Files & Folders
  File Limitations
  Common Files
  Device Directory
   


File Limitations
  • The inReach Messenger Plus does not support user created activities, courses, tracks or waypoints.
 
Common Files
BIN

CPE.BIN - Connected Predictive Ephemeris (CPE) data file

FIT

Device.fit - Device configuration file
Locations.fit 
- Waypoints saved on the device
Settings.fit 
- Fitness configuration settings
temp.fit - Recent course navigation destination
TRACBACK.fit 
- Active TracBack course points

GPC

{name}.gpc - Garmin Point Cache for the identically named activity
{name}_course.gpc - Garmin Point Cache for the identically named course
TRACBACK.gpc - Garmin Point Cache for the active TracBack recording
YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS.gpc 
- Garmin Point Cache for the identically named activity

GSP

GUPDATE.GSP - Device firmware update (delta)

LN4

{language}.LN4 Language translation database file

XML

GarminDevice.xml - Device configuration manifest

 
Device Directory

Parent Directory \ 
Active Directory \ Content Description (file types)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ Primary system database folder (*.fit *.GSP *.txt *.xml)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ Activities \ Garmin Activity Logs ( *.fit )

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ Courses \ Course files ( *.fit )

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ Debug \ Error logs (*.bak *.json *.log *.txt)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ Debug \ Backups \ Archived Error Logs (*.bak)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ Debug \ Uploads \ unknown

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ EDM \ Garmin Explore Database Management files ( *.bin )

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ Express \ Garmin Express database files (*.BIN)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ IMT \ Iridium Messaging Transport files

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ inReach \ inReach database files

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ inReach \ Media \ inReach messaging media files (*.avif *.ogg)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ inReach \ Media \ NewFiles \ unknown

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ Locations \ System created waypoints (*.fit)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ NewFiles \ Place external data files here for automated import (*.crs *.fit *.gpx *.tcx)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ PointCache \ Garmin Point Cache files for saved activities, courses and TracBack (*.gpc)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ RemoteSW \ Device update files other than primary firmware (*.bin *.gcd)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ 
ScreenShot \ Saved screen images (*.BMP)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ Settings \ Fitness settings (*.fit)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ Sports \ Fitness settings ( *.fit )

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ TempFIT \ Temporary navigation directory

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ TempFIT \ Course \ Recent navigation files  (*.fit)

Internal Storage \ Garmin \ TEXT \ Garmin language translation files (*.ln4)