Firefox and Garmin Import

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The_Saint Jul 2012 8:44pm, 2 Jul 2012 5,337 posts	0 The_Saint Before I uninstall etc I wondered if anyone else is finding that the Garmin import uses an incredible amount of RAM ( I mean 2 Gigabytes) and totally freezes the laptop for minutes. This is the behaviour with Firefox 13, IE9 just freaks out and won't do it and Chrome 20 says "No way". OS is Windows 7 64 Bit and I'm using the latest Garmin Communicator/Agent etc
JohnnyO Jul 2012 8:46pm, 2 Jul 2012 13,299 posts	0 JohnnyO No problems on IE for me. Dont know about firefox, never tried. Also no probs on safari. Not really the answer to your question though. Sorry.
DeeGee Jul 2012 9:00pm, 2 Jul 2012 12,225 posts	0 DeeGee Yes. That's what I get. I therefore set the upload going, then take a shower.
DeeGee Jul 2012 9:01pm, 2 Jul 2012 12,226 posts	0 DeeGee What model Garmin?
The_Saint Jul 2012 9:15pm, 2 Jul 2012 5,338 posts	0 The_Saint Forerunner 610
The_Saint Jul 2012 9:20pm, 2 Jul 2012 5,339 posts	0 The_Saint I use FirstBeat Athlete and have the R-R data enabled . . . . oh . . . . goes thoughtful.
sprouty76 Jul 2012 1:33pm, 3 Jul 2012 3,362 posts	0 sprouty76 It generally takes longer the more old activities you've got stored on your computer. I periodically clear out the old ones into an archived folder, then the import goes nice and smoothly again.
DeeGee Jul 2012 1:37pm, 3 Jul 2012 12,238 posts	0 DeeGee Where does it store the activities, sprouty? Windows 7 64 bit if it helps...
sprouty76 Jul 2012 1:38pm, 3 Jul 2012 3,363 posts	0 sprouty76 I'll have to have a look when I get home.