POIS

Coaster2 · Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:49 pm Post subject: POIS

Can anyone tell me how to remove points of interest from a Garmin Nuvi 65 please.

Kremmen · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 5:17 am Post subject:

Connect the unit to a PC and look in the POI folder.
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Coaster2 · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 10:19 am Post subject:

Coaster2 · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 3:20 pm Post subject:

My mistake. All I managed to do was remove the speed cameras.

Kremmen · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:01 pm Post subject:

Yes, you do need to identify the correct file.
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MaFt · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 6:14 pm Post subject:

Are you referring to the built in ones from Garmin or ones you have manually added?

Coaster2 · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 8:38 pm Post subject:

Kremmen · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 6:16 am Post subject:

Search the device for all .GPI files and post back what you find.

We can then compare notes as to what should and shouldn't be there as I've got no additional POI's.

No rush, I'm not back home till Sunday
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sussamb · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:27 am Post subject:

Note Garmin will hoover up POI files from anywhere, not just in the POI folder, so do a global search for .gpi files. Having said that the issue appears to be that you have the Up ahead map layer checked, which is why you're seeing knives and forks etc everywhere. Uncheck it and they should disappear.
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Coaster2 · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:09 am Post subject:

Many thanks. I'll follow the advice given and report back.

Coaster2 · Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 3:46 pm Post subject:

Found one .gpi file 1.33 mbyte. Deleted it and when I checked the POI file it was empty. I won't be out in the car until tomorrow so I'll have a look and see what's happened then.

Coaster2 · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 11:43 am Post subject:

Kremmen · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:05 pm Post subject:

On a PC you should be able to the creation date, plus the filename will be the POILoader folder name so you can identify that one easily.
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Coaster2 · Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 1:28 pm Post subject:

I've tried everything now and the only way I seem to be able to get rid of the knives and forks is to lose the speed cameras as well. Looks like I'm going to have to live with it.

dales · Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 12:03 am Post subject:

You should listen to sussamb, I think. Very Happy

On my Garmin 2599. I get icons for knives and forks (etc) on the screen from the (Foursquare) POIs which are effectively built into the map.

The way to hide them is as sussamb has said.

On my Garmin, I go into settings for Map & Vehicle ... Map Layers and uncheck Up Ahead and press Save.

Dales.
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