Transfer files between watches?

I asked this under a different discussion, but wanted to ask it more formally...

After a week with the Fenix 5, I am strangely missing the size of my old (now sold) Fenix 3. Considering returning the regular 5 and moving up a notch to the 5x. Is it possible to transfer the fitness data (VO2Max, training effect, recovery advisor, etc.) that I've accumulated in the last week over to a new Fenix? In other words, save some specific data files from the file system of the F5 and overwrite the same files on the new F5x?

Thanks

0 DctrEvil over 8 years ago

Backup
* LOCATION- contains Locations.fit file that stores saved locations
* RECORDS- contains Records.fit file that stores personal records you have achieved
* SETTINGS – contains Settings.fit file which stores user profile and certain device settings (settings for watchface, time, backlight, sound, GPS, GLONASS, etc)
* SPORTS – contains each activity app as a separate file
* TOTALS – contains Totals.fit file which stores device totals for time and distance (not sure that this actually works)
* MLTSPORT – multiactivity file setting like Triathlon
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Restore
* Plug the watch into computer via USB cable
* Go to backed up files on your computer
* Select all of the files from one of the folders mentioned above (LOCATION, RECORDS, SETTINGS etc)
* Copy these files to the NEWFILES Folder on the Fenix 3 HR drive (Note: This is a hidden folder, so you will have to switch on the visibility of hidden folders within your OS)
* Repeat steps 2-4 for each of the folder mentioned above
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Note: you do not have to put the backed up files into their respective folders on the Fenix 3, just put them all into the hidden NEWFILES folder and the Fenix 3 HR will do the rest for you once it is disconnected from your computer and powered on.

So is the process you outline above the same one that I should try for transferring date from a 5 to 5x? And you say that the transferred files don't need to be organized into the same folders on the new watch that they came from the old watch? Should I delete any similiarly named files in these folders so the data from the "old" watch will overwrite them? Thanks

0 DctrEvil over 8 years ago

Thanks. So can I expect by transferring the .fit files alone then the fitness data will populate as well?

0 FryeX over 8 years ago

I guess no-one has tested this yet. But I believe this is the best bet. It might still not be enough.

0 DctrEvil over 8 years ago

no go

So transferring the activities, records and metrics from a copy of the F5 into the "new files" folder on the F5X did not result in anything. I was hoping that VO2 Max, activities and training metrics could transfer.