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The Garmin Communicator was depreciated many years ago due to safety issues. But you still can download GPX files: On every cache page you have the option to download a GPX file. Download it and move it to the \Garmin\GPX\ folder on your Montana. As a Premium Member you can create lists. Lists can be saved as a GPX file but you can sent it directly to your Montana. For this feature Garmin Express must be installed. Pocket Queries are also an option. Create a PQ, download it and unzip it to the \Garmin\GPX\ folder on your Montana.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that basic members now get to download GPX files from the cache pages, with the LOC files being phased out at around the time browsers stopped supporting the Garmin Communicator plug-in.

Garmin Communicator is not supported anymore, along with the old "Send To GPS" feature. There's no plugin, but there's also no Garmin support and a whole bunch of their help files are also gone for discontinued devices. Your available options may be 3rd party software such as EasyGPS (which is a lite version of ExpertGPS), or GPSBabel, and GSAK which is currently free. If you're only sending a cache or two, it may be faster to type coordinates manually (well, faster than working on software when it breaks).

I Had a heck of a time re-learning how to get my GPS to communicate and accept caches after a long time away as well. I spent a full 24 hours learning how to update my firmware (never done it before on my 60 csx). Had to take a 6 hour nap to get the frustrations out. I was following all the directions but kept getting error messages. Error messages of all various kinds. I finally worked through each one but it was a struggle. Garmin Communicator plug in is still available for download. That was the final thing I had to do as I had simply forgot about this plug in. A newbie would have even a harder time finding out about this plug in. I watched several youtube video's and even came here to the forums looking for directions but it was very hard to find my solutions to the error messages. I was almost convinced that the 60csx was and outdated piece of equipment and that I would have to upgrade but NO!!!! Everything works as it should be. Just like before. The only thing missing is the link on the cache page where you can send the coords directly to the GPS. So disappointing but I can live with that as long as my GPS is acting all brand new again after the firmware update.

I guess the TS means the Garmin Communicator. This plug-in is unsafe, outdated and abolished. For the 60cxs you'll need MapSource, BaseCamp, EasyGPS or GSAK to place GPX files onto your device.

Ok. Now we have the culprit. The "Send to GPS" function used the now defunct Garmin Communicator Plugin. You could always put GPX files directly on your GPS, which is what you will have to do from now on (you can use the "Send to Garmin" feature with Garmin Express, but it can sometimes not work well.) Pocket queries come packaged as a Zip file, and must be unzipped first. In Windows, I think you just right-click and extract. The GPX files then go into the GPX folder on your 62s. Keep in mind that if you're loading caches in Europe, and you are not in Europe, the GPS won't list them because they are too far away, though they will show up if you scroll the map to the location of the cache. For now, practice loading local geocaches to make sure you have the process working.

Hier werkt de knop "lists" wel (alles staat in het Engels). Ik krijg dan mijn lijsten te zien met rechts een "knop" met drie puntjes. Als ik daar op klik krijg ik de optie die o.a. "send to Garmin" heeft. Daar op klikken vraagt of ik Garmin Express wil starten (Garmin Communicator is al zeer lang "dood" en die knoppen verdwenen al in augustus verleden jaar). Dus zoals het bij jou steeds werkte. Blijft de vraag welke browser je gebruikt, of/welke plugins je gebruikt en of je de laatste week updates deed. In Firefox 65.0.2 met o.a. GClittle helper script BTW: Als GSAK gebruiker download ik nooit via de website dus eventuele aanpassing op de website zie ik haast nooit, alles gaat via de API en GSAK.

IK bedoel de knop 'Jouw lijsten' die op de Dahboard pagina staat van mijn persoonlijke pagina van geocaching.com. De Garmin doet er niet toe, want ik kan niet eens mijn lijsten inzien via die knop. Wel via de app op mijn telefoon, maar daarvandaan kan ik geen lijst op de GPS plaatsen. Hoe deed ik het vroeger? Heel simpel, als ik een bepaalde cache wil bewaren, bijvoorbeeld op een privé- of openbare lijst, dan geef ik op de betreffende cachepagina aan dat ik hem in een lijst wil opslaan. Ik selecteer dan de betreffende lijst en klaar is Kees. Als ik dan later de cache wil inzien ga ik naar het dashboard en bekijk en/of bewerk ik de lijst. Wil ik een lijst op mijn GPS zetten, dan klik ik op het rondje met de drie puntjes achter de betreffende lijst en selecteer 'naar GPS zenden'. Dan opent Garmin communicator en zie ik of het wel of niet lukt. In 999 van de 1000 keer levert dat geen enkel probleem op.

Did you use the „Send to GPS“ Button and the Garmin communicator? This way doesn’t work anymore, communicator won’t run on actual browsers.

Is there any way to download a GPX file, a list, or a pocket query to a Garmin GPS Map 60CSX? Garmin says the GPS Map 60csx is not compatible with Garmin Express. Without Garmin Express or Garmin Communicator, my computer does not recognize the GPS.

Things change. There's a new feature being developed that looks like it may be one button again at some time, at least for newish Garmins. Remember, support by manufacturers for discontinued devices vanishes entirely when the new models come out. This is the way of the universe. And the structure for the "old button" went away as new security prococols came online. See the thread that Touchstone mentioned. It's a many-layered topic. If you enjoy a lot of reading about this, there are thousands of threads right here to discuss the technical issues of "Garmin Communicator".

The Button was the result of a collaboration between Garmin and Groundspeak. There had been no updates to Garmin Communicator for a long time. “Send To GPS” began breaking years ago, and people had to adapt. No notice, for the most part. Whatever they did, do that. I can follow plans pretty well, yet eventually I could not keep “Send To GPS” working. Long before it was “removed”. I did it as a personal challenge. There is a shiny new button, “Send To Garmin”, this is the alternative, and it's more useful than the old button was. It supports Garmins that can accept GPX files directly, newer models only. Garmin doesn't provide updates for old devices, and that's simply the way of the world. Operating systems have updated security. Web browsers are dropping “Plugins” as they once were, and combinations of security measures made “Garmin Communicator” stop working. People who are not updating their PCs see many broken things on those PCs, not just “Send To GPS”, and five thousand icons on their desktop, and half of those are copies of icons. Go look! Worse, those PCs are connected, yet by definition unsecure, operated by users who are not adept with computer settings. The perfect storm. Geocaching.com removes or changes things all the time, and I dread the day when they remove the “opt out” features that I use. But it was high time for “Send To GPS” to go away.

As you can read in the topic I linked to, it was removed: The reason it became unreliable is that modern browsers block the Garmin Communicator permanently because of safety issues. The fact that this function did work for you tells me you are using an outdated browser and you should update it immediately. Meanwhile, you can use the GPX file button and save it directly to the \Garmin\GPX\ folder on your GPSr (or save it elsewhere and copy it later to that folder).

Zoals eerder gezegd, de onveilige Garmin Communicator werkt niet meer met moderne browsers. Het feit dat het bij jou nog werkte betekent dus dat je geen moderne (en dus geen veilige) browser gebruikt. Iets waar je wat aan zou moeten doen. Er wordt al jaren gevraagd om de knop permanent te verwijderen en dat is nu eindelijk gebeurd. Een gpx-bestand rechtstreeks opslaan is geen omweg. Klik op GPX file, navigeer in het "Opslaan als..." menu naar je eTrex, de map Garmin en dan naar de map GPX en klik op Opslaan. De eerste keer zal misschien een of twee muisklikken extra kosten, maar de volgende keren binnen dezelfde sessie juist een muisklik minder, mits je browser je eerste keuze onthoudt.

I was finally able to load a list onto my GPS. This just may work better. If I delete a list on the site with my GPS hooked up, does that remove those caches from my GPS? It would be nice to remove those caches all at once. Or should I continue to do that through Basecamp? Now should I go in and delete the Garmin Communicator Plugin? Or is it needed for other applications? If it is no longer needed why keep it? Thanks again for everyone's help.

Npbody I know wanted less convenience. Sometimes I really wonder what the plan is. But "Send To GPS" was no longer supported, and many people arrived in the Forums as Send To GPS failed for them over the past few years. Constantly. It used "Garmin Communicator" which ceased being updated four years ago (an eternity in Internet time), and that plugin relied on an insecure protocol. Your home computer could get hacked, or more likely, get weird browser plugins that you don't want. Update your PC security, and that button stops working. Garmin does not design cool new software for 10-year-old GPSs, it abandons them (this isn't exclusively a Garmin thing, it's everywhere, go look at "smart phones"!). "Send To GPS" worked with even the oldest GPSs, even other brands. Fortunately, there is software to load old GPSs, which many people started to use as Send To GPS failed. I wouldn't automatically abandon my old GPS just because Garmin did. But choose your battles. I think in your case, you can load your GPS directly in many ways. But others may try a few software ideas and see what works, or simply type coordinates for a cache or two, or find a newer GPS, used, if it's a good deal.

Moin, da ich den Weg über "Send to GPS" nie gegangen bin, vermiss ich ihn auch nicht - zumal mein Gerät als Laufwerk erkannt wird. Dennoch hab ich nun eine Verständnisfrage und diese dann auch noch rein aus Interesse, also ohne wirklichen Nutzen für mich Brauchte ich für das "Send to GPS" nicht dieses Garmin Communicator Plug-In oder ist das wieder eine ganz andere Geschichte? Wenn hier dieses Plug-In benötigt wurde, dann hab ich nämlich durchaus regelmäßig von Problemen gelesen, da das Plug-In bei diversen Leuten nach einem Update des Browsers plötzlich nicht mehr funktioniert hat. Für diejenigen, wo es bis zuletzt reibungslos funktioniert hat, ist der Wegfall natürlich ärgerlich, aber wenn es wirklich zu Problemen und Anfragen kam und das Problem auch nicht von Groundspeak gelöst werden kann, kann ich nachvollziehen, dass man den Button rausnimmt. Glück auf smoerf

Sounds like you are trying to use the "Send to GPS" button? If so, then please know that it just doesn't work anymore. There are many, many forum topics about this. You can search for "garmin communicator" in the forum and find the many threads. Garmin Express is what you'd use for "Send to Garmin", which allows you to send a Bookmark List of caches to your Garmin GPSr. Your other options are (1) individual cache downloads, using the "GPX File" button on a cache page or (2) multiple cache downloads, using Pocket Queries.

I've had my etrex Venture cx (got it in 2007) connected to this laptop before and it worked perfectly. Plugged it in last week. When I tried to send a cache to my gps, got the "install Garmin communicator plug in" window. Downloaded it and it installed ....but not really. Only saw the installer in Finder. Googled it and found some good info: made sure plug ins are "allowed", etc. Still couldn't see it when plugged in. Installed Garmin Express and Web Updater. Web updater could see it.Realized that my iOS and Safari were out of date and updated both. Still can't see the device. Tried a different cord, nothing. Used original cord and a different device (etrex 30) and saw that device. I hope there is a solution....

Looks like you are clicking the "Send to GPS" button? If so, then please know that it just doesn't work anymore. There are many, many forum topics about this. You can search for "garmin communicator" in the forum and find the many threads. Garmin Express is what you'd use for "Send to Garmin", which allows you to send a Bookmark List of caches to your Garmin GPSr. Your other options are individual cache downloads, using the "GPX File" button on an individual cache page or Pocket Queries.

Precisely. Many software titles no longer function correctly, most of which are no longer supported/developed, and are unlikely to receive necessary updates to correct this issue. I suspect this topic will become almost as common as the 'Garmin Communicator Will Not Work' topic we keep seeing repeated over and over....

I have a Garmin 550. I have had some success, but am frustrated again. About two weeks ago, went out, found some caches, logged in my GPS my comments and my finds and filled in the logs. Now trying to connect to the computer and download my success, and it keeps asking me again and again to download and install Garmin communicator. I must have done it many many times.. still when I try to connect. No luck at all. Using Windows 10, can use Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome for a browser to get into Geocaching.com. Garmin recognizes my machine, says it's all up to date. But how to get to a list of found caches transferred to the geocaching.com site. I go to a site on the geocaching.com site and try to load it to the 550... need the communicator.. WTH am I doing or not doing? All help appreciated.

There are not exactly no results from a forum search of Garmin Communicator. There are just over two thousand: https://forums.geocaching.com/GC/index.php?/search/&q=Garmin communicator&sortby=newest

PQs, lists, garmin express. More info on how? Search "garmin communicator" on these forums, it's been posted numerous times.

This add on seems to have been ditched by all web browsers. can anyone help in explaining how to get the computer to down load to a Garmin 64s GPS? Many thanks.