Getting Rid Of An Archived Cache

[+TexasGringo]

I have an Archived Cache...It will not be used any more.

 

Whenever I go to My Geocaches...it shows up in Red, with a Line thru it....How do you make it Gone Forever?

[+CYBret]

Why would you want to? It's part of your history...something you contributed to the site. Archived or not, people logged it and someone might want to look at it.

 

You could adopt it out to a second account to clean it up....I think that would work.

[+mtn-man]

I don't think you can adopt out an archived cache. One thing you could do is "recycle" the listing into a new cache, then email your reviewer so they can check it out and maybe unarchive it and list it. Since this is a database, you can't really get rid of it.

[+The Leprechauns]

I thought that archived caches couldn't be adopted using the do-it-yourself tool. But I could be wrong -- I've never tried it, seeing as how I would never part with a piece of my geocaching history.

[+Moose Mob]

If it was the cache that was published at one time, then it is part of your history and the history of those that have found it. If you recycle it a few miles away, then folks who have sought it will already have credit for it.

 

If those caches that were never published, then go with option B and get them unarchived and recycle.

[nonaeroterraqueous]

Yeah, I know the feeling. Archived caches are like pride and joy come to a bitter end. I'd like to be able to get my archived caches out of sight and out of mind.

Edited October 12, 2007 by nonaeroterraqueous

[+Confucius' Cat]

The best you can do is to change the name to a dot and edit out all the cache page information before you archive it if there is something you don't want anyone to see.

 

It would not get you any popularity points, but you could also delete all the logs... again BEFORE you archive it.

 

I mean... if there's a REALLY GOOD REASON you want it "gone."

[Neos2]

Please don't edit out all the cache details and/or change the name to a dot! A cache owner in my state decided to get rid of all his caches and did just that. I had found a few of his caches. Now my cache record has this inane "." instead of the truely enjoyable cache I did. One of them one of my all time favorites, too. Now it's "." and that's it. It's so sad.

 

One really good reason for your cache and the logs to stay just where they are is for the cachers who will come into the game after you. Another cacher may someday wonder why there isn't a cache there, and do a bit of research. They'll find your cache page and see that someone did try a cache there and was less than pleased with the result. Perhaps they'll find a way to make it work, or perhaps they'll decide to put their cache somewhere else, but in either case your experience will have helped them to avoid the same result that you had.

Edited October 12, 2007 by Neos2

[+mtn-man]

I see the cache he was talking about I think. It was never listed so there is no history. That is why I suggested recycling it into an active cache.

[+J-Way]

It would not get you any popularity points, but you could also delete all the logs... again BEFORE you archive it.

I really hope this post was in jest... When you delete a "found it" log, you lower the find count of whoever posted the log.

[+StarBrand]

Nothing really gets deleted off of this site - logs, pictures, listings all just continue to be there. They may be marked as archive but they never really go away.

[+TexasGringo]

***I really hope this post was in jest... When you delete a "found it" log, you lower the find count of whoever posted the log.***

 

If you can't delete it because of the logs attached to it...then leave it there...but give me an option to not have Archive Caches show up on My cache page...or have some kind of Archived Database File where archived Geocaches can go...and remain for Ever and Ever and Ever (with the logs)....so I don't have to look at them for Ever and Ever and Ever. (maybe I'll request this on the WebSite Page).

[+wimseyguy]

Have you tried changing the lenses in your glasses from blue to red? That should make any red printing invisible to you and then you don't have to see them forever and ever.

Edited October 12, 2007 by wimseyguy

[+TexasGringo]

***Have you tried changing the lenses in your glasses from blue to red? That should make any red printing invisible to you and then you don't have to see them forever and ever***

 

No not yet...I was going to try "White Out" first.

[+wimseyguy]

Funny, you don't look like a blond.

[+Prime Suspect]

Funny, you don't look like a blond.

Being annoyed that archived cache show up doesn't strike me as blonde. I does strike me as ...

 

[+cache_test_dummies]

I thought at first that mtn-man's recycle suggestion was a good one, but I think now that you are talking about a real cache that was once active and now has logs. So recycling probably isn't a good option.

 

But if getting rid of it means that much to you, perhaps you could set up another account, and then, working with your reviewer, temporarily unarchive the cache long enough to adopt it out to the other account. Then your reviewer could just archive it again.

 

Probably not a good solution if lots of people started doing this, but this is the first time I remember seeing anyone who was bothered by having an archived cache in their profile.

[+roundcircle]

Why don't you just tick the "Ignore Listing" box?

 

That will get it off your listing and leave it alone for everyone else.

 

Assumes you are a premium member and the that you can do it for archived caches, which I think you will be able too.

Edited October 13, 2007 by roundcircle

[+cache_test_dummies]

Why don't you just tick the "Ignore Listing" box?

 

That will get if your listing and leave it alone for everyone else.

 

Assumes you are a premium member and the that you can do it for archived caches, which I think you will be able too.

Ignoring your own cache doesn't remove it from your My Owned Items list, which is what I think the OP is trying to accomplish.

[+Markwell]

I thought at first that mtn-man's recycle suggestion was a good one, but I think now that you are talking about a real cache that was once active and now has logs. So recycling probably isn't a good option.

 

But if getting rid of it means that much to you, perhaps you could set up another account, and then, working with your reviewer, temporarily unarchive the cache long enough to adopt it out to the other account. Then your reviewer could just archive it again.

 

Probably not a good solution if lots of people started doing this, but this is the first time I remember seeing anyone who was bothered by having an archived cache in their profile.

Read mtn-man's other post. This cache was never published.

[+cache_test_dummies]

I thought at first that mtn-man's recycle suggestion was a good one, but I think now that you are talking about a real cache that was once active and now has logs. So recycling probably isn't a good option.

 

But if getting rid of it means that much to you, perhaps you could set up another account, and then, working with your reviewer, temporarily unarchive the cache long enough to adopt it out to the other account. Then your reviewer could just archive it again.

 

Probably not a good solution if lots of people started doing this, but this is the first time I remember seeing anyone who was bothered by having an archived cache in their profile.

Read mtn-man's other post. This cache was never published.

The OP never confirmed that the unpublished cache suggested by mtn-man was the one he was talking about. And then in this post, which came after mtn-man's second post, the OP seems to be talking about a published cache with logs. The OP does, in fact, have a cache which was published but was archived back in September. I assume that that is the cache he is trying to get rid of.

[+CSpenceFLY]

Maybe you should look into changing your meds.

[+cache_test_dummies]

Maybe you should look into changing your meds.

Ok, I tried that.

 

Feeling a bit lightheaded now, but I'm still sticking by my previous post.

[+trainlove]

Please don't edit out all the cache details and/or change the name to a dot! A cache owner in my state decided to get rid of all his caches and did just that. I had found a few of his caches. Now my cache record has this inane "." instead of the truely enjoyable cache I did. One of them one of my all time favorites, too. Now it's "." and that's it. It's so sad.

 

One really good reason for your cache and the logs to stay just where they are is for the cachers who will come into the game after you. Another cacher may someday wonder why there isn't a cache there, and do a bit of research. They'll find your cache page and see that someone did try a cache there and was less than pleased with the result. Perhaps they'll find a way to make it work, or perhaps they'll decide to put their cache somewhere else, but in either case your experience will have helped them to avoid the same result that you had.

 

I surprised that the person who suggested to change the name and edit out all information also didn't mention for you to delete all the find logs of everyone who had ever found your cache. What a thing to suggest.

I agree with this peroson, DO NOT edit out all info or change the name, and do not move the location.

You could adopt it out to a sock puppet account but you will have to temporarily unarchive it for a few minutes to do so. But even then all the prior finders will balk at having found a cache by someone they never heard of.

[+egami]

We always web archive our favorite cache pages after we log them.