+ras_oscar Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) I have my gecoching profile set to hide caches I have found on my GPSr. How does the unit record that I found a cache internally when I enter a found it log on it? Reason I'm asking: a week ago I found a couple caches. Entered "found it" logs in the field, went home and fetched them into GSAK. Entered the real log text and published to Groundspeak. Today I went out to find the remaining hides in the same area and those two had returned to the map as unfound. I try to keep my GPSr free from as much extraneous data files as possible, so I assume I inadvertentely deleted something. An allied question: the GPSr keeps a running total of the number of caches found since the unit was first purchased. Where is that data stored? if it's just a number I'm ok. However, I don't need the unit to keep all the detail of these found caches available If I want to explore previously found caches I will run a PQ. Edited October 18, 2020 by ras_oscar phat phingrs mk fr pr splg Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 There is an internal database. It seems to gather its data from GPX files (such as Pocket Queries) that have a "Found" flag, and it adds found caches as you log them in real time into the device (even offline). Go back to the map, and now it shows them "Found". I haven't noticed any particular problems with how it manages Found/Not Found, but I usually load a large PQ for a place I intend to hunt, and then the map would show the data that matches the site. There is a place on the device to manually enter the total number of found caches. You can set it anything you like, and it keeps counting from there. Quote Link to comment
+Mineral2 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, kunarion said: There is a place on the device to manually enter the total number of found caches. You can set it anything you like, and it keeps counting from there. I think it's under Settings > Geocaches 1 Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 2 hours ago, ras_oscar said: I have my gecoching profile set to hide caches I have found on my GPSr. How does the unit record that I found a cache internally when I enter a found it log on it? Reason I'm asking: a week ago I found a couple caches. Entered "found it" logs in the field, went home and fetched them into GSAK. Entered the real log text and published to Groundspeak. Today I went out to find the remaining hides in the same area and those two had returned to the map as unfound. I try to keep my GPSr free from as much extraneous data files as possible, so I assume I inadvertentely deleted something. When you fetch caches into GSAK, the 'geocache_visit.txt' file is read and deleted from the GPSr (this is where the Found/DNF/WR/NM log info is kept) - depending on how you have GSAK set-up it might be copied to the computer and saved. If you haven't then re-export the cache list from GSAK (now not containing the newly found caches) the GPX/GGZ files probably still contain those found caches, hence you are seeing them on the unit. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 As a follow on, you'll also see that the calendar won't show the finds/hunts numbers for the day/days you've cached, as the geocache_visit.txt file is used for that also. Quote Link to comment
+Atlas Cached Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 5 hours ago, ras_oscar said: I have my gecoching profile set to hide caches I have found on my GPSr. How does the unit record that I found a cache internally when I enter a found it log on it? Reason I'm asking: a week ago I found a couple caches. Entered "found it" logs in the field, went home and fetched them into GSAK. Entered the real log text and published to Groundspeak. Today I went out to find the remaining hides in the same area and those two had returned to the map as unfound. I try to keep my GPSr free from as much extraneous data files as possible, so I assume I inadvertentely deleted something. An allied question: the GPSr keeps a running total of the number of caches found since the unit was first purchased. Where is that data stored? if it's just a number I'm ok. However, I don't need the unit to keep all the detail of these found caches available If I want to explore previously found caches I will run a PQ. So many answers for the questions you ask already available at GPSrChive. Alas, we now have the 'Social Media Generation' - those who would rather ask random strangers for advise by posting on FB or Twitter instead of doing any research for themselves, which is far more gratifying, BTW. I suspect you may have deleted the 'geocache_visits.txt' file from your GPSr when 'fetching the logs' with GSAK. And the number of found geocaches is easily edited in the Setup menu of any Garmin GPSr. Quote Link to comment
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