USB memory device stuffed! Please Help!

dekster · 11-05-2004, 09:30 PM

HELP ME!

I've got an mp3 player 128 mb (WeWa brand but it's pretty much generic) and one day i decided to copy 2 mp3s onto it at the same time (coz windows xp has that fancy HT technology which allows u to copy 2 files at once). As soon as I did my mp3 player began to have many problems. Now if i go into properties it reads that it only has 120 mb of memory; I can only copy 4 tracks on it before it goes all crazy and the data on it gets corrupted; and also i can't format it anymore (yes i know it uses FAT). I'm not a noob when it comes to technology and I believe that when i copied 2 files on it at the same time it kind of messed up the memory address at a certain point on the device.

Can anyone please help me with this? And also is there any way to reset the device?

greyknight17 · 11-06-2004, 06:44 AM

Hi dekster and welcome to TSF.

I don't see a problem with copying 2 files at once. I have a usb thumb drive and copy over 10 or even 20 files at once.

You said that this is a mp3 player right? Why does it only hold 4 tracks then? Are you copying those files as .wav files? Compress them to mp3 and then copy them to the mp3 player. You will fit much more songs that way. I'm not even sure if the mp3 player can play .wav files (could be wrong though).

I know you said you are not a noob, but let me ask anyway (just in case). Did you right click on that drive in My Computer and choose Format? That's how most, if not all, of them work.

**johnwill** · 11-06-2004, 08:58 AM

I'd remove the battery for a few minutes, then plug it in and go to Disk Management and format it. That will probably sort out it's mind. It's real unlikely you damaged it by copying more than one file.

dekster · 11-06-2004, 08:13 PM

yes i did copy mp3s to it. Before when it was well i could hold around 20, its after i copied 2 files onto it at the same time that it broke and can now only hold 4. And yes i did format it that way. But the problem is that it won't format (i've tried other formats as well as FAT) and it comes up with an error message saying: "Windows was unable to complete the format."

I'm really stumped on this

dekster · 11-06-2004, 08:29 PM

i just used the Disk Management utility to try to format the mp3 player but things are starting to get worse

System now reports the storage device as having a capacity of 0 bytes. Also the UI of the device itself also reports it has 0 bytes!!!

if anyone has any ideas please help me

11-05-2004, 09:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
dekster Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3 OS: xp	USB memory device stuffed! Please Help! HELP ME! I've got an mp3 player 128 mb (WeWa brand but it's pretty much generic) and one day i decided to copy 2 mp3s onto it at the same time (coz windows xp has that fancy HT technology which allows u to copy 2 files at once). As soon as I did my mp3 player began to have many problems. Now if i go into properties it reads that it only has 120 mb of memory; I can only copy 4 tracks on it before it goes all crazy and the data on it gets corrupted; and also i can't format it anymore (yes i know it uses FAT). I'm not a noob when it comes to technology and I believe that when i copied 2 files on it at the same time it kind of messed up the memory address at a certain point on the device. Can anyone please help me with this? And also is there any way to reset the device?

11-06-2004, 06:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
greyknight17 Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York Posts: 14,331 OS: Windows 98 & Windows XP Home/Pro My System	Hi dekster and welcome to TSF. I don't see a problem with copying 2 files at once. I have a usb thumb drive and copy over 10 or even 20 files at once. You said that this is a mp3 player right? Why does it only hold 4 tracks then? Are you copying those files as .wav files? Compress them to mp3 and then copy them to the mp3 player. You will fit much more songs that way. I'm not even sure if the mp3 player can play .wav files (could be wrong though). I know you said you are not a noob, but let me ask anyway (just in case). Did you right click on that drive in My Computer and choose Format? That's how most, if not all, of them work. __________________ Please do NOT PM me. Post whatever questions you may have in the forum and we will take a look at it when we get to it. If you have waited for more than 3 days, you may then and ONLY then PM me for assistance. I will take a look at it. Adaware :: CWShredder :: HijackThis :: Panda ActiveScan :: Spybot S&D Anti-Spyware Tutorial :: Spyware Prevention Tools

11-06-2004, 08:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,832 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	I'd remove the battery for a few minutes, then plug it in and go to Disk Management and format it. That will probably sort out it's mind. It's real unlikely you damaged it by copying more than one file. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

11-06-2004, 08:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
dekster Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3 OS: xp	re: yes i did copy mp3s to it. Before when it was well i could hold around 20, its after i copied 2 files onto it at the same time that it broke and can now only hold 4. And yes i did format it that way. But the problem is that it won't format (i've tried other formats as well as FAT) and it comes up with an error message saying: "Windows was unable to complete the format." I'm really stumped on this

11-06-2004, 08:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
dekster Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3 OS: xp	! i just used the Disk Management utility to try to format the mp3 player but things are starting to get worse System now reports the storage device as having a capacity of 0 bytes. Also the UI of the device itself also reports it has 0 bytes!!! if anyone has any ideas please help me