Is it possible to backup the paired sensors of my Garmin Edge 520 so I could restore them after a hard reset? Restoring the Di2 settings especially would be fantastic, it takes quite some time to enter everything again after the reset,
Is it possible to backup the paired sensors of my Garmin Edge 520 so I could restore them after a hard reset? Restoring the Di2 settings especially would be fantastic, it takes quite some time to enter everything again after the reset,
Yes you can
This is the process for an Edge, but it is very similar for the watches, just some of the folders are named a little differently.
On the Edge go down in to the Garmin folder and select all the folders and copy them to your PC. Don’t copy the files in the Garmin folder otherwise you will be there all-day copying maps.
On you PC you have the following folders
Follow the guide below to decide which files you need and where to place them on the new unit or the original unit after a reset.
NOTE. If the user has been forced to clear non-vol they may still be able to restore their settings and profiles as the Edge creates a backup of these when it does a software update. These will be as recent as the last update. They are located in the Garmin\Debugging\Backup folder
Folder Name |
Contains |
Restore contents to this folder on the new unit |
Activities |
Activities |
Activities |
Apps |
Connect IQ apps |
Copy prg files to Apps |
Courses |
Courses |
NewFiles |
HMD |
Screen layouts for HMD |
NewFiles |
Locations |
Saved locations |
NewFiles |
Records |
Personal records |
NewFiles |
Segment_List |
Leader board selection for segments |
NewFiles |
Segments |
Segments |
NewFiles |
Settings |
User profile and sensor pairings |
NewFiles |
Sports |
Screen layouts |
NewFiles |
Summary |
Activity summary from other devices |
NewFiles |
Totals |
Activity totals |
NewFiles |
Workouts |
Workouts |
NewFiles |
Multisport (Watches only) |
Multisport settings |
NewFiles |
Thanks, I found your answer a minute ago in another thread digging through the forum. Fantastic!