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Garmin DriveSmart 86 Maps are corrupt

Postby sshenhaby » Sat Jul 26, 2025 12:19 pm

Hello
I am new to the group and have a new Garmin DriveSmart 86 with Europe maps installed. I followed thd guidance here and installed the Middle East maps, but when starting my device it gives the message "Maps are corrupt and cannot be used".
I read in the forum in old posts I may need to patch the device but all linked files are not available and the post is quite old and I do not want to do something wrong with my new device.
Can you please help me with detailed steps and tools to solve my problem as this topic is new to me?
Thank you for help
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Re: Universal Firmware Patcher for Protected Garmin Devices

Postby GarminNuvi » Sat Jul 26, 2025 8:36 pm

sshenhaby wrote:Hello
I am new to the group and have a new Garmin DriveSmart 86 with Europe maps installed. I followed thd guidance here and installed the Middle East maps, but when starting my device it gives the message "Maps are corrupt and cannot be used".

Welcome to the forum.
I moved the new thread you created to the existing thread covering this.
Unfortunately your device is one of the latest devices that have encrypted firmware and cannot use Unlocked maps
Before you post, "The archive is corrupt or damaged"
Please make sure your archive software is up to date or just Use the latest [Please Register or Login to download file]
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