+NanCycle Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Computer is MAC, GPS is Montana 600. Last night when I went to download a couple PQs I had to wait for an update to the Garmin software. When the update was done I downloaded the PQs. Then exactly as I have been doing, I moved the PQs from the Downloads folder to the GARMIN/GPX folder on the SD card in the GPS. Unplugged, turned on GPS and went to "Find a Geocache"--it returned "No Geocaches Found." Tried it again to be sure I was doing it right, same answer. So then I moved the PQ files to the GARMIN/GPX folder on the Montana itself and all the geocaches were shown. So did the update render my SD card useless? Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Here's a very similar thread about "indexing" the GPSr when caches don't show up. This may be worth a shot: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=330446&view=findpost&p=5483881 Quote Link to comment
+NanCycle Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 Here's a very similar thread about "indexing" the GPSr when caches don't show up. This may be worth a shot: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=330446&view=findpost&p=5483881 I'll try that after I get home from today's trip. Not messing with anything right now. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 You needed to reboot after the update first and then add the caches. Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 You needed to reboot after the update first and then add the caches. Do the caches actually need to be deleted from the SD card? The idea of an SD card was that it's a failsafe for any temporary glitch with the GPSr. I know it's unlikely that you do a firmware update in the field, but still. Quote Link to comment
+Red90 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 They either need to be removed or the card removed, then the unit rebooted. Then they are added and rebooted again. Quote Link to comment
+NanCycle Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 So I removed all gpx files from both GPX folders. Rebooted twice. Loaded a PQ on the SD card and it worked! Thanks a bunch! I'm so glad I can always count on you guys (meant in the generic non-sexist sense) to have the answers to my technical questions. Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 So I removed all gpx files from both GPX folders. Rebooted twice. Loaded a PQ on the SD card and it worked! Thanks a bunch! I'm so glad I can always count on you guys (meant in the generic non-sexist sense) to have the answers to my technical questions. Quote Link to comment
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