Cannot upload to my RP2040 zero

PlatformIO IDE
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I use VScode with the platformIO extension, and im struggling to upload even the built in LED blink code.

CONFIGURATION: https://docs.platformio.org/page/boards/raspberrypi/nanorp2040connect.html
PLATFORM: Raspberry Pi RP2040 (1.18.0) > Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect
HARDWARE: RP2040 133MHz, 264KB RAM, 2MB Flash
DEBUG: Current (cmsis-dap) External (cmsis-dap, jlink, raspberrypi-swd)
PACKAGES:

* framework-arduino-mbed @ 4.4.1
* tool-openocd-raspberrypi @ 2.1100.0 (11.0)
* tool-rp2040tools @ 1.0.2
* toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi @ 1.90201.191206 (9.2.1)
  LDF: Library Dependency Finder → https://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf
  LDF Modes: Finder \~ chain, Compatibility \~ soft
  Found 42 compatible libraries
  Scanning dependencies…
  No dependencies
  Building in release mode
  Compiling .pio\\build\\nanorp2040connect\\src\\main.cpp.o
  Linking .pio\\build\\nanorp2040connect\\firmware.elf
  Generating UF2 image
  elf2uf2 “.pio\\build\\nanorp2040connect\\firmware.elf” “.pio\\build\\nanorp2040connect\\firmware.uf2”
  Checking size .pio\\build\\nanorp2040connect\\firmware.elf
  Advanced Memory Usage is available via “PlatformIO Home > Project Inspect”
  RAM:   \[==        \]  15.3% (used 41396 bytes from 270336 bytes)
  Flash: \[          \]   0.2% (used 4038 bytes from 2097152 bytes)
  Configuring upload protocol…
  AVAILABLE: cmsis-dap, jlink, picotool, raspberrypi-swd
  CURRENT: upload_protocol = picotool
  Looking for upload port…
  Auto-detected: COM3
  Forcing reset using 1200bps open/close on port COM3
  Uploading .pio\\build\\nanorp2040connect\\firmware.elf
  rp2040load 1.0.1 - compiled with go1.15.8
  …
  \*\*\* \[upload\] Error 1
  ============================================================ \[FAILED\] Took 19.55 seconds ============================================================


* The terminal process “C:\\Users\\charl.platformio\\penv\\Scripts\\platformio.exe ‘run’, ‘–target’, ‘upload’” terminated with exit code: 1.

This is the error code I keep getting. This is my first time using PlatformIO so help would be much appreciated.

If you need any more info, ask and I will reply asap. Thanks

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Are we talking Waveshare RP2040-Zero or Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect? Because you’ve selected the latter board.

For rp2040 load to be able to interact with the board, make sure you’ve used https://zadig.akeo.ie/ to load the correct drivers in BOOTSEL mode as shown here.