Does this mp3 player support folder browsing (without listing every song on folders)
1535423
I am not quite sure what that means- I had a lot of songs already downloaded on my computer that I had previously purchased- I just easily put the ones I wanted on this player- just plugged the mp3 into the port and downloaded the songs- no problem -no set up-
1535424
I wish I had an answer for you, but my mp3 player arrived in a case from another brand with NO INSTRUCTION SHEET at all. I learned how to use it by trial and error. I downloaded about 50 of my favorite songs from my computer to a single directory in the the mp3 player, then I just play them. I suspect that my player was a RETURN which Amazon sold to me as NEW... but without the instruction sheet.
2224256
Unfortunately not... and in fact it only appears to cycle through the songs in the "root" folder of the USB drive. Another improvement would be to have a "random" or "shuffle" setting for the songs, but as it stands... the only option is to listen to them in the order they appear on the drive. Still, despite these limitations, the little unit has great sound and the FM radio is very good.
306798
I made one, just like a subfolder on a PC. It comes up, not by my design, under the Music category. I think Sandisk recommends use of "Podcasts" for audiobooks.
1569681
it does not but most music player app like iTunes , VLC have it , so not an issue
2103154
When you plug the device into your computer, I put my folders in the folder named "Playlists." Then, when you go to play them on the device, you go to "Folder View" and scroll down to "Playlists." Your folders will be there.
2073747
It does, open a song from the directory your mp3's are in then in the bottom left corner of the player is a cog looking icon tap that and you can change the shuffle repeat and the like there.
1132931
Yes, I have used the rear USB port to play MP3 files and display will show file names. Very cool feature making the unit more useful.
1747439
Sorry for the late reply, but no it does not. This mp3 player is only good for music and pictures. All this other stuff they're saying you can do on it is very false. it doesn't hold many songs or pictures either and it takes ages to sync anything onto it.
1930164
It works like a basic USB thumb drive, just drag and drop files. You could easily just 'add folder' and name it "So-and-so's playlist" and add all of the songs you want on there. No software needed
2073422
No. There is no way to separate your music into folders. The only way to get to a certain song is to scroll until you find it. Holding down the toggle to change songs brings up a menu that lets your change folders from music, voice, data, and settings. You cannot add certain folders for songs.
324874
Yes, it does. Just connect it to your PC (via the built-in USB connector) create your sub-folders and copy your songs into them. You can create any many sub-folders as you want; just remember this rule, you won't be able to play songs in any sub-folder that is more than one level deep. For example: rootfolder/BackstreetBoys/ will work fine, just navigate to the folder and select the first song and it will begin to play. However, rootfolder/mymusic/BackstreetBoys will not work. You can load music into that folder, but the player won't play them. I avoid that problem by limiting all my sub-folders to one level deep. You can, however, create as many sub-folders as you need. Just remember this additional rule, the player will only play the first 99 songs in each folder. It can hold more than 99, but it won't recognize them. If you want more detailed information on this MP3 player, read my review. It includes a comprehensive manual.
2103160
I haven't tried that feature. We are having a difficult time to get it to shuffle in a playlist so I would think if you assigned it all to the playlist it will play it. To be honest, this wasn't a good purchase...freezes up quite a bit when trying maneuver from folder to folder.
2100331
Although I do not believe this player has browsing via Genre/Artist/Playlist/Year/Album, I do believe you can locate a particular song through the included folder heirarchy pretty easily.
1498680
yes it has shuffle function. I read some complaints from other viewer saying that it doesn't shuffle all musics when they have a lot of musics in it. For me personally I don't shuffle musics but I create different folders and use folder play depending on the mood. It is totally up to your choice.
1394807
I currently have them in folders, but it really does not matter. I had them just as files before, but works the same. I listen to my music in shuffle mode, and it shuffles the mp3s from different folders.
693634
Yes it does. The thing is, it has separate directories for the built in flash memory and the additional SD card that you can add. As a result, you won't be able to shuffle all of the songs that are saved directly to the player as well as the ones you've put onto the SD card. Anyway, I find the shuffle of pretty bad quality, because it frequently plays the same files over and over leaving a good portion of my playlist as good as forgotten after a while of using just shuffle mode. Of course, it takes a while to hear the same one over again, but with over 7 gigs of music on it like I had, you will still be able to notice especially after listening continuously over daily commutes. If you get this player you'll see what I mean.
1116310
Unfortunately, this is my biggest gripe about all MP3 players - PROGRAMABILITY! The only way you're going to be able to play the way you want is to build playlists on your computer and then select random play. Or you can use the bookmark feature directly on the Gigabeat and have it randomly play. There is no way to play just an artist or genre folder randomly.