Duplicating songs my Sansa (e250) 2.0GB will duplicate songs and put .wma at the end. If the .wma is at the end and you click on it to listen it will skip over the song and go to the next song without the .wma at the end. What can i do so it won't duplicate songs and so I can get more than 250 songs on it?

select them and delete them

y dnt u delete some of the songs that r duplacated

you can try fomatting it.to do so plug it and open my computer.go to the drive of the mp3 and right click it.in the sub menu click format(to foramt it you have to be administrator)(also be sure backup all of your music,videos,pictures,and anything that you want to save.)if you put your songs back on and the problem happens again then format it again and go through the songs and delete the duplicates that you find

Do not syc with wmp. Drag and drop everything from windows explorer to the media folder on the sansa.........Format everything first ....Start over

Below is a link to a FREE program, download and install it.
It will help find duplicate files (music, and others) to help free up space and organize your files.

http://download.cnet.com/Easy-Duplicate-Finder/3000-2248_4-10692636.html

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How are you supposed to download music into a sansa mp3 player.. I am a beginner so please make the instructions as simple as possible and quick!! =))

Thanks.. =))

Edit the ID3 tag of the files in full before reloading them to your player.

The device has 2 modes of operation MSC and MTP.

If you put music or playlists on in either mode and then changed modes to add more music, you will inevitably have duplicated your music.

Best solution is to format the device to remove everything, then pick one mode ant use that one only.





Best of Luck.

Corrupt DB or music svc sub needs renewing

These are the most common methods for recovering Sandisk's Sansa Mp3 Players. I have been almost universally successful in recovering Sansa players using one or a combination of these methods. These methods do not work if you are having synchronization or music format issues - they are for recovering a player that will not power up, freezes, flashes, is not recognized by the computer, and a host of other issues.

Reset the Sansa Player first. On most models, restart is done by holding the power button in for 15 seconds or longer. Check your specific manual to be sure. The manuals are available from the Sansa website if they have been misplaced.
Download the Sansa Recovery Tool from the Sansa website.
Format - Erases Everything: Connect your Sansa player to the computer and open Windows Media Player. Click on the Sync tab. Pull down the drop down menu underneath the Sync tab by moving your cursor over the Sync tab and left clicking on the little black arrow underneath the Sync tab. Highlight "Sansa 1GB" (wording may vary slightly), and then select "Format." - this should erase everything.
Firmware Upgrade- Erases Everything: Get the latest firmware upgrade from Sansa - it updates the firmware and erases every song in the player all at once. Note: this method doesn't work if already have the latest firmware. Go to this website and click "Firmware Updater" to find out: http://www.sandisk.com/DriverDownload/driverList.asp
If these fail, then:
Try this: disconnect the player from the computer, turn it off, hold in the volume + button, and reconnect the player to the computer while holding the volume + button in. Keep holding the volume + button for an additional 5-50 seconds. Windows should eventually go into recovery mode and revive the player- it will pop up a window that says Found New Hardware Wizard.
If you get the problem where MTP Device keeps popping up continuously, uninstall the “MTP Device” by going to Start à Control Panel àSystem à Hardware à Device Manager (you computer may vary slightly, depending on Windows Version).
You may have to restart your computer after each of these methods to get them to work properly. Disconnect your Sansa player BEFORE shutting down your computer.
-Tha Mp3 Doctor

I had this problem and I just backed up all the music, deleted it all from the mp3 player, and put it back on, and the duplicates were gone. There may be a more efficient solution, but hey it works (for me it did at least)