BMapper Background Map Management

[RN]

After capturing several new BMapper Background maps, I would like to
eliminate some old ones that are no longer used so they do not show up
on the drop down on the upper left corner of the program. I have been
unable to find any files by the names shown to delete. Can anyone help
with details on how to eliminate these?

Also, I would like to share some of the new background maps with other
pilots so they do not have to generate their own. Is there an easy way
to do this?

John

[Andy Gough]

On Apr 22, 8:41*pm, RN > wrote:
> After capturing several new BMapper Background maps, I would like to
> eliminate some old ones that are no longer used so they do not show up
> on the drop down on the upper left corner of the program. I have been
> unable to find any files by the names shown to delete. Can anyone help
> with details on how to eliminate these?
>
> Also, I would like to share some of the new background maps with other
> pilots so they do not have to generate their own. Is there an easy way
> to do this?
>
> John

Your original download of the BMapper program has 5 files that are
used to display the Mifflin area, they are:

Mifflin.bin system file
Mifflin.bmp bitmap of the actual map
Mifflin.dat Cambrige format turnpoint file
Mifflin.ini parameters file
Mifflin.sca default settings

You should find similar files for the maps you have created. Remove
them from your BMapper root directory and they will no longer show in
the dropdown menu.

Andy Gough

[RN]

Thanks Andy, your recomendations work and have been successful in the
past.

The problem I was having is that the files I was looking for were not
in the BMapper root directory and I could not find them to delete
them.

It turns out that Microsoft has some security features that put files
in a directory other than the location the program specifies. Details
can be found by googleing "virtualstore".

The missing files turned up in C:/users/"yourname"/appdata/local/
virtualstore/program_files/BMapper. After finding them, it was easy to
delete the ones no longer used, and to move the other active ones to
the BMapper root directory.

The appdata/local....directory may be hidden by default. It is
necessary to go into "folder options" "view" tab to unhide it.

John

[Dave White]

On Apr 29, 10:27*am, RN > wrote:
> Thanks Andy, your recomendations work and have been successful in the
> past.
>
> The problem I was having is that the files I was looking for were not
> in the BMapper root directory and I could not find them to delete
> them.
>
> It turns out that Microsoft has some security features that put files
> in a directory other than the location the program specifies. Details
> can be found by googleing "virtualstore".
>
> The missing files turned up in C:/users/"yourname"/appdata/local/
> virtualstore/program_files/BMapper. After finding them, it was easy to
> delete the ones no longer used, and to move the other active ones to
> the BMapper root directory.
>
> The appdata/local....directory may be hidden by default. It is
> necessary to go into "folder options" "view" tab to unhide it.
>
> John

Nobody ever answered the question about how to share maps. I finally
was able to capture the desired map of north Texas, and would like to
offer it to others, but not sure how to do it. Maybe we could just
post the files to this group?