Sideloading can not find my watch as output folder

When I connect my Fenix 6 Pro to Windows 10 PC, I see it appearing in Windows Explorer.
But in Eclipse, when I want to browse for it to output the prg file directly to the watch, I don't see my watch as a selectable folder location.

I tried to run Eclipse as an Administrator, but no luck.

In the same wizard you also need to browse for a key file.
When using this browse button I do see the Fenix as a selectable location.

What can be happening here?

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jim_m_58 over 4 years ago +1

It's because it's a music device. What I do is use "build for device" and output to a folder on my hard drive (say c:\garmin) and then copy the resulting .prg file to the watch.

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jim_m_58 over 4 years ago

It's because it's a music device. What I do is use "build for device" and output to a folder on my hard drive (say c:\garmin) and then copy the resulting .prg file to the watch.

3864714 over 4 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

O wow, thanks for the quick reply. It might be a good idea if Garmin put a warning note in the get started guide for this.

jim_m_58 over 4 years ago in reply to 3864714

It's been this way since the 645m came out (2017?) and is actually s bigger issue on a mac than a pc.