Repair a broken activity file

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Some points on your track carry a timestamp and some don't — that's the specific problem this page covers, not a file with no time data at all. A route that's timeless throughout, like a planned course or a GPX exported without recording times, is normal and not a defect; FitFileHub leaves it alone. What is a defect is a recording where most points have a time and a handful, scattered through the file, simply don't — often from a device hiccup mid-recording, a merge between two partial exports, or a converter that dropped the time field on some point types while keeping it on others. Missing timestamps matter because so much downstream depends on them: pace, elapsed time, speed graphs, and lap splits are all calculated from the gaps between recorded times, so a hole in the sequence throws off anything computed across it. FitFileHub's repair tool finds the points with no time value and interpolates a timestamp for each, based on the nearest points before and after that do have one, assuming a roughly steady pace across the gap — accurate for the short gaps this defect usually produces, a handful of points rather than long stretches. It reports exactly which points were missing a time before filling anything in, so you can see the extent of the gap rather than trusting the fix blindly. Everything happens client-side — your file is never sent anywhere to be checked or patched. Free for files up to 25 MB, three files per batch, no account or install required.

Questions

Is a route with no timestamps at all considered broken?

No. A file that's timeless throughout, like a planned course, is a normal and valid file shape. This check only flags files where some points have a time and others, unexpectedly, don't.

How does the timestamp interpolation actually work?

For each point missing a time, the tool looks at the nearest points before and after that do have a timestamp and estimates a value between them, assuming a roughly steady pace across the gap.

Will interpolated timestamps affect my pace or speed data accuracy?

Only across the specific gap being filled, and only enough to make the file usable — this defect typically affects a handful of points, not long stretches, so the effect on overall stats is minimal.

Which file formats can have missing timestamps?

Any format that stores per-point time, including GPX, TCX, and FIT — the check applies the same way regardless of source format.