storage space filling up every time i delete songs The first time i put songs on my sansam240 about 200 songs fit. When i deleted those to add new ones, almost 400mb of space (out of 1gig) was still taken up even though there were no longer any songs. Everytime i delete songs, this continues to happen and i have less and less storage space even though the songs are completely gone. Now the unplayable ghost remnants of these songs are taking up more than 60 percent of the space on my sansa mp3 player and i can only fit about 60 songs. I cannot figure out how to reformat the thing no matter how many different online directions i try to follow. super frustrating. Any suggestions? storage space filling up every time i delete songs The first time i put songs on my sansam240 about 200 songs fit. When i deleted those to add new ones, almost 400mb of space (out of 1gig) was... » Read More storage space filling up every time i delete songs The first time i put songs on my sansam240 about 200 songs fit. When i deleted those to add new ones, almost 400mb of space (out of 1gig) was still taken up even though there were no longer any songs. Everytime i delete songs, this continues to happen and i have less and less storage space even though the songs are completely gone. Now the unplayable ghost remnants of these songs are taking up more than 60 percent of the space on my sansa mp3 player and i can only fit about 60 songs. I cannot figure out how to reformat the thing no matter how many different online directions i try to follow. super frustrating. Any suggestions? « Show Less
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How do you delete songs on this thing? I had it for a year and I cannot delete songs. Please help!
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Connect in MTP or MSC mode.Right click the player under My Computer and select FormatIf using MSC mode, select FAT16 format.
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David S. is right. Sansa supports up to 32GB with standard exFAT formatting (which is how most are pre-formatted when you buy them). But Sansa will also work just fine with a larger card formatted to FAT32. There are a number of free programs that you can use to reformat a larger memory card to FAT32.
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Hi there! Maximum songs that can be stored here on Sony NWZE384 8GB depends on its bitrate. Here are the tables: Bit rate: Number 48 kbps 5,150 64 kbp 3,950 128 kbps 1,950 256 kbps 950 320 kbps 750 Most of the MP3s are under 128 kbps, but some ate under 256 kbps. So I would say it can be at around 2000 songs. Hope this helps. -Ely
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It will hold 4gb of songs, which is about 4000mb, so it will hold 500 8 mb songs, or 1000 4mb songs. I have never had an issue with space.
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Yes. In the web page read next: With capacities up to 16GB, the Sansa Fuze+ MP3 player can accommodate all your favorite songs, videos, and photos. And thanks to its microSDHC expansion slot, the MP3 player lets you expand its memory by up to 32GB with a SanDisk microSD or microSDHC card
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Assuming you are using standard quality MP3, then a typical pop song is 3-4MB. I am not sure how much of the memory is taken up by the OS. Another person said 2.1GB (seems like a lot). That would leave 13.9GB to store music. 13,900/3.5 = 3,971 or about 4,000 songs. If you have high quality MP3 (i.e. lossless) or use a different file format or have a large number of long classical songs, then you may get fewer songs. However, as another person pointed out, you can listen for hours/days without repeating song with a few thousand songs. Unless you have an unusually large music collection and all must fit on this device or you plan to have video too, 16GB should be fine. Assuming you are using standard quality MP3, then a typical pop song is 3-4MB. I am not sure how much of the memory is taken up by the OS. Another person said 2.1GB (seems like a lot). That would leave 13.9GB to store music. 13,900/3.5 = 3,971 or about 4,000 songs. If you have high quality MP3 (i.e. lossless) or use a different file format or have a large number of long classical songs, then you may get fewer songs. However, as another person pointed out, you can listen for hours/days without repeating song with a few thousand songs. Unless you have an unusually large music collection and... » Read More Assuming you are using standard quality MP3, then a typical pop song is 3-4MB. I am not sure how much of the memory is taken up by the OS. Another person said 2.1GB (seems like a lot). That would leave 13.9GB to store music. 13,900/3.5 = 3,971 or about 4,000 songs. If you have high quality MP3 (i.e. lossless) or use a different file format or have a large number of long classical songs, then you may get fewer songs. However, as another person pointed out, you can listen for hours/days without repeating song with a few thousand songs. Unless you have an unusually large music collection and all must fit on this device or you plan to have video too, 16GB should be fine. « Show Less
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Sounds like Sam W J found yet another problem with this MP3 player. Both of mine failed and the USB was not disconnected. Also there was no way to tell if there was a 0 byte file on the player because the computer couldn't see the player.In the meantime I'm using my Creative Zen Nano Plus -- transfering old cassette tapes, Recording FM radio programs, as well as using it for all the features of the Sansa. It's menu is quite different but all in all it's a better player.
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Quick question can I use more than a 2gb card for my Sandisk Sansa e250 2GB MP3 Player?
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It more or less increase storage capacity by 2GB. On your computer, the sansa and the microSD show up as separate drives, so you have to drag and drop music onto each separately. However, the sansa merges the microSD so all the music shows up together when your listening.
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Same problem. Had 2 Sansa Clips (1 GB) and no sound when headphone jack fully inserted. Had to be juggled repeatedly, kept falling out when in position to create sound. Sent both back. Got money back from Proton, but AM Sales pretends they never received the product back. Riiight. Ordered Sansa Clip Plus from Sandisk, and it's better than the other two, but still has places where it just doesn't give sound.
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I have a 60 GB too, it holds everything - audiobooks, podcasts, entire music collection, etc. I listen to my podcasts through the car dock, and I use playlists at work (I teach yoga, and would never listen to that kind of music just for fun, lol).But, it really is too big and heavy to work out with - hanging from my waistband, I was afraid it would either pull my pants down or fall off and break! So, my hubby got me an iPod Shuffle for Christmas 2007, and it's the world's most perfect workout buddy. I keep it loaded with all my pumped-up fun tunes and I actually look forward to working out. Plus it clips right to my shirt and weighs like an ounce, so it's perfect.I'd never give up either one of them! I have a 60 GB too, it holds everything - audiobooks, podcasts, entire music collection, etc. I listen to my podcasts through the car dock, and I use playlists at work (I teach yoga, and would never listen to that kind of music just for fun, lol).But, it really is too big and heavy to work out with - hanging from my waistband, I was afraid it would either pull my pants down or fall off and break! So, my hubby got me an iPod Shuffle for Christmas 2007, and it's the world's most perfect workout buddy. I keep it loaded with all my pumped-up fun tunes and I actually look forward to... » Read More I have a 60 GB too, it holds everything - audiobooks, podcasts, entire music collection, etc. I listen to my podcasts through the car dock, and I use playlists at work (I teach yoga, and would never listen to that kind of music just for fun, lol).But, it really is too big and heavy to work out with - hanging from my waistband, I was afraid it would either pull my pants down or fall off and break! So, my hubby got me an iPod Shuffle for Christmas 2007, and it's the world's most perfect workout buddy. I keep it loaded with all my pumped-up fun tunes and I actually look forward to working out. Plus it clips right to my shirt and weighs like an ounce, so it's perfect.I'd never give up either one of them! « Show Less
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I have a different model, but same line. It played from a 500GB usb drive fine. The thing is it has to be formatted to FAT32 or it won't read. I use a 128GB flash drive on two different Pioneer AVH models fine as well. According to the manual there are file and folder limits though (I think 15K file/1500folder, not positive though), so 256gb may be overkill to be honest (I do have 10K+ mp3 on my 128 with room for more). I only tried the 500GB out of curiosity.Also a note on the 160gb iPod working... that's because it runs off the iPod o/s, making the size and format irrelevant. It also runs much slower than using a usb drive as a result. I have a different model, but same line. It played from a 500GB usb drive fine. The thing is it has to be formatted to FAT32 or it won't read. I use a 128GB flash drive on two different Pioneer AVH models fine as well. According to the manual there are file and folder limits though (I think 15K file/1500folder, not positive though), so 256gb may be overkill to be honest (I do have 10K+ mp3 on my 128 with room for more). I only tried the 500GB out of curiosity.Also a note on the 160gb iPod working... that's because it runs off the iPod o/s, making the size and format irrelevant.... » Read More I have a different model, but same line. It played from a 500GB usb drive fine. The thing is it has to be formatted to FAT32 or it won't read. I use a 128GB flash drive on two different Pioneer AVH models fine as well. According to the manual there are file and folder limits though (I think 15K file/1500folder, not positive though), so 256gb may be overkill to be honest (I do have 10K+ mp3 on my 128 with room for more). I only tried the 500GB out of curiosity.Also a note on the 160gb iPod working... that's because it runs off the iPod o/s, making the size and format irrelevant. It also runs much slower than using a usb drive as a result. « Show Less
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My experience with these is that it needs to be reset. For my 8 gb I have to hold the on button for 20 seconds and then turn it on as usual. Yours may be different. I googled how to do it and it sent me to Sansa's website. I'd try that first.
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Actually there is a limit. From page 63 of the user's manual "This unit can recognize a total of 9999 (a maximum of 999 files per folder)." Although my entire mp3 collection tops out at around 7500 folders & around 375gb. Appreciate the response though. I'm upset they couldn't have done something about the file limit on last year's models, as it was the same for 3 model years.
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What I did was to create a single folder called MusicMix, and dumped almost 500 of my favorite tunes into it. I would think that if you created a complex directory structure, it might be fairly difficult to negotiate. Also, another consideration would be the class of Micro SD card you are using, the faster the read and write might be problematic. Please note that the inability to shuffling music is a huge disappointment.
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I Just got a sansa e260 from Amazon.com Thurday... It keeps losing one channel or the other,over and over again . You don't have to touch a thing and it drops off on about a quarterof the songs.. It looks like I got a defective player. If I do I'll get a refund . Seem like all Sandisk products are defective in some way...
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I've had this exact same problem with 6 Sansa players. 4 Clips and 2 Fuzes. I returned them all when Sansa customer support could do nothing. I waited five months to see if they had worked out their problems and just got a 4 G clip from amazon. SAME PROBLEM! This truly sucks!