Deleting courses on the watch

I can't find a solution for bulk deleting courses on my watch. It's getting a little overcrowded and I don't want to manually delete files on the watch.
Is there another way?

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Dan.Boilermaker over 2 years ago in reply to Heilrath +5 suggested

Select the course to navigate. Instead of selecting "Do Course", scroll to the bottom of the list where you'll find Delete. It certainly is cumbersome. Agree with Riddla80 that should be…
Riddla80 over 2 years ago in reply to martinowen +2

Questions was regarding bulk delete. Opening every route and delete is anyoing if you like to delete 10 routs in a row.
I do not understand why somehting simple is not implemented.
4805951 over 1 year ago +2

You can use the Garmin Explore App (on iPhone at least). Go to Library, Courses, Edit. It gives you a multi select option.

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0 Dan.Boilermaker over 2 years ago

There is no feature on the watch. I you are connected to Garmin Explore, you can go to Expore web and select multiple courses at once to delete.

0 martinowen over 2 years ago in reply to Dan.Boilermaker

Looks like individual only. You go to Courses > find the route > select then delete

0 Heilrath over 2 years ago in reply to martinowen

Where can I find courses to delete them? The only way I see my courses list, is when I select them to navigate.

0 Riddla80 over 2 years ago in reply to martinowen

Questions was regarding bulk delete. Opening every route and delete is anyoing if you like to delete 10 routs in a row.
I do not understand why somehting simple is not implemented.

+1 Dan.Boilermaker over 2 years ago in reply to Heilrath

Select the course to navigate. Instead of selecting "Do Course", scroll to the bottom of the list where you'll find Delete. It certainly is cumbersome. Agree with Riddla80 that should be a better way for on-watch file management.

You can also connect to a computer via USB and go the Garmin/Courses folder and delete courses.

0 4805951 over 1 year ago

You can use the Garmin Explore App (on iPhone at least). Go to Library, Courses, Edit. It gives you a multi select option.

0 Bartek4ever 7 months ago in reply to 4805951

I would say it is the only easy and permanent solution. If not after few synchro the deleted courses can come back (it was my case). After deletion in Garmin Explore it is deleted permanently.

0 Nater Kane 2 months ago in reply to Bartek4ever

This ️ needs to get promoted as being the answer. I didn't know about the Garmin Explore app until today and it amazes me they didn't just add this functionality to Garmin Connect.

0 druidh 2 months ago

I just plug the watch into my PC and use Windows File Explorer to delete them.

0 FlowState 2 months ago in reply to 4805951

I think the only problem with using Garmin Explore is that once you link it to your device, device backups will no longer include courses and locations. (Obv only a problem if you care about the backup feature)

https://support.garmin.com/en-CA/?faq=fLogiPl4Vr5p8u0bFNWmK7

Some watches will have a Backup Contents menu option where you can enable Workouts, Courses, and Saved Locations to backup. If your device has previously been paired with the Garmin Explore app, you will need to manage your Courses and Saved Locations within the Garmin Explore app. For assistance with this, see: Frequently Asked Questions About the Garmin Explore App

I think this condition persists even if you unlink Garmin Explore, and iirc, the only way to undo it is to factory reset the device (you can backup the device before resetting it, and restore the backup afterwards). (Don't quote me on the factory reset part - there is a forum thread about this somewhere, but I don't have it handy)