Hey all - wondering if anyone on here has the know how of .fit file resurrection. I did an outdoor ride this morning, recorded on a Garmin edge 540. On the device itself, I can see the breadcrumb trail of my ride, it shows the distance, speed, elevation change, power etc. BUT when uploading to Garm…

Have you tried https://www.fitfileviewer.com/

[image] TheGearedGuitarist: I’ve mucked around with fitfiletools to see if I can get anything working but no such luck Out of luck then. What is the size of the fit file?

The files have a preamble, and ending, and if the end is missing or blown, the file won’t be inhaled as valid. I’d make a copy of the blown file and open it, and a known good file, and compare the syntax, especially the ending. And look at the general pattern of the good file and scroll the blown o…

[image] Deleteme: I’d make a copy of the blown file and open it, and a known good file, and compare the syntax, especially the ending. And look at the general pattern of the good file Easier said than done, given the format is binary, and the mix of definition and data records.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I’ll have a rummage around and see what u can salvage. I don’t really care at all about the GPS, speed or distance, but I’d love to be able to upload the power, cadence and HR to trainerroad.

What’s weird is I can look at the lap averages for every data field etc on Garmin connect

[image] GoLongThenGoHome: That sounds far too small to have your ride data intact. I agree My last Garmin ride 50 miles has a .fit of 800+ kb

You could try Gotoes Combine FIT, GPX, CSV or TCX files for Garmin or Strava. Merge Heart Rate Power and GPS

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GoLongThenGoHome December 15, 2024, 8:30pm 8

That sounds far too small to have your ride data intact.

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