Question about SanDisk Sansa m230 MP3 Player
Hi big dee. Deleting songs from your M230 can be done by either browsing the player through your Windows Explorer and then selectively deleting the music file, or by formatting the player which would delete all of your music files. It's also important to know that your player has 2 modes -- MTP and MSC -- because music files saved in one mode would not be seen in the other mode, and vice versa. To switch the modes on your player, use the menu and navigate as follows: Menu > Settings > USB You would get a choice of "Autodetect" (this is for MTP) and MSC. Here's how to delete the files: Step 1: Plug in your player to your computer. Open explorer and check if your player is detected. Your player's LCD would display "USB Connected" and the mode would be indicated below that. If your player's mode is MTP: A. Look for the Sansa M230 icon on Explorer (it will be recognized as a Portable Audio Device). Double left click on it to browse the player. B. The player will have 2 sub-folders: "Data" and "Media". Double left-click on the "Media" folder and either find your music files or open the "Music" folder to find your music files If your player's mode is MSC: A. Look for the Sansa M230 icon and drive letter on Explorer (it will be recognized as a "Removable Drive". Double left click on it to browse the player. B. The player will have several sub-folders such as "Audible", "Config", "Record". You may already be able to see your music files or the player may have a "Music" sub-folder. Open that to check for your files Step 2 Once you've located your files, you may now be able to delete them. Step 3 Once you've unplugged your player, the M230's LCD will display the message "Rebuilding Library". Let that process complete, then you may turn on your player to confirm that the files have been deleted. To format your player, just right-click on the M230 icon in Explorer, then select "Format". When the Format window appears, make sure to select "FAT" as the File System type, and also make sure that the "Quick Format" checkbox at the bottom of the Window remains un-checked. I hope this info helps. Enjoy your M230. :)
Posted on Apr 25, 2007
My sansa m230 512mb mp3 player displayed updating database but from then on it is not turning on..previously it was not detected by computer so tried your procedure and to my surprise i could find my sandisk folder in disk management but when i tried to format the drive, this problem started for me, i think i would have made some mistake while formatting, may be i would have kept the quick format checked.. now its not powering on and also not detected by my computer.. i know only Sid can find me to help a solution.. i will be very grateful to you Sid.. thank you so much in advance..!
Posted on Jan 30, 2010
My display is shot can you give me a up down directions
Posted on Sep 29, 2008
827 views
Usually answered in minutes!
I am trying to delete my songs but when i plug my SanDisk in a window pops up showing three folders saying Audible,Config,and Record.
How can I delete all my songs???
im trying to delete the songs from my mp3 but it says there are no songs in it but there are.
×