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covingtoncat73 · 05-28-2011, 04:24 PM

Thanks. I just bought the thing so I think it is up-to-date. How does one update the firmware?

I do have a question on how to eject it properly. I can't find it on the little toolbar at the bottom of my computer or eject it in "my computer."

I see that I can drop and drag MP3 music to my Sansa if I drop it to the "music" folder in the Sansa. Unfortunately, a lot of my music I got from iTunes and is probably not compatible. I have done some looking around and found that I could burn them to a CD and rip them back as MP3s but we are talking a fair amount of music, if I add back stuff I have on an external hard drive (because Vista takes up so much room on my comptuer).

I could just use my Shuffle except for the audiobooks. I could use the Shuffle for the music and the Sansa for any MP3 music and audiobooks. I hate to spend $175 more and get an iPod touch. I really shouldn't/couldn't but I am really considering returning the Sansa and doing that. Can't until next paycheck, though. I thought it would be easier to click and drag (and it was once I figured out to send it to the Sansa's music folder and not just to the general Sansa) and I didn't realize about the MP4 issue, which is a real killer for me.

BTW, is there a way to uninstal Windows Media Player? It is a worthless program. I attribute the slowness of the sync to the WMP program and not the Sansa, since, once I figured out how, the click and drag worked.

05-28-2011, 04:24 PM	#3
covingtoncat73 Wizard Posts: 2,745 Karma: 83407757 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Lenovo Duet Chromebook, Moto e	Thanks. I just bought the thing so I think it is up-to-date. How does one update the firmware? I do have a question on how to eject it properly. I can't find it on the little toolbar at the bottom of my computer or eject it in "my computer." I see that I can drop and drag MP3 music to my Sansa if I drop it to the "music" folder in the Sansa. Unfortunately, a lot of my music I got from iTunes and is probably not compatible. I have done some looking around and found that I could burn them to a CD and rip them back as MP3s but we are talking a fair amount of music, if I add back stuff I have on an external hard drive (because Vista takes up so much room on my comptuer). I could just use my Shuffle except for the audiobooks. I could use the Shuffle for the music and the Sansa for any MP3 music and audiobooks. I hate to spend $175 more and get an iPod touch. I really shouldn't/couldn't but I am really considering returning the Sansa and doing that. Can't until next paycheck, though. I thought it would be easier to click and drag (and it was once I figured out to send it to the Sansa's music folder and not just to the general Sansa) and I didn't realize about the MP4 issue, which is a real killer for me. BTW, is there a way to uninstal Windows Media Player? It is a worthless program. I attribute the slowness of the sync to the WMP program and not the Sansa, since, once I figured out how, the click and drag worked.