Corrupt tcx file

Hello,

My beloved Garmin Forerunner 305 finally died after 15+ years of off and on use and when I tried to export my runs to a tcx file and import them into Garmin Connect, I get an error message. Is there anyone out there willing to fix the corrupted tcx file for me so I won't lose over a decade of running stats? :(

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seilogramp 2 months ago in reply to msturt1 +1 verified

You'll need to export individual activities from Garmin Training Center then import into Garmin Connect Web.

More here - Steps to Import and Export Data from Garmin Training Center | Garmin Connect
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0 seilogramp 2 months ago

msturt1 said:
over a decade of running stats

How many files are we talking about?

Zip the file, then in a reply post Insert >> Image/video/file >> click Upload >> browse for file >> OK.
Or upload the fit file to a reputable file sharing service, such as OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, make the file public, then paste a link to the file in your post.

0 msturt1 2 months ago in reply to seilogramp

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0 seilogramp 2 months ago in reply to msturt1

Guess I need to fire up Garmin Training Centre.

0 msturt1 2 months ago in reply to seilogramp

Any luck? Anything I can do to help?

+1 seilogramp 2 months ago in reply to msturt1

You'll need to export individual activities from Garmin Training Center then import into Garmin Connect Web.

More here - Steps to Import and Export Data from Garmin Training Center | Garmin Connect | Garmin Customer Support

And this 15-year-old thread - Transfer data from Training Center - Garmin Connect Web - Mobile Apps & Web - Garmin Forums

0 msturt1 2 months ago in reply to seilogramp

I did do that and the tcx file is corrupt and gives this extremely unhelpful error:

An error occurred with your upload. Please try again.

Or did you mean export individual runs instead of the entire history?

0 seilogramp 2 months ago in reply to msturt1

msturt1 said:
Or did you mean export individual runs

Yes. Which is why I stopped.

0 msturt1 2 months ago in reply to msturt1

I had to upgrade Training Center a couple times to even get the option to export individual weeks, but after clicking a million times, it seems to have imported all of my stats. You're my hero! Thank you so much!

On a side note, as a software developer myself, Garmin should be absolutely ashamed of itself for this very poor user experience and lack of tools to help users fix Garmin's bugs.