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Anonymous Posted on Dec 30, 2008

Not letting me add songs

My sansa wasnt playing some of my songs, so i tried reformatting it and deleting all the songs. some folders it wont delete. also when i try to put songs back on, either from syncing or just copying and pasting, it doesnt accept them.

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  • Anonymous Jan 03, 2009

    ok so i called 1-866-sandisk and she told me how to fix it. you just
    flip the key lock at the top so you see orange, then hold down the
    record button. then you should get some sort of message on the screen.
    then you plug it in and under my computer a file should show up. you
    open it and make a folder in it called sansa.fwm (i think thats the
    right folder name, if not, try sansa.tmp or email me). then you unplug
    it and it should say formatting or something like that. once its done
    it should work.

  • Anonymous Jan 03, 2009

    ok so i called 1-866-sandisk and she told me how to fix it. you just
    flip the key lock at the top so you see orange, then hold down the
    record button. then you should get some sort of message on the screen.
    then you plug it in and under my computer
    a file should show up. you open it and make a folder in it called
    sansa.fwm (i think thats the right folder name, if not, try sansa.tmp
    or email me). then you unplug it and it should say formatting or something like that. once its done it should work.

  • Anonymous Jan 03, 2009

    ok so i called 1-866-sandisk and she told me how to fix it. you just
    flip the key lock at the top so you see orange, then hold down the
    record button. then you should get some sort of message on the screen.
    then you plug it in and under my computer
    a file should show up. you open it and make a folder in it called
    sansa.fwm (i think thats the right folder name, if not, try sansa.tmp
    or email me). then you unplug it and it should say formatting or something like that. once its done it should work.

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ok so i called 1-866-sandisk and she told me how to fix it. you just flip the key lock at the top so you see orange, then hold down the record button. then you should get some sort of message on the screen. then you plug it in and under my computer a file should show up. you open it and make a folder in it called sansa.fwm (i think thats the right folder name, if not, try sansa.tmp or email me). then you unplug it and it should say formatting or something like that. once its done it should work.

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It wont format, it wont let me delete or even add songs? what do i do?

There are two to reformat your device. Just follow these instructions

From menu of your device:
1. Turn on your Sansa C240
2. From the main options menu, select " Settings "
3. Select " Format " and " Yes "

Formatting Manually:
1. Turn off Sansa C240
2. Slide the " Hold " switch on the bottom of the device to the " On " position
3. Press and hold the " Play " button. Press and release the " Power " button.
4. Hold the " Play " button until the LED screen displays the message " About to format device."
5. Release the " Play " button and press the " Next " button once.

Try these steps and let me know if you manage to reformat your device.
I could instruct you on how to reformat this device on your pc just post back.

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Freezing up while playing songs Check and see if there is a boot file in any of the folders on the player use the Explorer to check Check both MTP and MSC modes and unhook your player
Delete songs and Format (Helps with try to delete BAD TRACKS and folders that will not delete(Some ripped CD folders).. Go to my computer scroll to sansa or your MP3 player and open the music folder and open each sub folder and delete Songs manually then delete the folders them selfs then format a couple of times hope this works
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on "my computer" right click reformat on the sansa
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My songs wont add onto my sandisk sansa mp3 player

What format are the songs you're not able to hear? It's possible that the songs are not in a format the Sansa can play.

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My sansa e250

If you want to delete EVERY track off the player, then reformat the player in Windows Media Player - it's a shortcut - see my "tips and tricks" on formatting mp3 players

If there are artist, album traces, then you need to click on every subfolder under your device in Windows Media Player and delete every trace that way - tedious, but effective

-Tha Mp3 Doctor
There are 2 ways to format an mp3 player - if you were formatting the mp3 player from "My Computer," then try reformatting from Windows Media Player instead - I have a "tips and tricks" entry on How to Format an Mp3 Player for details

If that doesn't work, then double-click on My Computer, double-click on the Sansa player, and go to the various folders that it lists - music, voice, etc. Delete the songs ONLY - do not delete the dat, bat, ini, inf, or other system files
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I have the e260 4g. To delete songs I use the MSC mode, so I can see the player as a regular windows folder and then select the songs that I want to delete

Just follow the steps as indicated in

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PLUG IN PLAYER GO TO MY COMPUTOR CLICK ON SANSA PLAYER,OPEN,GO TO FILES CLICK SHOW HIDDIN FOLDERS,THIS WILL BRING UP MUSIC FOLDER. DELEATE FROM THERE. ALSO YOU CAN REFORMAT AND CLEAR EVERTHING AND STSRT NEW.
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