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How to get music onto your USB MP3 player without OEM software.


PyroPCMan
By Guru PyroPCMan
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posted on Jul 02, 2008
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One of the typical problems people run into with MP3 players is that they lose the software that came with the player and can't figure out how to get music on or off the player. So here's a quick how to. This will work with most brands of MP3 players, or even USB flash drives.

First you need to plug it in to the USB port, if you are running anything newer than windows 98 you won't need a driver. Double click on my computer and it shows up as a removable disc(usually drive letter f:), double click this drive to open it as folder. This folder will show you all directory's and files on your player, here you can delete any songs on your player by finding the file and deleteing it. From here you can also put your music onto the player by copying and pasting your music files from your hard drive. If you are not sure where your music is located you can run a search by clicking START>SEARCH>FOR FILES OR FOLDERS (if you are running XP click pictures music or video, check music then click search, each file will have it's location in small print below it's name, or you can right click each song and hit copy, then go back to f: drive and right click and hit paste, you can copy more than one). Hope this helps.
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Comment #1

posted on Apr 28, 2009

CazzyBabe
By Apprentice CazzyBabe
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I bought a sony va10 mp3 VGF-AP1 series, i dont have the software for it and have been all round the houses with the click and paste method to load misic onto it, my computer is showing that there is music on the mp3 but the machine itself is registering empty, no music or pictures nothing will register on it ... can any one help please ??? Thanking you in hope of a response xxx

Comment #2

posted on Jan 14, 2009

lhits629
By Apprentice lhits629
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hello! my problem goes like trhis. i accidentally formatted the usb flash drive mp3 player and the software that plays the mp3 songs was deleted. how can i return back the mp3 player software or where can i download the same so i can use it back again. thanks in advance for any help that can be extended. more power to all.

lhits629

Comment by lhits629, posted on Jan 14, 2009

can somebody help me restore back the software that was lost on the mp3 player usb flash drive or assit me to a site where i can download an mp3 software so i can use again the mp3 player. tahnks in advance.

lhits629

Comment #3

posted on Oct 29, 2008

readywork1
By Apprentice readywork1
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Oh wow thank you so much, I tried to do that once, but thought it would not work, but it does, thank you!!

Comment #4

posted on Sep 02, 2008

kandii07
By Apprentice kandii07
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Well i haVe Mayb had mii Zen fOr about 6 wEEks now. WeehN i firsT got it, iT wOrkd finE, iT wud leT me SynC songs frOm windOws MediA plAyr. But nOw SinCe iVe dOwnlOaded the Nehw softwarE iVe tRyd to uSe CreAtive ExplorEr, buT it jUs tellS me That the DevicE iS noT cOnnECtd, weehN it aCtuAlly is. i Cant pUt any sOngs on mY mP3 noW, eVen tHouGh the SoftWare iiS dOwnloAded.

PleeZ hELP!!!!!

Comment #5

posted on Aug 21, 2008

e abigail
By Apprentice e abigail
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i have a yp-p2 and when i try to put music on it through media studio it doesn't give me the option to click on portable and i also tryed to put music on it through my computer but the computer says there is no removable disc pluged in even though it is...it charges but i can't get any music on it

Comment #6

posted on Aug 19, 2008

poundu1
By Apprentice poundu1
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Hello
I cannot delete or add any music to my LYRA.
I tried to format my LYRA (with Windows XP Pro SP2) from my computer/manage/disk management quick or full format, it says its write protected.
It shows up in my computer as: Removable Disk (I:) and its SD RAM card Lexor 128 MB shows as: KODAK (K:)

When I uncheck the read only box on a folder I:\Music it asks me if I want to apply changes to all sub folders and files clicking yes gives me 4 options. Ignore, Ignore All, Retry, Cancel. I click retry and it keeps popping up the 4 options.
No matter what, I cannot get it out of read only status.


Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Mark

Comment #7

posted on Jul 09, 2008

Socal24
By Apprentice Socal24
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if it doesn't work on one of the USB ports Try it on a different one

Comment #8

posted on Jul 08, 2008

paolo123
By Apprentice paolo123
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my sansa e250's USB port dos not shows up on MY COMPUTER/ON DRIVE :F and when i looked in it, it does not say connected i cant upload some songs, videos or pictures ive already downloaded a sansa updater, and plug its USB in the computer,
it only had a "thunder sign" on the battery level and does not say connected



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