help - cant access the folder that holds the mp3s

[shaad]

using the sansa c200 version. i plug the usb in to the player and the folder that pops up is the one with the rockbox files. theres no place for me to get to the mp3. I'd like to change the songs on my player, last time a had to remove rockbox add songs then reinstall rockbox. that was a pain. ohh yah I'm using xp sp2 and have a sansa c240.

thanks for your help and sorry if this is posted in the wrong place

[LambdaCalculus]

Did you copy files via the Sansa's original firmware? If so, your music files are in a hidden folder called "MUSIC" on your device. Set Windows to show hidden files, and the folder will appear.

[ZincAlloy]

or set rockbox to show all files.

[LambdaCalculus]

Also, there's a dual-boot feature listed in the manual here, which lets you access the original firmware.

[shaad]

ahh great, thanks. it was hidden, i dont have hidden folders on my computer, so i figured that my mp3 player didnt hide em either.

BOB LIVES!

[AlexP]

ahh great, thanks. it was hidden, i dont have hidden folders on my computer, so i figured that my mp3 player didnt hide em either.

Everytime you boot the Sansa firmware it will rehide the music folder.

[robin0800]

Everytime you boot the Sansa firmware it will rehide the music folder

This dosen't happen on my c240
Once unhidden it dosen't Hide!

[AlexP]

Everytime you boot the Sansa firmware it will rehide the music folder

This dosen't happen on my c240
Once unhidden it dosen't Hide!

Good, but it does on most certainly on the e200's, and I thought on my c240 too, but I'll have to check tonight.

[troy92850]

I have the e250r and once I set RockBox to show all files, it shows them every time I boot now.

Thanks

ttt

[AlexP]

I have the e250r and once I set RockBox to show all files, it shows them every time I boot now.

Well, yes of course - you have set it to show all files so it doesn't matter whether the folder is hidden or not.

If you have Rockbox set to show all files, it, will, well show all files.  However, if you unhide the folder (e.g. in Explorer), then you can see it with show files set to any of the other options as well.  However, if you then boot the Sansa Firmware it will rehide the folder so that you can't see it in Rockbox except with show files set to all.

[robin0800]

I use a desktop shortcut on the toolbar of windows xp.
This does not show hidden files
If the sansa firmware was hidding the folders they would not be visable, they always are unless the frmware is updated.


EDIT

Just to clarify this is going into the folders properties and clearing the hidden check box