# Older historical Garmin - automatic transfer

**URL:** <https://forum.windsporttracker.com/t/older-historical-garmin-automatic-transfer/504>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** gpx\
**Created:** [June 18, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/t/older-historical-garmin-automatic-transfer/504 "2026-06-18T06:06:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Radek\_Altmann](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/user_avatar/forum.windsporttracker.com/radek_altmann/32/352_2.png) [@Radek\_Altmann](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/u/Radek_Altmann)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/t/older-historical-garmin-automatic-transfer/504/1 "2026-06-18T06:06:37Z")

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I connected the app to my Garmin app. The new ride synced and the data was transferred, but older historical data was not. I enabled historical data transfer in both apps, but the automatic transfer did not happen. Could you please advise me?

Thank you. R.A.

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**Author:** ![WST](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/user_avatar/forum.windsporttracker.com/wst/32/228_2.png) [@WST](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/u/WST)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/t/older-historical-garmin-automatic-transfer/504/2 "2026-06-18T06:43:24Z")

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Hi R.A.,

Thanks for reaching out. To clarify: there’s no “historical data transfer” toggle within WindsportTracker itself — the setting in Garmin Connect only affects future activities, not past ones.

For older sessions, you have two options:

**1. Manual export per session** (fine for a handful of sessions): Garmin Connect web ([https://connect.garmin.com](https://connect.garmin.com)) → open the session → gear icon (top right) → “Export Original.” Make sure you use “Original,” not GPX — the GPX export doesn’t contain all the data a session needs, only the original FIT file does.

**2. Bulk export** (better if you have years of history): Go to [https://www.garmin.com/en-US/account/datamanagement/](https://www.garmin.com/en-US/account/datamanagement/), log in, and request “Export Your Data.” This delivers a ZIP with your entire account history via email, usually within 24–48 hours. The FIT files are nested inside — look in the DI\_CONNECT/DI-Connect-Uploaded-Files/ folder of the archive, you may need to unzip a sub-archive there too.

Once you have the FIT files unzipped, import them into WindsportTracker via the web app: click the book icon with the “+” (top right) and select the files. Please import in batches of max 20 files at a time.

Automatic historical sync from Garmin is planned, but we don’t have a date yet.

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**Author:** ![Radek\_Altmann](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/user_avatar/forum.windsporttracker.com/radek_altmann/32/352_2.png) [@Radek\_Altmann](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/u/Radek_Altmann)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/t/older-historical-garmin-automatic-transfer/504/3 "2026-06-18T06:54:08Z")

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![Screenshot](https://forum.windsporttracker.com/uploads/default/original/1X/8b45f83f65a64b722ea4ca99d1e1077463e6be7f.jpeg)

Thank you for the reply. When connecting the app, it’s possible to check historical data. That’s why I asked. I’ll try the manual procedure mentioned, then. Thanks.