lumia storage check beta | Windows Phone Apps+Games Store (United States)
 
You cant move existing data to sd card. You can set default path to sd card and whatever maps you download after that will be saved in sd card.
 
It won't move them off your phone, but you can specify SD card as the location for new downloads.

Storage sense can not move/point existing/new maps to sd card. This is where Lumia storage check beta was used. Its been taken off from store. Hopefully it may return or a new version of storage sense capable of doing same would be in process of being released.
 
Found a way for this.

Follow this...

Install "Root Tool" from the store and follow the help from the app, specificaly it need to be installed to the SD card and do the moddings suggested by the developer of the app. Move the app back to the phone.

Select " Lumia registry editor"

Select HKLM and DWORD

path "System\Maps\Storage"
key "UseExtendedStorage'

press the "Read" button

The Value would be "00000000"
Change it to "00000001"
And write.

Down load the new map. it will be stored in the SD memory.
 
You may have to check/create the below two keys as well for a faster download of the maps.

"UseSmallerCache"=dword:0
"ExternalStorageOverride"=dword:1

Sorry for the fragmented answer but it works perfect.
Thanks for the Root Tool application author.

Sorry, at the moment i am unable to make a tutorial. If some one can make a tutorial, would be great help for others.
 
OK here we go with the tutorial....

1, Install Root Too from here... https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/root-tool/f4acc009-ea1e-4063-9bab-fec50195aa1e
2, Move it to SD card.
3, Put the SD card in the memory card reader and go to WPsystem folder
4,Delete the following two files from the installation path.. sdcard\wpsystem\apps\f4acc009-ea1e-4063-9bab-fec50195aa1e> install

mdilfilelist.xml and wmappmanifest.xml
5, Move all the files under folder HACK to installation path.. sdcard\wpsystem\apps\f4acc009-ea1e-4063-9bab-fec50195aa1e> install

6, Move the app back to phone memory.
7, Run the Root Tool app
8, Open Lumia Registry Editor
9, Selcet HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
10, Select DWORD
9, In the path type System\maps\storage
10, In the Key type UseExtendedStorage
11, Press Read
12, it will show 00000000 in the value field
13, Change the value to 00000001
14, Press Write

15, In the Key field type UseSmallerCache
16, Press Read ensure it reads as 00000000 if not change it to 00000000 and press Write
17, In the Key field type ExternalStorageOverride
18, Press Read. ensure it reads as 00000001 if not change it to 00000001 and press Write

19, Go tot the maps and download a new map.
20, Go to Storage Sense and select SD Card
21, Maps session should show the maps size you have just downloaded.

I thank djamol from XDA forum for the wonderful Root Tool.
 

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