Windows Maps

is anyone aware you can backup and restore your downloaded maps? i thought that was cool,
seeing as there's still no way to backup apps / games from the store...atleast something can be backed up thats from the store.

all you need to do is make a copy of;

ProgramData\MapData
AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsMaps_8wekyb3d8bbwe

tested on vmware and copied my maps across (25gb the whole world)
copied over the settings folder

disconnected from the internet and tried the maps app and boom, worked like a charm

will work as long as;

1. copy to original programdata location
2. or change where maps are located (different drive) and copy them there

 

guessed you missed the part where i said a complete download of the world map is 25gb, i'm on 70mbps but it still took a while to download.