My trusty Sansa Clip+ with latest Rockbox has served me well for about a decade, but it seems like it's about to die.
The battery life has been depleting over the past couple of years but I had no serious issues. However, today, out of the blue, I tried to turn it on and it just wouldn't.
There's nothing on the screen, no sound etc. No indication it's alive at all.
I've tried resetting it by pressing the power button for 30+ secs, and I've also tried power+select button for a while too - no luck. I've also tried charging it but nothing changes.
However, when I plugged it into my Windows 10 laptop as part of a desperate attempt to bring it back to life, Windows seemed to recognise it - to an extent. I get a popup saying "You need to format the disk in drive H: before you can use it." My clip+ screen is still off, but I thought this might be an indication it's not completely dead yet.
Does anyone have any ideas about how to proceed and if the device is salvageable? I'm kicking myself for not buying a backup device back when they weren't super expensive.