Why is MTP not configurable? I need mass storage access!!!!!

hulster 16 days ago

I have a sports app running accessing activity files by mass storage.
Further I like to transfer maps and gpx files myself.

What to do now?
Time to say goodbye?

This is unbelievable

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George 11 days ago +2

I suppose this shows the disadvantages of using unsupported apps. The full activity files have been available in the cloud for over 10 years and accessing them this way is supported by Garmin (who take…
emfeande 4 days ago +2

I confirm that from Windows 10 I can access the Edge folders from Explorer
Martin Borsje 11 days ago in reply to George +1

Even if the cloud exists; what is wrong with making a gpx with whatever tool on your PC and copying it to the Newfiles folder on the Garmin.

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0 George 4 days ago in reply to Martin Borsje

I don't know for sure but I'm guessing it's because of the support overhead. The more ways of doing something you support, the higher the support cost. Eventually you have to make a decision to direct resources to where most customers will benefit. Windows 95 holdouts will be disappointed unfortunately.

0 af0002 4 days ago

This MTP on the Edge 840 has caused a problem for me as well. I used to be able copy all the FIT files off my Garmin Edge device with a VBA function inside Microsoft Excel, now that no longer works. Yes, maybe this is something I should not be doing, but it has worked for the last 15 years with the Garmin 500, 510, 520, 530 and 840 up until now! I will probably figure out how to re-write the code to make this work, but I am annoyed that I need to. For now I need to maually move the files until I figure this out.

0 gabrbedd 1 day ago

Completely agree with hulster. I just updated and unexpectedly found that it's no longer using mass storage. Changing the user experience like this is unacceptable... especially without warning. The fact that it used mass storage was actually an important part of my purchasing decision.