Etrex 10

[+m4yb]

Everytime I load up new caches on my Etrex 10, I delete the previously loaded caches. Did this today, then I get the message as I try to send the second cache: "There is not enough free disk space on /Volumes/GARMIN/Garmin/gpx/ . Please free up some space and try again"

As well as this, I often get "Memory Low" messages when out in the field. I typically only load up about 10 caches at a time, and delete them by plugging in to laptop and accessing it this way.

I am a bit of a noob and worried I might delete necessary exe files! Is there somewhere else where I can delete stuff?

[+GeoTrekker26]

Everytime I load up new caches on my Etrex 10, I delete the previously loaded caches. Did this today, then I get the message as I try to send the second cache: "There is not enough free disk space on /Volumes/GARMIN/Garmin/gpx/ . Please free up some space and try again"

As well as this, I often get "Memory Low" messages when out in the field. I typically only load up about 10 caches at a time, and delete them by plugging in to laptop and accessing it this way.

I am a bit of a noob and worried I might delete necessary exe files! Is there somewhere else where I can delete stuff?

It sounds like you are using a Mac. If so, when you delete an item, it is not deleted but only moved to a folder called trash where it will stay until you empty the trash. It is only when you empty the trash that you free up all the space. Give it a try.

[+m4yb]

Thanks GeoTrekker26! You mean the trash on my mac, RHS of task bar? Did that! I also reset the settings on the Garmin, was out with only 5 caches loaded and still got the Low Memory popup ....

ETA: Got it! Plugged in Garmin, THEN clicked trash icon, got a huge list of caches to empty! Nowhere on the online manual had it mentioned it, so hope my experience is useful to others!

Edited December 29, 2013 by m4yb

[Fangamon]

Trash can on a PC is called the 'Recycle bin', same thing as the mac!

[Fangamon]

My recycle bin has the capacity of the hard drive. If I choose not to empty it then it never forgets it's contents. How is this different from a Mac? ()

[Fangamon]

Yeah, but it doesn't install a recycle bin on your Etrex and fill it with the stuff you thought you deleted

 

Ahhh yes, I forgot about that...

[+user13371]

Actually, in some configurations Windows WILL put a recycle bin folder on an external volume, and you can run into the exact same issue if you don't empty it once in a while. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-recycle-bin-settings#1TC=windows-7

 

It has also come up in these forums (more than once!) that an eTrex has run out of space because the WinSXS folder somehow got copied to it. I really don't know of it's possible for a misconfiguration of Windows to cause that, or just some user error. http://www.ghacks.net/2010/07/24/the-winsxs-folder-explained/

 

Bottom line, relevant to this discussion: It's not just a Mac (or Windows) thing. Both operating systems keep some "hidden" items on external volumes. Users with an etrex 10 - a tiny storage volume, not removable - are more likely to run into problems than larger capacity models.

Edited December 29, 2013 by user13371

[Fangamon]

Here's mine.. no recycle bin..

 

 

[+ScouterBill174]

As for the low memory message, when was the last time you deleted the tracks on the unit? Found this out one day in the field when I couldn't log

[+gpsblake]

If only the Etrex 10 had come with let's say 128 mb of memory, it would be a much better unit. the cost of a 128mb flash drive would only have added pennies or maybe a dollar to the overall cost of the unit. I guess though if you sell a million units, those cost add up.

 

The Etrex 10 can support mapping by the way, but it's memory limitation makes only very small chunks of mapping available.