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I was downloading music on my Sansa MP3 player and it stopped working, I can't get it to power back on?

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  • quintanaRing Jan 31, 2009

    i was listening to my sansa player and it just turned off. I cant get it to turn back on, not even connected to the computer. It's dead!

  • alex tt Mar 10, 2009

    MY sansa SaysPlease free 30mb , and now it wont even turn on

  • sethsdreams Mar 11, 2009

    Not the same, but Similar prob here... I tried to turn it on yesterday and it showed a song was playing. But there was no sound and I could not change the song OR turn it off or on. I plugged it into my laptop, and it showed and ERROR on PC screen, but did nothing to the clip. So I left it on all night (Like I had any choice!), to drain the battery and hopefully start over fresh. Well, I WAS able to charge it the next morning, but it still will not play songs, and the laptop says ERROR and media contains no content! What the heck??!! It has only been used a few times! What can I do??? And NO, idiot me, does NOT still have the paperwork for it! Eek!

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Hi guys. I had the same problem. My Sansa clip would not come on at all and when I connected it to my computer, an malfunction error came up.

I found the solution on another forum which suggested sliding and holding the power button for about 15 seconds. This should reset the player. Try to turn it on again. It should work! It worked for me and all my music remained. Goodluck!

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Delete songs and Format (Helps with try to delete BAD TRACKS and folders that will not delete(Some ripped CD folders).. Go to my computer scroll to sansa or your MP3 player and open the music folder and open each sub folder and delete Songs manually then delete the folders them selfs then format a couple of times hope this works
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You can reset the Sansa Clip by sliding up the Power/Lock button and holding it there for 15 seconds. You can download the complete user manual from this link.

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Sep 26, 2009 • SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 Player
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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
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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.
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Mar 10, 2009 • SanDisk Sansa e250 MP3 Player
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Mp3 player is reading "No Files". I left my mp3 player connected to my PC and accidently turned off the PC, when I returned all of my files were removed. But when I try to download the old music it won't...
This is from Sansa Website at http://www.sansa.com/support/sansa_e200/faqs
SOLUTION 1 – Reset the device
  1. Press the Power button and hold it for approximately 10 seconds.
  2. Release the Power button once the device is powered down.
  3. Turn the device back on.
SOLUTION 2 – If the problem was not resolved, download and Install the Sansa Firmware Updater.

SOLUTION 3 – If the problem was not resolved, format the device
WARNING: Formatting will DELETE all content in the player. Please backup all your data.
Please use Windows Explorer or Windows Media Player to format your device.
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1. Press Menu button to return to the Main Menu.
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3. Select Auto Power Off or Sleep.

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