Is it at all possible to restore the San Disk Sansa m240 model MP3 player to factory defaults (short of getting a whole new MP3 player) when several of the files and folders have become corrupted/unread-/play-able? If so, how?
I cannot play at least one song at all (I receive the ERROR cannot open file message), and another plays for just a moment before switching to the next song, and right after I tried changing the battery, the songs that played were not the actual files shown on the screen (WAAAY far behind those displayed on screen)... I plugged it into my computer to see what was up, and I've got what looks like a bazillion empty folders that weren't there before, and several of them are corrupted and unreadable. Help?
SOURCE: I DONT KNOW HOW TO DELETE SONGS OFF OF MY SANSA
Open my computer, right click sansa file, hit format... it should wipe out the whole mp3 player... fresh for a new set of songs
SOURCE: unreadable files for Sansa e250
Don't worry, there's a solution.
You have to run what's called "Check Disk."
WARNING: Sometimes it will make files "disappear", but still use space. In that case you will have to format it and put the music back on. It all depends on how "corrupted" the files were. If your files disappear, reply stating so and I will help you out with that if you don't know how to format.
Thank you and please respond with any comments or more questions.
-John-
SOURCE: My Sansa m240 is being weiiiiiiiird
I reformatted my entire mp3, then reloaded all my songs, it's normal now
SOURCE: half full, no files on device
Reformat the player and try again. You can look at the tips and Tricks in my profile to find out how to format an mp3 player.
There are two ways to format an Mp3 player - one on the computer
itself, and one in Windows Media Player. Both methods will end up
erasing all the songs on the player, but the player will be "good as
new" after that. Sometimes reformatting in this manner will override
the player's native formatting and cause problems - this can be
reversed in most cases by updating the player's firmware. Firmware
upgrades are available from most manufacturers' websites.
WARNING: The following procedures will erase all songs on the player.
Check if the file system is NTFS. If yes, format it to FAT or
FAT32. - Connect player to computer, double-click my computer, right
click on icon of mp3 player and select format. This only applies to
Windows-based computers.
You can also format the player in Windows Media Player itself:
Connect your Mp3 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 "name of
Mp3 player here 1GB" (wording may vary slightly), and then select
"Format." - this should erase everything.
-Tha Mp3 Doctor
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