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Please Can Someone Check Over this .fit file?

Former Member
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Hi there,

Can anyone help me by taking a look at the attached .fit file to see if there is any problem with the data within it? The problem is it has uploaded to Garmin Connect OK but has not pushed out to Strava. All the steps I have tried are below, with no success. Please help if you can, this is a very important ride to me.

Thanks very much in advance.

Andrew.

2019-08-19-05-00-16.fit.zip


File has uploaded to Garmin Connect but has not synced over to Strava, and will not upload from file to Strava either. Below is a list of all the options I have already tried without success in uploading to Strava. I have a ticket open with Strava, but not hearing any news on it thus far. If you have the skills to look into the .fit file and help me understand/fix whatever is preventing the upload, I would be hugely grateful for your attention. After such a hard ride, this is really frustrating.

1. Garmin synced to Garmin Connect OK, and I can see the ride on Garmin absolutely fine.

2. Garmin Connect did not push out to Strava.

3. Followed troubleshooting for sync issues - de-linking the Garmin and Strava accounts, deleting the ride file from Garmin, and then re-linking the accounts and again syncing the ride file to Garmin Connect (in the hope that it would then push out to Strava - it didn't).

4. Got back to the UK and tried to upload to Strava from file. It attempts to analyse and match segments without the green bar ever going all the way to the right, then it indicates the status as 'Done' but the green bar will not go all the way to the right and the 'Save & View' button does not become active. I waited a long time for this to complete, but no change in status.

5. Exported the .fit file from Garmin Connect and tried to upload to Strava from file. Got a message in Strava saying that the file I am trying to upload is a duplicate of an uploading activity (2805565932).
5a. I tried to use the auto fix function on Garmin Fit File Repair website, but once the file had uploaded the website hung for a very long time and did not output anything.

6. I tried the fitfiletools time adjust to modify the start time to 1 minute before the original file (to differentiate from the original file that Strava indicates already exists). When I upload this file, the same as the original upload happens. It attempts to analyse and match segments without the green bar ever going all the way to the right, then it indicates the status as 'Done' but the green bar will not go all the way to the right and the 'Save & View' button does not become active.

7. Next I tried converting the .fit file to a .gpx file and uploading the .gpx file to Strava. I get the duplicated message again (duplicate of an already uploading activity (2805565932).

8. Currently waiting to hear back from Strava and trying to resolve by reaching out to people.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member

    5. Exported the .fit file from Garmin Connect and tried to upload to Strava from file. Got a message in Strava saying that the file I am trying to upload is a duplicate of an uploading activity (2805565932).
    5a. I tried to use the auto fix function on Garmin Fit File Repair website, but once the file had uploaded the website hung for a very long time and did not output anything.

    7. Next I tried converting the .fit file to a .gpx file and uploading the .gpx file to Strava. I get the duplicated message again (duplicate of an already uploading activity (2805565932).

    first delete the file from strava before upload again ?

    at the moment Garmin Connect does not import your fit file update: it uploaded after a long time Smile

    another Paris-Brest-Paris trip Slight smile I guess seeing the distance ... corrupt-fit-file

    happy & safe sporting

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member

    try this smaller file version of your PBP ride to upload to strave

    walsha-E820-2019-08-19-05-00-16-fixed.zip

    when you get a duplicate warning contact strava to solve this

    happy & safe sporting

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to Former Member

    Thank you SO MUCH! it has worked. How did you fix it?

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to Former Member

    How did you fix it?

    used FitFileRepairTool

    import as large file

    only keep data every 5th second, drop rr and cycling dynamics

    happy & safe sporting

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to Former Member

    Well thank you again, I was stressing about it and I am just so pleased it could be sorted out.

    Cheers.

  • Hello ,

    I have a very similar problem as Walsha with my PBP track. When I tried to upload it to Strava as a FIT file it got stuck in the processing queue and never showed up in my activities. Then I converted it to a GPX and tried that, but the result was exactly the same. Could you please help me out here? The "Import as large file" function of the FIT File Repair Tool with the options you mentioned should make my ride acceptable to Strava, although I suspect an ID modification could be necessary so that I can get around the "duplicate of an uploading activity" problem.

    I would really appreciate it, as the Strava support hasn't replied to me since Sunday.

    Here's my ride:

    filebin.net/.../PBP_2019.FIT.zip

    My best regards.

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to Peshoo

    congratulations on your PBP

    what did you have in mind when mentioning ID modification

    have no knowledge of any kind about sxxxxa Circus tent

    just try it first with the shrunken file Slight smile

    FFRT is working....patience

    happy & safe sporting

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to Peshoo

    shrunk, GPS calculated distance and startime minus 20 seconds with FitFileRepairTool

    peshoo-PBP-to-shrink_2019-02-5s-gps-recalc-minus20s-fixed.zip

    happy & safe sporting

  • @OnlyTwo, that worked a treat.

    Thank you very very much indeed, you're a life-saver Smiley

    And by ID modification I meant the start time trick you applied.

    Happy sporting to you, too BicyclistRunnerSwimmer

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to Peshoo

    @Peshoo, make sure you refresh your stats on your profile page in Strava, as you will see that the attempted uploads of the large files will have added to your total distance for the year. If you refresh stats after the successful upload it should come back to the correct value.