Delete Default POIs

Makka · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:47 am Post subject: Delete Default POIs

I wish to delete some of the default POI categories that came installed on my TTG 300, but the "Delete POI Category" option is greyed out.
I want to make way for downloaded POIs as I only have 2Mb left on my SD.
Any Ideas?

Darren · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:20 pm Post subject:

You cannot edit or delete the default POI sets provided.
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Eldar · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:48 pm Post subject:

rkm_hm · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:53 pm Post subject:

ISTR seeing a recent suggestion (was it from Lutz?) that you can delete all of the built-in POIs - but not individual categories. AIUI, they are held in a file called poi.dat - which is about 1.3 MB in size. If you're feeling brave, rename it to (say) poi.da$ and check whether everything else still works. If so, and if you don't want any of the built-in POIs, you could then delete the file.

I assume that you have already deleted all the voices you don't want? If not, do that first - it's a much safer way to recover some card space!
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Makka · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:59 pm Post subject:

I haven't deleted any voices, as I only have 2 as default. Other voices can be downloaded according to my TTG.

I will give renaming my poi.dat file a go and see how it goes Confused

Makka · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:06 pm Post subject:

Just tried renaming the poi.dat file (with fingers crossed and holding my breath 8O ) and it worked, so i have now deleted it and it still works fine.

Many thanks 4 your help.

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sgtbanjo · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 29, 2005 Posts: 27

Does deleting these mean you can have more than 40 of your own categories or is it just to get extra space on the SD card?

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Oldboy · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:

Just extra space. Sad

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rkm_hm · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:11 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:33 am Post subject:

MartinW · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:51 pm Post subject:

I would like to delete it because...for example...I went on a 40 mile journey today, and the showed 2 petrol stations that weren't there and never have been in all the 30+ years i've been on those roads.

rkm_hm · Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:05 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:45 pm Post subject:

This sounds like a worthwhile project for one of the experts here....

Using some of the devious cleverness that has produced the custom voices for speed alerts etc. could someone come up with a way of unbundling the built-in POI file, re-editing it to add or remove items, and then re-encode it back to the original file format?
Does anyone know if this sound feasible?

Oldboy · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 4:24 pm Post subject:

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