Garmin 910xt auto-download/delete

Scott Alexander

Between Garmin Connect (with the Garmin communicator plug-in), Garmin ANT+ Agent and Garmin Express, I can't understand why my workout files/activities cannot be found on my 910xt once I try to pull the info into TrainingPeaks WKO+ (PC desktop version).





It seems something, somewhere is deleting the files once it's downloaded into Connect.






I've had to export my files/activities from Connect back to TrainingPeaks WKO+, which requires some manual work that should be unnecessary.

I've found every setting I can and set them to NOT do that, but am wondering if I'm missing something.

I wish they'd just move to ONE SINGLE download agent and process (ex, USB, ANT+, Bluetooth...anything) and axe the rest! Guess that's a pipe dream.

Any ideas on what to check?

John Henault

Scott - I don't have my 910 in front of me, so I'm no help on the delete on download issue, although I think the delete on download setting is on the watch itself.

Regarding manually transferring things from Garmin Connect to TrainingPeaks, I use an online program called Tapiriik (https://tapiriik.com/). It works as a single download agent since it automatically syncs Garmin Connect and TP (as well as several other programs) after you upload to Garmin Connect. I just signed up for it this week on the recommendation of someone else, and it's great. I think it syncs every hour so, after I upload something to Garmin Connect, the workout magically appears in TP shortly thereafter. I think it is about $2 per year to use Tapiriik - the time savings alone is well worth that.

Darren Freeman

Scott, I've tried playing with using Connect and Training Peaks loader at the same time and see something similar. I believe there is a flag or indicator on the 910xt that indicates the file was downloaded already and what happens is that if one triggers this flag, the other sees it and doesn't perform the download because it thinks it was already downloaded.

Ditto, on what John said. DC Rainmaker has a page on a couple ways to sync your data.

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/12/automatically-training-fitness.html

tcattri

@Scott - i believe it has something to do with upgrading to Garmin Express. The day I converted is the day my files stopped showing up for copying into TP. Since I have converted to Express from just the Ant+ stick, I think the files are located in another folder - i have juat not been able to find it. I like the idea of Taprik - I may try that.

David Leventhal

Scott -I'm not sure how the interaction with Garmin Express plays into this.  But to see if your Garmin is set to auto erase activities follow these steps (I'm on a PC - not sure if this is different for a MAC):

1) Transfer an activity to Garmin Connect via the Garnin ANT+ Agent.

2) Once the activity has been transferred right click on the ANT+ Agent icon at the bottom right hand corner of your screen

 

 3) Click on the "Device Settings" option

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John Henault

I don't know if any of you have seen this, but DC Rainmaker posted today that TrainingPeaks set up an automatic sync from Garmin Connect (see http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/training-automatic-connect.html). You no longer need the Tapiriik program to sync the two.

Darren Freeman

The official Training Peaks announcements.

http://tinyurl.com/m5g3jrm

tcattri

Yay! The auto synch works perfectly. Just uploaded today. Now if I van just synch my 910 data from May 25th - June 10th, I will be good to go.