Why did my Mp3 Player Add/Delete a File I Didn't Want? Manual vs. Automatic Synchronization in Windows Media Player by Tha Mp3 Doctor The difference between manual and automatic synchronization is very important. If you?re ever wondering why you computer added files to your device when you didn?t want it to, or why it deleted files unexpectedly, then there is a good chance that you have automatic synchronization activated. Manual synchronization allows you to only add/delete only those files that you want to keep or discard. To disable auto-sync in Windows Media Player 10: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/howto/sync_how_to.aspx To disable auto-sync in Windows Media Player 11: My Directions: 1. Connect your mp3 player to the computer 2. Open Windows Media Player 3. Run the mouse cursor over the Sync tab ? a little black arrow should appear under the word ?Sync? 4. Click on the little arrow and a drop-down menu should appear 5. Select ?Set Up Sync? in the drop-down menu 6. Uncheck the box that says ?Sync this device automatically? Microsoft?s Directions: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/howto/mp11/sync.aspx There are many good outside websites out there ? many with videos on how to do everything we have described in these pages. Hopefully, this will give many of you a start into the wonderful world of music transfer through mp3 players and Windows Media Player.
I would use Windows Explorer to delete the files that are on the player - p.11 of the manual will show you how - but be careful only to delete music files, not system files.
The difference between manual and automatic synchronization is very important. If you’re ever wondering why you computer added files to your device when you didn’t want it to, or why it deleted files unexpectedly, then there is a good chance that you have automatic synchronization activated. Manual synchronization allows you to only add/delete only those files that you want to keep or discard.
If you are using Windows Media Player 11, go to the sync tab and make sure it is displaying only the files on your Mp3 player, and not every file stored on your Computer's hard drive. Click once on a song you want to delete, and then hit the delete button on your computer's keyboard.
If your not using Windows Media Player 11, then read pp. 17-20 of your user's manual, available at www.mymusix.com
Disable the automatic synchronization option in Windows Media Player. Go to www.microsoft.com and enter either "automatic synchronization windows media player" or "manual synchronization windows media player" as you search term for click-by-click directions with pictures.
Short version: Connect mp3 player to computer, highlight sync tab, click on little black arrow and bring down drop-down menu, click on Set Up Sync, uncheck box that says "automatically synchronize blah blah blah"...
You have automatic synchronization set up, and you will want to disable it (set up manual synchronization) in order to prevent this problem from occurring in the future. Connect your Go Gear to the computer Open Windows Media Player Highlight the Sync Tab Click on the little black arrow and pull down the drop down menu Click on Set Up Sync Uncheck the box that says "Automatically synchronzie the device..." Then, Read Windows Media Player tutorial on ripping from CD to a device Then, Click on the Library Tab Underneath the line that says Philips GoGear, clcik on the songs folder (or go to the Sync tab) This will list all files on your device. Left-click a file once - hit delete on your computer's keyboard. Done. -Tha Mp3 Doctor
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