Formatting Problem My mp3 player says that it needs to be formatted when I attempt to listen to it or to open it to view its contents. When I try to format it, it does nothing.

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That means that the storage on the MP3 Player is corrupt. Replace your MP3 Player.

Posted on May 24, 2007

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