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A gpx file is a type of lightweight xml file and your mac is very helpfully renaming it for you.
Gpx files are very small files therefore you are probably getting it onto your garmin but as a *.xml file which the garmin will ignore.
Rename the file in finder if you can. If not try this "Right click your file in the Finder and select 'Get Info'. Now change the file name and extension in the info window (i.e. remove the .xml).
Alternatively upload the file here and i will convert it to a fit file to place directly in the courses folder. Hopefully your mac will not "help" you with the resultant file.
freezing77
I'm trying to download a route via gpx file from strava (on a mac) and it's really not playing, it was quite a while ago but I'm sure when I did it before it was one of those exec files (like if you do a manual upload) but it seems to download as an xml?
When I drop it in the folder (have tried garmin>new files. Garmin>courses. And on the sd card garmin>courses, gpx and new files) it doesn't even take any time to download, which is making me think it's not formatted right?
Anyway, any help would be appreciated