Adding music to my sansa e250

first try this...

1 put on hold and hold record button while u turn on (your sansa is now in recovery mode)
2 connect your sansa to your comp via usb cable a box should show up saying the firmware version
3 close the window and disconnect your sansa (it will restart)

if that doesnt fix your problem try this...

1 connect your sansa to comp via usb cable
2 right click start on windows desktop go to explore
3 scroll down to your sansa's drive rifght click it go to properties
4 go to tools tab and click "check now" under error checking will take awhile and will erase your memory on the sansa but it will work again

I hope my post was helpful let me know!!!!

I expected to find the new playlists on the SD card as a separate file to access and play. Instead the SD card songs show on up the Sansa menu simply added among the existing songs / artists stored in the Sansa. Its not a solution but they are there. Since using the SD card, my Sansa does databse refresh everytime it starts, whether SD card is in it or not.

Use Windows Media Player to transfer

learn how to use windows explorer and transfer them to the music folder

hello!

here's how you will delete songs off your Sansa e250

step 1: Go to"MY COMPUTER
Step 2: Find and open the sansa drive
Step 3: Look for the music folder.

NOTE:
If you dont see a music folder you will need to go to the top where it says tools>then >folder options>then click on show hidden files>

Step 4: You should now see the music file. Go into it and simply delete any songs you don't want.

The instructions with pictures are on pp. 13-19 of the user's manual:
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You can transfer music from your computer to the Sansa player using the dragand-
drop method or using music managing software like Windows Media Player.
Drag and Drop
Follow these steps to drag-and-drop music to your Sansa e200 player:
1. Connect your Sansa e200 player to your computer.
2. Select Open device to view files using Windows Explorer on
initial connection.
3. Double-click on Sansa device.
4. Double-click on the MUSIC folder.
5. Drag and drop music files from your computer to My
Computer\Sansa e200\...\MUSIC.
Windows Media Player
Before you can create playlist and transfer (or synchronize) them to your
Sansa player, you need to show Windows Media Player where your songs are
located.
Adding Music Files to Library…
1. To add music files to WMP 11’s library, please follow these steps:
2. Click the arrow below the Library tab.
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3. Make sure Music is selected then click Add to Library…
4. In the Add to Library dialog box, click one of the following options
then click OK.
- My personal folders:
Use this option to monitor the digital media files stored in your
personal Music, Pictures, and Videos folders, as well as any files
stored in the public Music, Pictures, and Video folders that everyone
who uses your computer has access to.
- My folders and those of others that I can access:
Use this option to monitor the digital media files stored in your
personal Music, Pictures, and Videos folders, the files stored in the
public Music, Pictures, and Video folders, as well as the files stored
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in the personal Music, Pictures, and Videos folders that belong to
other users on your computer.

Make sure you have synced the songs properly. Try the windows media player. Sometimes when you add songs it just adds it to computer part but does not sync. If u can add how downloaded the songs to your description.

I never use Windows Media to add music to my sansa... If you want all music to show up click on my computer and then click on the icon for your sansa. there may be a folder that says music but if not it is a hidden folder. if this is so you must go to tools, then folder options, and then the tab that says view. under this will be an option that says hidden files and folders and click show hiden fles and folders and OK. this should allow you to see the music folder. from here on you can just copy and paste all files.

two suggestions:
put player in msc mode by going to the settings menu and choosing USB mode, then change to MSC
then plug in and open the player in My Computer menu
if you do not see songs on the player, back out and format player at the drive letter prompt, then add songs either manually, drag and drop to the player (not the music folder!)
or sync the songs with windows media player 10 or 11

The only way I know to delete music files or voice or FM recordings, is straight from the User's manual on the CD: 1. Set the e250 to MSC mode. 2. Plug it in to your computer with the USB connector. 3. Open the Sansa e250 drive in My Computer and browse to the MUSIC folder (or RECORD folder)and delete the files there. (That's where you also add music files, by dragging from other explorer windows.) To delete (or add) photo and video files, you have to use the Media Converter, which you install from the disk that came with the e250.