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My sansa e260 is stuck




By tconques on Jun 14, 2008

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My sansa e260 is stuck in a loop where it will not power on or power off. I charged the battery, unpluged it and then the problem began. No problems before now.

Same Problem

Mar 08, 2009

-   My mp3 player is stukon the same song. It's on pause - can't delete it no what we try to do . It is stuck on that song.

Please help.-   bloms

Dec 10, 2008

-   i have this same problem. i believe my player may be dead now because the buttons do not react to any input except the power, while off, and the hold button, while on, which turns it off. in addition, there is no way to get windows to recognize the player. it is in a continual powering up loop. -   cswatco

Solution #1

posted on Jun 14, 2008
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ThaMp3Doctor

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Reset first.
If problem persists, get firmware upgrade (will erase all songs in the process)
Still not working? Get Sansa Recovery tool.

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


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