You can build playlists easily in WiMP too, and they will automatically go to the Playlists folder. It can get confusing, but the Sansa knows the difference anyway. The completed list can be dropped into one of two places on the Sansa, either into the Music folder, or better yet, keep them where they can be found later, in the Playlist folder. To the uninitiated, it looks like you’re actually dragging the files into the list, but it’s just the names. You can right click on a first file, then begin a playlist by dragging the desired files into the new list box that pops up. MTP allows something really cool, though it isn’t explained well. The problems surface when trying to do some manual tasks, such as playlist utilities, since these are path-specific, rather than simply filename specific. WiMP is equally happy, as long as the media is not protected (DRM) transferring files in either mode, contrary to what many may think. Funny thing is, Microsoft configured it to look almost exactly like regular MSC transfer when using Windows Explorer and drag-and-drop transfer. MTP is a virtual mode, or an automated layer on top of MSC, supported by Windows Media Player. In MSC ( Mass Storage Class) mode, the player is accessed directly as a flash drive. In MTP ( Media Transfer Protocol) the Sansa is seen as a media device, allowing protected (DRM) media, automated album art folders, song ratings, and playlists, since WiMP sees the connected device as a media player. There are a few notable differences between the modes. ĭon’t install the Updater, since this is probably the last update. Use the Manual procedure, which means downloading the All Regions link (1.x or 2.x depending on your hardware), unzipping it onto your desktop, putting the Fuze in MSC mode (Settings/System Settings/USB Mode) and dragging over FuzeA.bin. If you don’t have Folders at the end of the Music list (past Album, Artist, etc.), then you need a firmware update. Delete duplicates, or ones with bad tags, via your computer. That should list the folders, and then the files within them, as if you were looking at them on your computer. Or you could figure out which folders are giving you trouble by going to music and scrolling all the way down, past the first page, to see Folders. You could do Settings/System Settings/Format, which erases everything you have put on, and start anew with your files from WMP.That might be easiest. You can deal with the unknowns a number of ways. are not folders but lists made from the tags (electronic labels) in the files. “Unknown” means the files don’t have tags the Fuze can read. ![]() Note! Be sure to delete existing copies from the Sansa first, lest you have duplicates. Perhaps by dragging and dropping from the library, you’re sending the original 'untouched" files. I love using WiMP in this “semi-automatic” mode, it works best. Hey, you’re done, edited versions are sent in this mode. You’ve just told WiMP to send the corrected versions to the target device. ![]() Drag and drop your edited albums into this pane, then click on “Start Sync”. As a programmer, I’d have named it the “target” list. The Sync panel on the right that pops up in this mode is your friend, don’t worry about the weird way Microsoft named it. If a mask pops up asking if you want to set up sync, to do it manually, just click on the Cancel button in this mask. ![]() Plug in the Fuze (you can use either MSC or MTP mode if desired for this), and select the Sync button. It’s entirely possible that the source files are left untouched, and the WiMP10 interface has the edited versions.Īs long as the metadata shows correctly in WiMP, there’s one simple step left.
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