[NAME] RV795 not recognized by MacBook Air

Im trying to get my RV795 Garmin to be recognized by my M5 Macbook Air but out of all the cables I have, none of them work. I am assuming this should work the same as my portable seagate drive where you just plug it in and finder shows it up in the left hand list of locations. Does anyone have a clue what I need to do so I can download my .GPX files from my computer to the garmin without using a micro SD card? Thank you.

Posted on Oct 13, 2026 12:29 PM

1 reply

Phil0124

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Oct 13, 2026 1:04 PM in response to rockyandgroot

According to Garmin, you need to allow the connection form the Garmin device once connected using a USB cable.

https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/GUID-3D42553F-058C-48E4-9E9B-0BF243FDE816/EN-US/GUID-E5BDCF7D-A93B-4007-BDB6-74EE969EBED5.html

What MacBook Air do you have? Are you using an adapter to connect the Garmin device to the Mac?

Are you using a data-rated USB-C cable and not just a power delivery cable?

Also, do you have the Gamrin Express app installed on your Mac?

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/software/express/mac/