I wanna know am I safe to format my Sansa Clip Plus 2GB model from Windows? (right click on device - format - start :D)
That will of course delete everything, but will the firmware “survive”? If not, I can install it later without having any trouble?
Basically, my question is will I be able to use normally my Clip after formating (and installing new firmware, if necessary)? Formating will not delete any important system files, that are needed for firmware, or something?
In windows it says that capacity of a player is 1,8 GB, but it also says that only 1,6 GB is free. So I’m missing 200 mb.
Hidden file and folders are visible, and there aren’t any.
Fimrware, operating files & RAM. You wouldn’t want to delete these to gain only 200mb, even if you could. Then your player would basically only be a flash drive.
In windows it says that capacity of a player is 1,8 GB, but it also says that only 1,6 GB is free. So I’m missing 200 mb.
Hidden file and folders are visible, and there aren’t any.
Firmware, operating files & RAM. You wouldn’t want to delete these to gain only 200mb, even if you could. Then your player would basically only be a flash drive.
For a 2 GB player, 1.8 GB with 1.6 GB sounds about right. First of all, what Sandisk calls 2 GB is 2 billion bytes. what windows calls 2 GB is 1024x1024x1024 bytes. So Sandisk’s 2 GB is really 1.86 GB. Then figure some space is also lost due to formatting.
The firmware and other system files take up 200 meg or so. So that bring you to 1.6 GB free on a 2GB player.
While formatting via settings is the easiest and probably preferred method, I’ve never had a problem formatting via windows, selecting fat32. I’ve never tried fat and wouldn’t with any device with this capacity.
after reading this thread, i am hesitant to reformat my sansa clip for fear that it will not accept library books or work easily with overdrive anymore. (i am reformating because the device claims the internal memory is full even though i deleted all files via the computer connection)
should i be concerned that the device’s compatibility with overdrive and library downloads will be compromised?