eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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luvvinbird
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eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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I've been having a lot of fun playing with my new eTrex SE. It really is a cool, inexpensive device with many features. It appears that the only way to remove Geocaching Live data is to unregister the device. I haven't done that, but that would mean re-registering to download more? Or does the next 25 caches replace and override the previous 25? Just curious.
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Re: eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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No reason to remove anything, each time you refresh the GCLive data, the nearest 25 geocaches will overwrite the existing data.
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Re: eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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Excellent! Thank you!
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Re: eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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You have seen the eTrex SE wiki page, right?
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Re: eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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Oh, yes. Great information. I have GCLive and it refreshes and works fine but under "Filter Geocaches" I don't have a toggle switch for Live Geocaching as illustrated.
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Re: eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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Can you please share a copy of the GarminDevice.xml file from your SE?
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Re: eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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Requested file sent from alternate email address.
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Re: eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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I currently suspect the reason you do not have the 'Show/Hide Live Geocaches' option on your eTrex SE is because you do not have any GPX geocaches side loaded on the device.

Is this correct?
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Re: eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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Bingo! Yes, at the time I had an empty GPX folder. I have now copy/pasted a geocache into that folder and now see the show/hide verbiage and toggle switch. Genius! Thank you.
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Re: eTrex SE Geocaching Live

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I just updated to 3.40. Sorry, I didn't notice any additional info. But I wanted to mention that I struggled with the upgrade via Garmin Express and could not complete the sync. I was using a Type A to Type C "fast charging" cable. I then used my basic, non-fast charging cable and it worked no problem. Just a heads up.
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