# Export built-in activity?

**URL:** <https://forums.zwift.com/t/export-built-in-activity/1594>\
**Category:** Archived: General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 24, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/export-built-in-activity/1594 "2017-12-24T13:30:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ilan\_Zisser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Ilan\_Zisser](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Ilan_Zisser)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/export-built-in-activity/1594/1 "2017-12-24T13:30:53Z")

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Is there a way to export a built-in activity (E.g.&nbsp;[https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/gcn/power-climbs-vo2max](https://whatsonzwift.com/workouts/gcn/power-climbs-vo2max)) to a zwo file?

In some case I like the activity but would like to change something in it. However, I didn’t find a method to export it to a zwo file that would allow me to use it as a custom workout.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_1506](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/steve_1506/32/253549_2.png) [@Steve\_1506](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Steve_1506)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/export-built-in-activity/1594/2 "2017-12-24T13:36:18Z")

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You can duplicate the workout and then edit your duplicate copy. The duplicate icon IIRC looks like one rounded square over and offset from another rounded square.

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**Author:** ![Ilan\_Zisser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Ilan\_Zisser](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Ilan_Zisser)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/export-built-in-activity/1594/3 "2017-12-24T13:42:41Z")

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Hi Steve,

Thanks for the info but I’m not sure where to look for the rounded square. The Zwift desktop application? A Web site? Somewhere else?

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**Author:** ![Steve\_1506](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/steve_1506/32/253549_2.png) [@Steve\_1506](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Steve_1506)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/export-built-in-activity/1594/4 "2017-12-24T14:15:53Z")

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From the desktop application. Here’s a screenshot example:

Press the “duplicate” icon, make your changes and save the new version (or just save for now).

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**Author:** ![Ilan\_Zisser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@Ilan\_Zisser](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Ilan_Zisser)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/export-built-in-activity/1594/5 "2017-12-24T14:18:19Z")

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Great. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_1506](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/steve_1506/32/253549_2.png) [@Steve\_1506](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Steve_1506)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/export-built-in-activity/1594/6 "2017-12-24T14:48:39Z")

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Another point – the custom workout file is local to the computer you saved it to. To edit or use it on another computer, you need to copy/duplicate the file onto that computer.

There are workarounds requiring a bit of technical savvy – like creating a Windows symlink to a Dropbox folder to sync your custom workout files. There’s a thread or two in this forum on doing that.