How do I delete all songs----got it used - SanDisk Sansa m230 MP3 Player

Your phone uses Windows phone 8.1.
For this system there are simple instructions excerpted here and on line here: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/legacy-devices/windows-phone-8/manage-xbox-music-collection

Remove music from your collection
To delete a single song

1. In the Songs pane, find the song you want to delete.
2. Tap and hold the song, and then tap Delete.

To delete more than one song

1. Tap Select (the icon with three lines).
2. Select the songs to delete. You can also tap More (the ellipses icon) and then Select all to select all the songs, and then unselect the songs you want to keep.
3. Tap Delete (the trash can icon).
4. When you see the prompt "This will delete from your phone and cloud connection. Are you sure you want to delete?" tap Ok.

The songs cannot be deleted using the player buttons. You have to connect it to a computer and delete the songs using the program you used to transfer the files. Or you can use Windows Explorer and delete the songs.

To delete files from your mp3 player using Windows Media Player 10:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0085.mspx#EDF

To delete files from your mp3 player using Windows Media Player 11:

My Directions:

1. Connect your mp3 player to the computer

2. Open Windows Media Player

3. Click on the icon of your Mp3 player on the left-hand side of the Library

4. Click on the Songs, Tracks, or other Music Folder

5. Find a song or songs that you want to delete

6. Left-click the song once to highlight it

7. Press the “Delete” button on your computer’s keyboard

Several options:
1) You can delete the songs from the computer itself using Windows Explorer. Be careful to only delete music files, not system files.
2) Use the format option on the player itself - will erase everything.
3) Delete the songs using Windows Media Player

After selecting one of the 3 options, you can then reload only the songs that you want onto the player.

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

To delete files from your mp3 player using Windows Media Player 10:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/mediaadvice/0085.mspx#EDF

To delete files from your mp3 player using Windows Media Player 11:

My Directions:

1. Connect your mp3 player to the computer

2. Open Windows Media Player

3. Click on the icon of your Mp3 player on the left-hand side of the Library

4. Click on the Songs, Tracks, or other Music Folder

5. Find a song or songs that you want to delete

6. Left-click the song once to highlight it

7. Press the “Delete” button on your computer’s keyboard

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

Deleting Songs Using Windows Media Player
Use Windows Media Player to view the songs that are stored on your mp3 player - best to view them in the "Sync" tab. Find the song that you want to delete, right-click the song, and select Delete (or left-click and press Delete on your keyboard). Voila!

-Tha Mp3 Doctor

Use Windows Media Player to delete the songs:
Use Windows Media Player to delete:
My Directions:

1. Connect your mp3 player to the computer

2. Open Windows Media Player

3. Click on the icon of your Mp3 player on the left-hand side of the Library

4. Click on the Songs, Tracks, or other Music Folder

5. Find a song or songs that you want to delete

6. Left-click the song once to highlight it

7. Press the “Delete” button on your computer’s keyboard
-Tha Mp3 Doctor

Make sure the songs are in the right format

delete the songs that are not using windows media player

You have to use itunes to delet songs. Just right click on the song in itunes and press delete. Make sure you only delete the song from the ipod (which will show up on the left hand side of the screen and not from the main music folder.

You can only delete songs when the player is hooked up to your computer. Either use Windows Explorer and delete the files, or use the program that come with the player to do the same.