Reading the contents of a Sport profile .fit file?

My Fenix 6 unfortunately died right before I received my Fenix 7, so I was unable to view my old activity layouts on the old watch while I was setting up my new watch. Kind of a bummer, because I can't exactly remember how I had every activity set up, but I spent a LOT of time doing it.

Fortunately (maybe), I did at one point save copies of all of my sport profile .FIT files before my F6 died. However, I have no idea how to read them and see the contents. I tried using FitFileViewer.com, but it didn't really parse any useful data from the files. Anyone have any tips?

I don't want to just copy and paste my old .FIT files into my new F7 because I don't want to risk anything being incompatible and messing up the watch.

Top Replies

All Replies

0 NAVIEDIT over 3 years ago

I use the 'fit file repair tool' (FFRT) for this. This app is really fantastic.

https://www.fitfilerepairtool.info/

0 the5krunner over 3 years ago in reply to NAVIEDIT

yep, FFRT is very good fro anytihng to do with fit file manipulation

some new (mysterious?) flelds are added by the F7

0 #Matthias# over 3 years ago in reply to the5krunner

Isn't FFRT only for activities saved as FIT files? The question was about the sport profiles (data field setup etc), which are also saved in FIT files.

0 NAVIEDIT over 3 years ago in reply to #Matthias#

#Matthias# said:
Isn't FFRT only for activities saved as FIT files? The question was about the sport profiles (data field setup etc), which are also saved in FIT files.

Could you link such a FIT file here? Then I'll take a look with ffrt.

0 #Matthias# over 3 years ago in reply to NAVIEDIT

Thanks. Here is the hiking profile fit from the Fenix 6X: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlPOgLRbsVBKlCrSva3Dx4EuoU17?e=lB0Rwp

0 NAVIEDIT over 3 years ago in reply to #Matthias#

OK, sorry, FFRT only shows the file structure. There is nothing usefull inside.

I will contact the developer of the tool, maybe he can help us anyway.

0 the5krunner over 3 years ago

FFRT's developer is Mathias Krallmann [email protected]

he is responsive to new suggestions

0 NAVIEDIT over 3 years ago in reply to the5krunner

I contacted Matthias Krallmann: the file structure of these FIT files was not documented by Garmin. Unfortunately, it is therefore not possible to decrypt the content. The structure is probably not compatible across devices (Fenix 6 / Fenix 7).

I'm sorry.

0 C.sco over 3 years ago in reply to NAVIEDIT

Bummer. Thanks for checking!

I suppose one way I could accomplish this task would be to load my old sport .fit files back into a Fenix 6 and review the contents that way, but I'd have to pry my old 6X away from my son for a while in order to do that haha