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Updated: Are you having issues uploading to Garmin Connect?

8/26 3pm CST Update:

The original issue of not being able to upload activities that started late on 08/25 was fixed around 8am CST on 08/26. The issue however remains for many of you not being able to upload activities that you attempted to upload when our site was down. We believe this is due to the fact that Garmin Connect detects what it thinks are activities that it had previously uploaded successfully when the system was broken. Many of you are mentioning that when you currently sync, things appear to work as intended short of seeing your recent activities in Garmin Connect. To correct this issue the only solution is to manually upload any activity that will not currently upload to Garmin Connect. To do this please follow these steps:

  • Log into your Garmin Connect account
  • Connect your device to the computer via USB (devices that transfer via ANT will need to skip this step)
  • From Modern View go to your activity history
  • From the Activities screen click "Import" from the left hand side of the screen
  • From the pop up window click "Browse" and locate the activity file that you want to upload to Garmin Connect (ANT device users please read the following FAQ which will provide the location of where your activity files are stored on your computer: Why are my activities files not being stored on my computer once I have uploaded them to Garmin Connect using Garmin Express?
  • Once the file is located click the "Upload activities from file" button


The pop up window should then indicate whether or not the file uploaded successfully.

Another easy way to quickly tell if the issue described in the first paragraph is the problem is to create a short activity on your device and then try and upload it. We believe that file will upload successfully. If you still cannot upload your activities please post a reply to this thread using the template outlined below.

  • When did you last try to upload your data?
  • What method did you use? Garmin Express? Garmin Connect Mobile?
  • What device are you uploading your data from?
  • Are you getting any type of error message when you are uploading? If so what does the error message say?
  • What happens when you attempt to upload the file manually? Do you get a success message or an error?
  • What is your Garmin Connect username? (likely the same as your forum username but please note if otherwise)


To wrap up on behalf of Garmin we would like to extend a sincere apology for any inconvenience anyone has experienced as a result of not being able to upload their data to Garmin Connect.
  • I'm having huge problems - swim yesterday uploaded to strava but not garmin connect - I had to manually import from FIT file on computer, today I have completed a run and it's not uploading anywhere, not even the FIT file to my computer and I now can't even get the workout off my forerunner 910XT (I don't delete them so they should be there somewhere!) and now it's just decided to upload about 15 activities from a few months back.

    This is ridiculous that it can't even do the basics - come on garmin!!!
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    I'm very disappointed in this whole thing. I have already created an account at TP. Once this issue is corrected I WILL NEVER go back to using any of garmin's software. Unfortunatly I will have to piggy back off it to get it over to TP.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    Unable to retrieve past activities. Manual import only picks up 1 activity per day. I have 3 separate swim activities and it only imports the last of the three. Swim device shows all 3 but import only picks up the last one.

    Last tried manual import 5 minutes ago.
    Tried to import via Garmin Connect website.
    Garmin Swim.
    No error message displayed.
    Says it was successfully imported but only shows 1 of 3 activities for the day.
    Garmin Connect user name azdesertdawg.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    Hi - I can not upload golf activities.

    When did you last try to upload your data? Thursday Aug 28 2014, 9am AEST
    What method did you use? Garmin Express? Garmin Connect Mobile? Garmin Express and manual upload in Garmin Connect.
    What device are you uploading your data from? Approach S6
    Are you getting any type of error message when you are uploading? If so what does the error message say? No error through Express - says it has synced
    What happens when you attempt to upload the file manually? Do you get a success message or an error? Manual import did not work because the files are XML and that is not supported for import
    What is your Garmin Connect username? (likely the same as your forum username but please note if otherwise) john.daley
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    When? Just now
    What method? Manual import of .fit file
    Device? TomTom Runner created .fit file on computer
    Error? After hitting file upload, I get the error message 'undefined'
    Username? Same as thread name
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    Completely agree with everyone's sentiment regarding our response time. Please note that we are working towards a much better approach to address our weakness when it comes to monitoring forums as well as social media. This will not be an overnight solution but I can assure everyone over the coming months that we will get better at keeping you informed of the issues.


    Thank you for acknowledging the concern. I look forward to seeing the enhancements in the months ahead.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    Very frustrated--need help.

    When did you last try to upload your data? August 27 at 10:45 p.m. CT USA
    What method did you use? Garmin Express.
    What device are you uploading your data from? Forerunner 910XT
    Are you getting any type of error message when you are uploading? No error message at all. Site seems to think everything worked. It did not. I am missing 5 workouts from August 14-August 26.
    What happens when you attempt to upload the file manually? Do you get a success message or an error? No success--unlike in the past, the program does not seem to find my device or its files.
    What is your Garmin Connect username? (likely the same as your forum username but please note if otherwise) Not sure this is relevant. Not answering.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    Same Problem:

    When did you last try to upload your data? August 28th, 9:49am (ECT Summer Time)
    What method did you use? Garmin Express? Garmin Connect Mobile? Garmin Express
    What device are you uploading your data from? 910XT
    Are you getting any type of error message when you are uploading? If so what does the error message say? No
    What happens when you attempt to upload the file manually? Do you get a success message or an error? Some activities could not be created. View all activities
    What is your Garmin Connect username? (likely the same as your forum username but please note if otherwise) ClosedCircuit
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    My activity up loaded to the Activities screen but is not showing in either my Total Distance screen or on my Weekly Leaderboard. It has been uploaded to Activities for over 18 hours.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 10 years ago
    This is also happening to me. It shows in my activities but not in my total distance. Total distance for this week is blank, actually.