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tessa:
Ok guys,
I know you will all sigh with frustration when you read this post, bc its a really simple stupid question. Sorry, I will willingly admit that I am the most un-knowledgeable person in the world (possibly the universe) when it comes to computers and electronics.

A friend has just given me their MP3 player (the iaudio x5) which is running rockbox. I would like to put music on it from my comp, but not delete any of theirs. Do i need to download any software for my computer, or jst plug the player in and see what happens?

Simple simple instructions would be wonderful. Thanks in advance!

xlarge:
If you just plug it in to your computer via a usb-port it's going to show up as an ordinary hard-drive.

Then just copy your music onto the new IAUDIO drive as you would to any other media like harddrive or floppy disk or usb pen memory.

bascule:

--- Quote from: tessa on November 14, 2006, 03:47:09 AM ---...just plug the player in and see what happens?

--- End quote ---

You got it!

Connect using USB, create a new folder at the top level (i.e., E:\tessa and drag 'n' drop your music into it.

If your friend is using Tag Cache (ask him/her, it's easier than explaining it here ;) ) then you will also need to update the database in order to view your music (Menu>General Settings>File View>Tag Cache>Update Now), otherwise just browse into your folder and voilá!

EDIT: Bother, too slow... :) xlarge beat me to it

tessa:
cheers guys, you know how to make a gal happy  :)

scorche:
You might not want to say that in a forum predominated by nerds  ;D

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