What software do you use to manage music on your computer and transfer it to the sansa? used to use free rhapsody, but need something new. tia!!
1078901
No, I don´t use any software to transfer, I only use windows explorer to copy de music to sansa clip
1078902
I usually use windows media player, but you can use anything really. Itunes works and just copying from windows explorer works also. Hope that helps.
1078903
When it is attached to a Windows computer it will install a device driver and you can either copy the music by using Windows Explorer or you can use Windows Media player
1078904
Windows 7.My computer -> music library -> copy -> sansa clip -> paste.It works, I don't need extra programs. Is beautiful.
1078905
No, I dont use any software to transfer, I only use windows explorer to copy de music to sansa clip
1078906
When you plug the Sansa into a PC it is recognized similarly to a USB drive. I manage files directly with windows explorer.
2143620
I have had no problem creating a playlist in windows media player 11 and copying it to the Sansa player from Windows Media player. That is the only way I found to get a playlist. You can't create it from the Sansa player
794262
Is the Rhapsody-to-Go w/ Sansa Fuze just like the $9.99/mo Rhapsody service w/ PC? Or is it more like iTunes in that if you want to take it with you then you would need to buy it per track/album?
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It does not show up in my file explorer as a drive. It shows up as exactly what it is, Sansa View, with an icon that resembles a generic mp3 player with headphones. There is no (*:\) anything tagged on at all.Looking into the system settings I see nothing that allows me to change any USB options. In fact, there are absolutely no options for changing the way the device interfaces with a computer.Hope this helps.~BS~
101470
I use my mp3 exclusively for audiobooks. I'm a real junkie and listen nonstop all day when I'm not at work. The first one I bought was a Zen V. It had issues, but improved when Creative came out with new firmware. After using it for a year, the battery would no longer hold a charge. There was no way to replace the battery. So I decided to look for a player with a user-replaceable battery and bought a Zen Micro. It worked fine for a few weeks, then it broke and Creative said they could not repair it. I decided the battery was more of an issue than the bookmarking, so I bought a Sansa e250 v2. I've had it for about a month and it's great. Better than either of the Creative players. But it doesn't have bookmarking. Rockbox wizards are working on a new version that will work with the Sansa e250v2, so I'm hoping that will give it bookmarking capability. The resume playing works really well with the Sansa (unlike with the 2 creative players). Since I only listen to one book at a time and don't listen to music, the only time bookmarking is really an issue is when I transfer or delete books when the player is connected to my PC. (I have a Gomadic wall charger to recharge the battery at night.) I'm really not sure about the full time stamping. My library changed from netLibrary to Overdrive. Overdrive breaks audiobooks into multiple files instead of having one really large file like NetLibrary, so that hasn't been an issue. In 2006 a survey showed that 25% of the adult US population listens to audiobooks. It's really stupid that mp3 manufacturers continue to ignore our needs when the technology and software already exists to provide every player with full time stamping and bookmarking. If just one of them would come out with a reliable player with a user-replaceable battery and those features, they would probably rival iPOD overnight. If Sansa would respond with a firmware update to provide those features, the e200 series could be that player. Instead, they foolishly continue to ignore the pleas of audiobook listeners.
1041505
Protip: No player (as far as I am aware of) requires proprietary software.Proof? I have an iPod nano sitting on my bed, now, that has music loaded onto it, none of which was loaded using iTunes. I used MediaMonkey. If your proprietary software forces you to buy new versions of songs you already have, then scrap the software, because chances are, it's not actually proprietary.
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The review by Lynn from Texas provides insight into this. While previous models supported Digital Rights Management (DRM), this model, produced in 2012, does not. What that means is that this model will not play .wma (DRM) files that you download from your library site. While virtually all downloadable books from the library are offered in .wma (DRM) format, a good number are downloadable as .mp3 files which do not have DRM applied. When checking out your file, if you see a 'Select Format' dropdown, select it and choose ".MP3". Your player will be able to play these files. Again, older models produced before 2012 do play .wma (DRM) files and there may be some used/refurbished ones around. Otherwise, the Sansa is still a good option.
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Hello: Could you tell me what MAC you have please? I can not get my Sansa e280 8gig device to connect with my G4 emac. The screen of the Sansa says connected but nothing showing on my Mac. It did show as a volume a few times. Why only a few times I don't know. I have the USB mode set to MSC.Thanks for any help.
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Hello: Could you tell me what MAC you have please? I can not get my Sansa e280 8gig device to connect with my G4 emac. The screen of the Sansa says connected but nothing showing on my Mac. It did show as a volume a few times. Why only a few times I don't know. I have the USB mode set to MSC. Thanks for any help.
2104597
the Ipod is superior? In what. In messing up the music library? Back to the point, I'm an audible subscriber and is very simple to load your audiobooks to the Sansa. Simply change the format in WMA or mp3.
62238
I have a sansa and I also have window's vista. No problems with downloading or loading the music on my player.
1756903
You can either use the USB card reader to transfer music and than put the card into the Sansa or have the USB card in the Sansa and transfer the music that way. The quickest way is to use a USB card reader, it will provide the highest data transfer rate. The higher the class of memory, the faster the data transfer will be.
794264
Hey David, thanks for that...after giving it another try, got rhapsody to go working using the method you described...pathetic though that the rhapsody software doesn't work the way it should without problems the way the napster software does.
1806878
This MP3 player sucks. I use it for working out and I still hate it. Get a Sansa if you're looking for a cheap MP3 player that will play audiobooks.
609313
I don't know if it is different but pay $10 more and get sansa mp3 player. This thing will die in a few days ... You will waste your money :(
1809110
I don't use Rhapsody, so I can't help you. I will tell you, there are better mp3 players out there. I got this as a gift. You get what you pay for.
1008533
I prefer using forScore. It's much cheaper than musicreader's desktop app that's needed for transferring music, and does the job well. The recent upgrade of the app has fixed any reservations I previously would've had about recommending it.