Stop Fenix Syncing

Former Member
Former Member
Can someone please tell me how to to prevent the Fenix 5s from syncing every time it's connected to Garmin Express? I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, in case I missed some checkbox the first time, no joy. I looked through all the settings on Garmin Connect, and didn't find anything helpful.
  • Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner. Uncheck the box about syncing. I uncheck both boxes.

    This has to be done any and every time there is a change to Garmin Express.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 7 years ago
    Thank you, I did have those boxes checked, but they seem only to control whether Garmin Express is launched at startup, and when a device is connected.

    What I'm wondering, is whether it's possible to connect my watch, e.g. in order to change configuration on a downloaded watch face, but not send all my data up to Garmin's server.

    Is this possible, or is it all-or-nothing?
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 7 years ago
    Thank you, I did have those boxes checked, but they seem only to control whether Garmin Express is launched at startup, and when a device is connected.

    What I'm wondering, is whether it's possible to connect my watch, e.g. in order to change configuration on a downloaded watch face, but not send all my data up to Garmin's server.

    Is this possible, or is it all-or-nothing?


    I just change my settings of 3rd party watchfaces from from the watch. Or from the App on the phone. I never plug my watch into my PC