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cars201
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Fri Apr 14 2006 08:09 PM
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mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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i have a 1gb mp3 player, cheap version, i can only transfer 130 songs to it.in the memory it says 51 % used, all songs are in mp3 format, when i try to put on more songs it says cannot create directory or file please help me
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RichieP
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Fri Apr 14 2006 08:18 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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It depends on the bitrate. This is the quality, so the higher the itrate, the larger the file. When you read about an mp3 player being able to hold a certain amount of tracks, they usually assume they are 128kbps bitrate.
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RichieP
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Sat Apr 15 2006 12:06 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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Hi cars201.
Keep questions to the forum, not PMs, so others can learn from the answers.
You can change your bitrate using MediaMonkey free version
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cars201
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Sat Apr 15 2006 03:23 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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my tracks are in the 128 bitrate, still only 130 tracks for 1gb mp3, any other ideas?
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RichieP
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Sat Apr 15 2006 07:42 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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Not really sure. Does your mp3 player show up as a removable drive in My computer, when connected to your PC? Have a look and see if there's anything else on there.
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cars201
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Sat Apr 15 2006 08:38 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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yes it shows up as a removeable drive, in my computer, but there is nothing else
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Mouse
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Sat Apr 15 2006 08:41 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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Is it possible that's it? That's all it can store? What's the make & model of said device?
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cars201
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Sat Apr 15 2006 08:58 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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my player is aquor, when i checked my tracks again, some are 128, some are 320, i thought they were all the same, so i have downloaded mediamonkey to change the bitrate, but as im a complete divy, were do i go in media monkey to change the bitrate
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Mouse
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Sat Apr 15 2006 09:25 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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I'm not sure and will await Richie's response for that. Remember that once the tracks are reduced you can't put back what's taken away.
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RichieP
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Sat Apr 15 2006 09:37 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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Right-click on the removable disk and select Properties to see how much space it says you have in total, and how much is used.
If you double-click on it does it list anything else besides the tracks?
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Mouse
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Sat Apr 15 2006 10:23 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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Richie, Cars201 has told us that some of the tracks are 320kbps bitrate, hence the capacity being reached.
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RichieP
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Sun Apr 16 2006 10:34 AM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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D'oh! That's what happens when you reply to the emailed link, rather than reading all the previous posts first.
Anyway, launch Media Monkey.
In the left pane, click on your mp3 player and all the tracks should be listed in the right pane.
Look at the bitrate of the tracks, to the right.
Right-click on the ones that are OK and select remove (this will only remove them from MM's list, not your player).
Now you should be left with the ones you want to change the bitrate.
Select all tracks by holding down Ctrl and pressing A.
Click Tools > Convert Audio format.
Click the Settings button and change the top drop-down box to 128.
Cllck OK, then OK and leave it to do its stuff.
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cars201
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Sun Apr 16 2006 10:51 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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hi richie, thanks for taking the time for am imbicile like me, i do appreciate it, originally i had 131 tracks using 51% memory, then i altered my tracks to 128,or 96 bitrate as suggested and found that i can only download 131 tracks @44% memory , somebody mentioned sub folders , does this mean anything to you
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RichieP
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Mon Apr 17 2006 02:07 PM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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Just because you don't know how to do something doesn't make you an imbecile.
Some mp3 players use sub-folders to manage the songs.
Try the My Computer route again. Plug in your mp3 player and wait for it to show. Double-click on it to view the contents. If you have folders showing then yes, you have sub-folders.
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cars201
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Tue Apr 18 2006 12:05 AM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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sorted at last, i was able to create another folder and put more tracks into it, apparently the folders only hold a certain amount of tracks, thanks again for your help
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RichieP
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Tue Apr 18 2006 08:55 AM
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Re: mp3 doesnt hold as many songs as it should
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Glad you're sorted.
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