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Garmin Edge 800 / Following a COURSE / error syncing to Garmin Connect

Hi there.

Bit of a head-scratcher. My GARMIN EDGE 800 has been used mostly for 'start/stop' cycle ride tracking. Syncs every time with Garmin Connect.

Of late, I've been sourcing .gpx files of routes that i want to ride, import them into Garmin Connect, then download onto the Garmin Edge 800. Then I select COURSES on the Edge, select the recently added route/course and choose GO. Throughout the ride (which appears to have a Virtual Partner arrow on), the Edge is recording all the info I'd expect.

When I get home, connect the Edge to the laptop, fire up Garmin Connect app (Macbook), I get an error when syncing the ride data:-

"Some files could not be uploaded to Garmin Connect. You man want to manually remove these files from your device".

So after some help please people. I've tried the manual remove process, along with the website mentioned here for fixing files. No joy with either.

I've attached today's file if some kind person could help take a look at it...or even better help me fix the situation for future downloaded .gpx files / Garmin Edge COURSE rides.

Thanks in advance.

2021-11-14-10-49-41.fit.zip

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Former Member over 2 years ago +1 verified

solved
taylord01 over 2 years ago in reply to Former Member +1

This is BRILLIANT...and it uploads automatically to Strava too! Great piece of functionality - THANK YOU for sharing and helping me out. Stay safe.

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0 dpawlyk over 2 years ago

The problem with uploading activities has nothing to do with using navigation or gpx files.

0 taylord01 over 2 years ago in reply to dpawlyk

Hi dpawlyk. Any idea why it's only files that relate to when I've followed a COURSE that fail to upload to Garmin Connect?

0 dpawlyk over 2 years ago in reply to taylord01

The Garmin Connect website doesn't like the file.

I imported the file into Golden Cheetah. I then exported the file from that program.

I was able to import that exported file into Garmin Connect.

+1 Former Member over 2 years ago

solved

0 taylord01 over 2 years ago in reply to dpawlyk

Hello dpawlyk - I will explore the Golden Cheetah solution you mention. Thanks very much

0 taylord01 over 2 years ago in reply to Former Member

Hi 4567890 and thank you for your detailed reply. I will follow the link to the file fixer tool, and I think you are also suggesting I need to purge the number of Activities that are currently on the Edge 800? Is this a simple task to do? Thanks in advance.

0 dpawlyk over 2 years ago in reply to taylord01

If you want to leave them on Garmin Connect, don’t purge them.

When you plug the device into your computer, browse the drive that shows up.

The activity files are in /Garmin/Activity

You can delete them like any file.

You could move the files from that folder to another on your computer. And then fix them there and manually load them into Garmin Connect

We don’t know how many activity files you have that have this problem.

0 taylord01 over 2 years ago in reply to taylord01

Great application! Thanks so much for highlighting that such a tool exists AND WORKS!

0 taylord01 over 2 years ago in reply to dpawlyk

Had 32 Activities on the Garmin Edge 800. Have backed up onto laptop and removed from the Edge. Sync is working THANKS!!

0 taylord01 over 2 years ago in reply to Former Member

This is BRILLIANT...and it uploads automatically to Strava too! Great piece of functionality - THANK YOU for sharing and helping me out. Stay safe.