+Gunnerbob&Kiwijan Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Hi, can anyone tell me if it is possible to delete a geocache from your GPS once you have downloaded it. I have a montana 650T, but have found no function for getting rid of Found Geocaches. Any help on this would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment
+t4e Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 no, you can't when you load a new PQ they will be deleted Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 It has not been possible for the Colorado, Oregon and now Montana models ever. Quote Link to comment
TorgtheViking Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) There is no deleting downloaded geocaches from the these Garmin units. My GPSMap 62s is the same way. I found that I can only delete geocaches after I plug the unit into the computer and access the windows explorer. From there, I go to the cache listing under the \GPX subfolder on the unit; and delete the GC### file. This may work for the other Garmin units that are the same generation. Edited October 5, 2011 by TorgtheViking Quote Link to comment
+MichaelOH Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 When I hook my Oregon 450t to the computer it opens a file folder. You can then delete any files from your pc folder. No way to do it from the unit alone. Quote Link to comment
+renriquez Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 There is no deleting downloaded geocaches from the these Garmin units. My GPSMap 62s is the same way. I found that I can only delete geocaches after I plug the unit into the computer and access the windows explorer. From there, I go to the cache listing under the \GPX subfolder on the unit; and delete the GC### file. This may work for the other Garmin units that are the same generation. This also works for the Garmin Etrex 30. It has no other way to delete geocaches. Quote Link to comment
+kentwoodkrew Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 YO GARMIN FIX THIS! Sorry for the shouting but why can't they figure this out? Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 YO GARMIN FIX THIS! Sorry for the shouting but why can't they figure this out? Perhaps they - like many users - don't think there's anything to fix? When you find a cache it disappears from the unfound caches list, and instead appears in your list of found caches. Why would you need to edit the list of found caches in the field? Quote Link to comment
+Cacheoholic Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Exactly! There is nothing broken to fix unless you never want to update your loaded caches. My only guess is that people who want to delete caches manually from the controls of the GPS are not using PQ’s (Pocket Queries). Otherwise it’s so easy to do it automatically with PQ’s. It takes less than 2 minutes once a week to update the PQ’s on your GPS. PQ’s can be set up to filter out found caches and automatically run any day of the week you want. All you do is connect your GPS to your computer, download the PQ’s to your computer, right click and extract the compressed PQ’s to your GPS or external memory. The new, fresh PQ’s overwrite the old, out dated PQ’s. All your found caches are gone, new caches are added and existing caches are updated. Quote Link to comment
+steadhouse Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 Not for us, this feature makes a big difference. We make extensive use of PQs, but we also travel a lot. It's incredibly handy to delete geocaches from our device that we've found. Unfortunately, if we're on a roadtrip and use PQ Caches along a route for 5-10 routes, plus a few regular PQs for the areas we'll be staying, we download upwards of 10,000 caches. In this case, it's handy to delete all caches and start fresh when we've moved on from one area. Quote Link to comment
+Cacheoholic Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Help me understand why you want to delete caches? You are traveling and want to delete found caches but don’t want to load new caches in their place? I could understand if you needed to delete caches to free up capacity to load new caches but you must connect the GPS to load a PQ with new caches so you just over write old PQ’s or delete them. I travel for a living anywhere in the world and have no need to ever delete old caches from the controls of the GPS. My Montana holds 12,000 caches so there is lots of capacity to load 4 PQ’s from home, 3 or 4 PQ’s for caches along a routes I travel and 3 or 4 PQ’s for my final destination. Quote Link to comment
+steadhouse Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Being able to delete via computer is a huge help. Our old etrex wouldn't do it. One way transfer only, bah! Seeing that I can do that now with this new etrex is amazing! Thanks for pointing that out! I'd still love to delete found caches just to clean up the map. Heh... sometimes I go awhile without updating my query Quote Link to comment
+mday740 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 They can be deleted through the base camp program, but it only comes with the North America road map pack on disc form only. Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 They can be deleted through the base camp program, but it only comes with the North America road map pack on disc form only. Anybody can download basecamp for free on the garmin site. I wonder why if the op is traveling so much why not take a small netbook (I got one for $265) just to handle the cache logging stuff (and run GSAK). If you don't like that almost any android tablet or phone can be used to load caches and delete previous PQ's. You can even do it with an iOS device although it is a little more complex. Quote Link to comment
+Mineral2 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Two easy solutions, both already mentioned in this thread: 1. Basecamp. Basecamp lists the contents of your GPS and SD card. By default, it organizes everything by icon type, so all of your found geocaches are listed together. Just highlight and delete. Poof. They're gone. 2. Pocket Queries. You can set up a pocket query to only deliver caches that "you have not found." Thus, if you go out and find a hundred caches and log them on the site, the next time you re-run the PQ, it won't return those caches. Load the new GPX file over the old one and you no longer have your found caches on your device. 3. GSAK. Similar to Basecamp, but also different, it manages your geocaches for you. Downside: it only runs on Windows. Too bad for us Mac and Linux users. Of course, modern GPS's hold a lot of geocaches, so the need to delete found caches in the field shouldn't ever really be a priority. You have to connect to the computer to add new caches, so use that time to remove them too. Found caches don't show up in the "Find a cache" list, so you don't even have to notice they're there. They can clutter up the map screen, and that might be the only reason to remove them sooner than later if you're caching high volume days in a densely placed area. Quote Link to comment
+richgps Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Instructions for deleting Geocaches from your Garmin Montana 650t. I had no luck in deleting Geocaches stored in my Garmin Montana 650t by using any menu selections on the device. So I connected the device to my Windows 7 computer. 1. A few seconds after the device is plugged in the AUTOPLAY dialog box appears on the screen. Under “General Options” select “Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer”. If this dialog box does not appear, click on the “Start Button” and then select “Computer”, which will give you a list of all of your computers disk drives and external memory devices. Click on “Garmin Montana 650t” 2. This will take you to the Montana directory. Click on the folder labeled “Garmin”. This will take you to the folders and files stored within the Garmin Montana. 3. Click on the folder “GPX”. This will take you to a folder that lists all of the GPX files stored in your Garmin Montana. 4. Locate the geocache files you wish to delete by its GC number. For example GC1AMCR. 5. Either move this to a separate folder on your computer for backup or delete it just like you would do with any other file. This deletes it from Garmin memory. 6. Click on the “Safely Remove Device” icon on the lower right of your computer window, then click on the “Garmin Montana 650t”. 7. Disconnect your Garmin from the computer’s USB port, turn it on and verify that the desired geocaches have been deleted. I have been saving all of my DNF’s and “Not Attempted” caches to a folder on my computer just for safety sake. I probably will end up deleting the entire folder someday. Until Garmin gets its software straight, this should solve your problems fellow geocachers. RichGPS. Quote Link to comment
+highlandgrlz Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) I too detest the fact that I gave up the easy delete available on my Garmin 60s when I upgraded to the 64s. I dont have a smart phone (which is why I wanted the logs and hints available on the 64s). So I go caching, then come home and log my caches all at once. I used to then delete them as each was logged. It was clean and efficient and I could do it all with my ipad. Not so now. I have to lug out the laptop and plug the GPS in. Argh! And so far I have not found a way to delete just the found caches. I am using Basecamp Legacy for MAC. MY found caches come in the same list as my unfound caches, so I hunt and peck for them. Then I delete. But when I log back into my GPS, the found caches are still there. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Again. Argh! Edited December 12, 2014 by highlandgrlz Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 The found caches disappear from view when you log them as found. I've never quite understood why it is problem having them on the unit. Quote Link to comment
+highlandgrlz Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 The found caches disappear from view when you log them as found. I've never quite understood why it is problem having them on the unit. When you mark them as found, they go to the Found folder on your GPS. Then, you can go to menu and go to Found Caches and get a great look at what you've accomplished for that day. And, they are all together for logging as found at geocaching.com. The problem with not being able to delete them is they stack up in that folder. The next time you go out and find more caches, you have to figure out which ones were for that day and which were previous and already logged. The more this goes on, the bigger the mess. I do think I tried emptying the wastebasket, but I can try that again. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 The found caches disappear from view when you log them as found. I've never quite understood why it is problem having them on the unit. When you mark them as found, they go to the Found folder on your GPS. Then, you can go to menu and go to Found Caches and get a great look at what you've accomplished for that day. And, they are all together for logging as found at geocaching.com. The problem with not being able to delete them is they stack up in that folder. The next time you go out and find more caches, you have to figure out which ones were for that day and which were previous and already logged. The more this goes on, the bigger the mess. I do think I tried emptying the wastebasket, but I can try that again. Thanks! Are you using Pocket Queries to get the caches to your GPS? Why not select Have NOT Found for the PQ. Then you wont have Found caches being put back to the GPS... Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) The found caches disappear from view when you log them as found. I've never quite understood why it is problem having them on the unit. When you mark them as found, they go to the Found folder on your GPS. Then, you can go to menu and go to Found Caches and get a great look at what you've accomplished for that day. And, they are all together for logging as found at geocaching.com. The problem with not being able to delete them is they stack up in that folder. The next time you go out and find more caches, you have to figure out which ones were for that day and which were previous and already logged. The more this goes on, the bigger the mess. When you log the caches, it is best to use the "field notes" system. If you do that, there will be no confusion when you do your logging. Everything will be presented in order on the computer and semi-automated for you. It is much easier than looking them up on the GPS. http://www.geocaching.com/my/fieldnotes.aspx As above, if you update the PQ file on the GPS, the found caches will also leave the GPS with no other intervention. Edited December 12, 2014 by Red90 Quote Link to comment
+highlandgrlz Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 The found caches disappear from view when you log them as found. I've never quite understood why it is problem having them on the unit. When you mark them as found, they go to the Found folder on your GPS. Then, you can go to menu and go to Found Caches and get a great look at what you've accomplished for that day. And, they are all together for logging as found at geocaching.com. The problem with not being able to delete them is they stack up in that folder. The next time you go out and find more caches, you have to figure out which ones were for that day and which were previous and already logged. The more this goes on, the bigger the mess. I do think I tried emptying the wastebasket, but I can try that again. Thanks! Are you using Pocket Queries to get the caches to your GPS? Why not select Have NOT Found for the PQ. Then you wont have Found caches being put back to the GPS... Yup - always use pocket queries to load caches onto the GPS, and yes, I always only load Not Found. But a PQ lasts me a few weeks or longer. Once loaded I usually can go caching several times before I need to do another one. In the meantime, all those Found Caches can get to be a mess. I'd hate to have to do a PQ every single time I went caching. Quote Link to comment
+highlandgrlz Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 The found caches disappear from view when you log them as found. I've never quite understood why it is problem having them on the unit. When you mark them as found, they go to the Found folder on your GPS. Then, you can go to menu and go to Found Caches and get a great look at what you've accomplished for that day. And, they are all together for logging as found at geocaching.com. The problem with not being able to delete them is they stack up in that folder. The next time you go out and find more caches, you have to figure out which ones were for that day and which were previous and already logged. The more this goes on, the bigger the mess. When you log the caches, it is best to use the "field notes" system. If you do that, there will be no confusion when you do your logging. Everything will be presented in order on the computer and semi-automated for you. It is much easier than looking them up on the GPS. http://www.geocaching.com/my/fieldnotes.aspx As above, if you update the PQ file on the GPS, the found caches will also leave the GPS with no other intervention. Yes, thanks for the suggestion. This is another method that also will involve having to lug out the lap top and plug in the GPS. I get it, its a trade off in order to have to logs and hints and such, there is now this pain in the backside about clearing off Found Caches. No more easily sitting down with my ipad and taking care of logging them and just hitting delete. The only way now is with the cluncky laptop, either to use basecamp, do a new PQ or to use geocaching field notes. I was also responding to people who didnt understand why there was a need for a simple delete button. For some of us, it was very valuable. I just really wish I could make basecamp work for deleting. It says its supposed to be easy, but I am obviously missing a step. or if I could wish for anything, its for a goll darn Delete button! Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Ahh. you are not following Garmin's chosen workflow... Perhaps one day they will add the ability to transfer directly via Bluetooth back and forth with your iPad. Simple bit of programming if they wanted to do it. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I just really wish I could make basecamp work for deleting. I use Basecamp all the time for deleting and installing caches. I load the PQs into Basecamp, send the ones I want to my GPS and then delete as required. It works flawlessly. Why it's not working for you I have no idea. She states above that she is using an old version of Basecamp due to an old computer that won't work with the current version. Quote Link to comment
+Tricotine Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) I have tried the procedure to delete the caches from my Montana 650t from the GPX files on my computer, with no success. They do not appear in the file on my device, but they still appear on the map. I have turned in on and off, but nothing changes. Can anyone help? Thank you Edited December 13, 2014 by Tricotine Quote Link to comment
+JohnCNA Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 I just really wish I could make basecamp work for deleting. I use Basecamp all the time for deleting and installing caches. I load the PQs into Basecamp, send the ones I want to my GPS and then delete as required. It works flawlessly. Why it's not working for you I have no idea. She might not be navigating to the DEVICE folder list. Deleting found caches from the Basecamp database won't delete them on the device. To the OP: if you scroll the folder list on the left all the way to the bottom and then click on the GPS icon in the folder list, it will show the caches on the GPS, which can be deleted one at a time as you would like. Also note that if Basecamp is set to sort by icon type, all the found caches will be grouped together, which should help with how the OP wants to work as well. Quote Link to comment
+GrateBear Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Being able to delete via computer is a huge help. Our old etrex wouldn't do it. One way transfer only, bah! Seeing that I can do that now with this new etrex is amazing! Thanks for pointing that out! I'd still love to delete found caches just to clean up the map. Heh... sometimes I go awhile without updating my query I'm with you! I could delete them on my Garmin Legend Cx, and found it very helpful, especially when traveling. Could log and delete, and then not have to go through the whole list to find the next day's find. Another nice function on the Cx was the ability to switch between on/off road with ease--one button and that was it. On my new ones, I have go through several steps to do that. Garmin really took a step backwards with the newer units w/o adding really anything to make them much better. Ah, these first world problems........ Quote Link to comment
+JohnCNA Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Being able to delete via computer is a huge help. Our old etrex wouldn't do it. One way transfer only, bah! Seeing that I can do that now with this new etrex is amazing! Thanks for pointing that out! I'd still love to delete found caches just to clean up the map. Heh... sometimes I go awhile without updating my query You can use Garmin's BaseCamp to delete individual caches, even caches that are part of a large PQ, without reloading the PQ. You just can't do it on the device itself, you have to be connected to the computer at the time. Quote Link to comment
+AZjohn Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I don't care if they're deleted or not when I log them as found but when I tap on the treasure chest icon I expect to see only the ones I haven't found. This used to work but I unfiltered the found ones once to relocate a found one but now when I try to refilter out the found ones it doesn't work -all the ones that had not shown when I tap the treasure chest icon. Plus they now have the awesomeness icon which is totally useless to me and some weird graphic labeling system that seemed to appear in the last 1 or 2 Garmin software updates. So now my Oregon 650 which initially came with POS batteries with a charge life that quickly deteriorated to under 2 hours, POS accuracy with constantly moving directions to GZ (including 180 degree flips), and now POS geocaching software that forces you to run constant PQ updates. Whenever I Get a notice of a new geocache I put it in the GPS so now I have over 100 entries to delete shown by GC number which I have no idea if I have found it or not. Can anyone recommend a better GPS for Geocaching i.e. is Delorme any better or Smartphone? I would love to take this unit to a skeet range and let the shooters have at it but it would depend I'd there's something better out there. Any advice? Quote Link to comment
+Mineral2 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 The Garmin Oregon is as good as it gets. The Oregon 700 now introduces direct access to geocaching.com via API and a wifi connection. But otherwise, maybe we can help fix your mistakes. 1. Don't buy the Garmin battery pack. It's nothing more than two AA NiMH (think Eneloop) batteries combined together with a plastic wrapper that pushes a button inside the case that lets you charge the batteries within the unit. You can get an 8 pack of Eneloops for about $20, $30 if you need a charger (and comes with 4 AAAs) and it's not hard to just carry spares with you while you're out. If they're not lasting you about 8-10 hours, you aren't managing your power very well. 2. Accuracy is as good as any GPS. Your position is constantly estimated, which means even while standing still in an open field, your position will bounce a little bit. Stop expecting miracles from a GPS. It will get you within 30 feet (closer under good conditions). Then it's up to you to put down the device, read the description, and look for the cache with your eyes. 3. Garmin GPSs don't come with geocaching software, so I'm not sure what you're ranting about here. 4. Use Pocket Queries to load geocaches. Running them ~ weekly will keep the cache listings on your device up to date. And you can even choose to return only unfound caches. Thus when you update the file, your found caches will be removed from your Oregon. And then you don't have to worry about which individual files to delete. Manage them in bulk. 5. Before you take your Oregon to a range and shoot it up, perhaps you can donate it to someone else who will use it. I'll gladly take it off your hands and save you the cost of a few bullets. Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) The found caches disappear from view when you log them as found. I've never quite understood why it is problem having them on the unit. When you mark them as found, they go to the Found folder on your GPS. Then, you can go to menu and go to Found Caches and get a great look at what you've accomplished for that day. And, they are all together for logging as found at geocaching.com. The problem with not being able to delete them is they stack up in that folder. The next time you go out and find more caches, you have to figure out which ones were for that day and which were previous and already logged. The more this goes on, the bigger the mess. I do think I tried emptying the wastebasket, but I can try that again. Thanks! Where is this 'Found Folder' on your GPS? I have never seen a 'Found' folder on any of my Garmin GPSr. I have tried the procedure to delete the caches from my Montana 650t from the GPX files on my computer, with no success. They do not appear in the file on my device, but they still appear on the map. I have turned in on and off, but nothing changes. Can anyone help? Thank you Turned what on and off? If you adjust the Geocache filters to not show found geocaches, they will not be displayed. Being able to delete via computer is a huge help. Our old etrex wouldn't do it. One way transfer only, bah! Seeing that I can do that now with this new etrex is amazing! Thanks for pointing that out! I'd still love to delete found caches just to clean up the map. Heh... sometimes I go awhile without updating my query I'm with you! I could delete them on my Garmin Legend Cx, and found it very helpful, especially when traveling. Could log and delete, and then not have to go through the whole list to find the next day's find. Another nice function on the Cx was the ability to switch between on/off road with ease--one button and that was it. On my new ones, I have go through several steps to do that. Garmin really took a step backwards with the newer units w/o adding really anything to make them much better. Ah, these first world problems........ That is certainly debatable. I think each new evolution of their GPSr are generally improvements over the last. They have added much of great value to most of the units they have. I can not see how anyone could argue a 60csx being superior to an Oregon 7x0, for example. Heck, even the Colorado series was a step up, being the first Garmin GPSr to support paperless caching. I don't care if they're deleted or not when I log them as found but when I tap on the treasure chest icon I expect to see only the ones I haven't found. This used to work but I unfiltered the found ones once to relocate a found one but now when I try to refilter out the found ones it doesn't work -all the ones that had not shown when I tap the treasure chest icon. Plus they now have the awesomeness icon which is totally useless to me and some weird graphic labeling system that seemed to appear in the last 1 or 2 Garmin software updates. So now my Oregon 650 which initially came with POS batteries with a charge life that quickly deteriorated to under 2 hours, POS accuracy with constantly moving directions to GZ (including 180 degree flips), and now POS geocaching software that forces you to run constant PQ updates. Whenever I Get a notice of a new geocache I put it in the GPS so now I have over 100 entries to delete shown by GC number which I have no idea if I have found it or not. Can anyone recommend a better GPS for Geocaching i.e. is Delorme any better or Smartphone? I would love to take this unit to a skeet range and let the shooters have at it but it would depend I'd there's something better out there. Any advice? Your Oregon 6x0 is an excellent geocaching machine, only bested by the Oregon 7x0, IMHO. My Oregon 6x0 units see very little action now that I have the 7x0. BTW, every one of those Geocache GPX files on your GPSr will contain either: <sym>Geocache</sym> -or- <sym>Geocache Found</sym> for EACH geocache. The ones with 'Found' are the one you found. Or you could just use the automated process provided by Groundspeak, or even GSAK (my preference) to log found caches. Edited May 9, 2017 by Atlas Cached Quote Link to comment
+AZjohn Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 On point #3 of Mineral2's 5/8/17 response to my question at some Garmin update point the filtering criterion of "Awesomeness" appeared in addition to the traditional ones of difficulty and terrain. I assumed perhaps mistakenly that this was a Garmin software change and have not seen awesomeness published on geocaching.com' s cache characteristic lists. I'm confused by some of the responses indicating that you could go to the "found" file( folder?) and delete its contents I can't seem to find this file anywhere in the folders/files either in the Garmin or data microchip. i don't do pocket queries very often just enter the new ones in my area that are of interest. I also have a windshield mounted Montana that I used to use for geocaching (most caches in my area are in the desert or on remote mountaintops only reasonably reachable by high clearance vehicle) but its now so cluttered with cache symbols (most of which I've found and logged on geocaching.com, but they still show as unfound) that I no longer use it for geocaching using the smaller Oregon or an Iphone instead. Is there a way to completely delete all geocaches from the Montana to make it easier to use for off road navigation? Thanks John Quote Link to comment
+Mineral2 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Yes. Geocaches are saved in the GPX folder. If you loaded them with the "Save to GPS" button, they'll be named <GCcode.gpx>. Just delete any gpx files associated with geocaching and they'll be gone. Quote Link to comment
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