Garmin

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Fragile Do Not Bend Jul 2020 10:19pm, 23 Jul 2020 6,397 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I didn’t know that ~~strava~~ can detect a duplicate activity.
StuH Jul 2020 10:22pm, 23 Jul 2020 3,810 posts	0 StuH Grrr, USB device not recognised Haven't connected by USB in ages everything syncs by bluetooth. Looks like on of the pins on the back of the watch has corroded, Anyone know if it's possible to get files off a Fenix wirelessly?
Gooner Jul 2020 10:25pm, 23 Jul 2020 17,150 posts	0 Gooner From what I've seen, wired is the only way.
jennyh Jul 2020 11:25pm, 23 Jul 2020 4,551 posts	0 jennyh CW, thanks so much for the DC Rainmaker link - I'd been trying for ages without success to connect my Garmin 645 with the USB cable, but hadn't realised I needed to use Android File Transfer - took awhile, but now my runs are on Fetch (and - sssh - The Other Place)
chunkywizard Jul 2020 6:56am, 24 Jul 2020 9,316 posts	0 chunkywizard Stu, get a hard eraser and rub it across the pins on the back and see if that helps. You need usb, you can’t do it wirelessly
runnerbean Jul 2020 7:13am, 24 Jul 2020 45,216 posts	0 runnerbean I used a nail file to get the rust off
geordiegirl Jul 2020 7:47am, 24 Jul 2020 10,879 posts	0 geordiegirl Oh heck I didn’t know the pins could corrode. I ordered a screen saver for mine and it came with little covers for the pins best dog them out along with the Mac and see if I can work the technology thing.
sweetpeas Jul 2020 8:02am, 24 Jul 2020 87 posts	0 sweetpeas Grrrr Garmin! Think I might have to take the plunge and figure out how to do a manual upload to Fetch
SPR Jul 2020 8:55am, 24 Jul 2020 30,553 posts	0 SPR Didn't there used to be a service that could send activities to multiple platforms before Garmin Connect started doing it?
chunkywizard Jul 2020 9:51am, 24 Jul 2020 9,318 posts	0 chunkywizard Garmin will be back soon. I'm just manually uploading until they sort it.