Data transfer from 5x to 6x

Is there a way to transfer activity and watch settings from a 5x to a new 6x? Starting from scratch seems so daunting. I have been consistently tweaking and perfecting things for 2 years. Thanks.

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Former Member over 5 years ago +1

I upgraded from a 5X to a 6X and all the important stuff transferred via Physio TrueUp (my profile, Vo2 Max data, HR zones, power zones, activity history, etc). Some settings won't transfer, such as custom…
Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to KrapfenKringel +1

That's the ONE thing Garmin should've focused on.

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0 Former Member over 5 years ago

I upgraded from Fenix3HR - all settings were brought over automatically when initializing the F6 Sapphire the first time. Used only Connect on the phone.

0 Former Member over 5 years ago

I upgraded from a 5X to a 6X and all the important stuff transferred via Physio TrueUp (my profile, Vo2 Max data, HR zones, power zones, activity history, etc). Some settings won't transfer, such as custom activities, screen layouts, widgets, sensor pairings, and some settings such as sound alert preferences. So it's not a 1:1 transfer and it probably couldn't be anyway due to hardware differences but it's not too much of a pain.

0 KrapfenKringel over 5 years ago in reply to Former Member

Well screen layouts and custom activities is where the most work is in for me.

0 pear235 over 5 years ago

Custom activities can be synced from Garmin Connect afaik, so not much hassle there as well

0 Former Member over 5 years ago in reply to KrapfenKringel

That's the ONE thing Garmin should've focused on.

0 Dr Phil over 5 years ago

To be honest even if you could transfer the settings etc I would recommend against it. Two reasons really. Firstly there’s no guarantee that everything is exactly identical between the two watches so you might be introducing problems from the beginning. Secondly, setting up a new watch is a great way to look through the menus and discover things you might not otherwise see.