Garmin

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SteveCRunner Jul 2020 9:28am, 27 Jul 2020 119 posts	0 SteveCRunner Payment of ransomware is illegal in the USA though not in the UK, I believe.
um Jul 2020 9:30am, 27 Jul 2020 3,033 posts	0 um Hmm ... being prompted to install a new version of Garmin Express. Do I ?
EvilPixie Jul 2020 9:32am, 27 Jul 2020 18,078 posts	0 EvilPixie um go to the garmin website and look for updates there to be safe
um Jul 2020 9:35am, 27 Jul 2020 3,034 posts	0 um EP - I meant 'are Garmin updates safe' ...or potentially infected? I may leave them a few days to let others have the fun of testing them. Or - could they be a cleansed & more secure version? Or just a regular update anyway?
EvilPixie Jul 2020 9:42am, 27 Jul 2020 18,079 posts	0 EvilPixie either!
um Jul 2020 9:52am, 27 Jul 2020 3,035 posts	0 um Regardless - my 735 didn't seem to want to update. So I just did a 5 second new activity (while sat here), and that shocked it back into life. All intermediate activities now loaded to Garmin Connect, Fetch and a few other sites.
GimmeMedals Jul 2020 9:55am, 27 Jul 2020 17,260 posts	0 GimmeMedals My vivoactive seemed to get stuck during syncing but all the activities have appeared on Fetch. I’ve just deleted the manual duplicates. Let’s see what today brings.
um Jul 2020 10:03am, 27 Jul 2020 3,036 posts	0 um Although the summary elevation on the log for those shows as 0, with a red info marker. But the entry does contain the elevation tracking. But since they're being deleted, it doesn't really matter.
Marts Jul 2020 10:34am, 27 Jul 2020 4,306 posts	0 Marts I've had one run and one walk synced, but still missing 6 other activities....oh and since last night my Garmin is only recording time not distance 🤦‍♂️ 2 other clubmates reporting the same issue with zero distance being recorded by watch.
TBR (TheBeardRunner) Jul 2020 10:40am, 27 Jul 2020 1,908 posts	0 TBR (TheBeardRunner) I assume you have to delete each activity one by one on fetch as it uploads if its a duplicate?