I kept getting a message to say that my sansa clip was full. (even though it isn’t) and now it won’t even turn on.
Was it a message that said “Not enough space for Music DB. Please free 8mb” or something to that effect? Despite the wording, it’s rarely a case of the player actually beiing full. There ia a SanDisk KnowledgeBase article on the subject:
Dude. I don’t know if I’ve ever been so relieved. At first I held it for a minute I’m like “it’s not working…” so I let go of the button and sat there. And I decided to try again and it turned on right away!
So it will take 3-4 hours to fully charge? Man. But thank you SOO much for helping me!!! I’ve NEVER been happier!
thank you…my sansa clip would not turn on as well…i thought it was toast…ruined my day…almost threw it away…decided to check the web and it turned on after the suggestion…whew life saver,lol
I am having the same problem. Was playing it earlier, turned it off, now it won’t come back on. Tried the reset options multiple times and nada. This seems like a recurring problem for this device.
Oh, thank goodness. I’ve had it for a year or two with no problems. I charged it overnight, then my kids messed with the computer, and it wouldn’t turn it on anymore. After I held the power button down, I had to do it again a couple times. It seems good now.
I have a sansa clip+. I have owned it less than a week.
It is recognized by the computer, I can add and remove songs.
The screen never lights up, even when attached to the computer. I charged it all day yesterday on my desktop, but forgot to turn it off before I went to bed. So, charging it again today. Should I move to an A/C charger? I have one of those.
I have updated the firmware, and everything. Why is it not actually lighting up and powering on?
It’s got to be turning on if it is recognized and seen by your computer. Your computer won’t ‘see’ it if it’s not powered on.
So, it sounds like JaZZ’s suggestion is valid. Make sure you have peeled off the screen protector film. It has an screen-shot image on it making it ‘appear’ to be on when it isn’t. But it covers up the real screen, so you can press buttons till you’re blue In the face and that image won’t change and you can’t see under it.
Just wanted to say thanks for this. My refurb zip stopped turning on, and wouldnt even connect to PC just outside the Amazon 30 day returns. I held the power button 30 secs, and that fixed it. Thanks!!!
Well this works until it happens again. Id say about once every couple days it becomes totally unresponsive. I have to do the reset again and it works for awhile, etc. etc.
What you might try doing is, reapply the latest firmware–there could be a firmware glitch, which can develop over time. See the firmware thread at the top of this forum–very easy and safe to do.
I have to throw it away. 
