@ari09 wrote:
I am the new owner of a View32Gb, and I am thoroughly disappointed with the lack of folder view.
Of course one can think up some ways to get around it, but when you have thousands of mp3’s already
properly tagged you sure don’t want the hassle of retagging them. My idea of a large capacity player
is that I travel for one month without ever needing a PC again - at least not for my music. I keep
my music ordered in folders, and it’s faster to search.
@jk98 wrote:
Do you prefer the method of navigation on your pc, or on your Sandisk players?
I don’t see why I must have to choose. I come from another brand who offered both.
Any idea whether Sansa might rethink their policy on “no folders”?
1.) If your mp3’s are properly tagged and organized, why would it be necessary to re-tag them? It isn’t any harder to find a particular song (or songs) by tags than it is by folders. If you’re wanting to ‘play by folders’, a playlist will do the same job. Which is in fact what a playlist is for, isn’t it? Hence the name.
2.) JK98 was simply asking Marvin a question on his navigation preferences in response to his comment about whether he would like folder-browing as opposed to tag-based browsing. He wasn’t implying or suggesting he (or anyone) would ‘have to choose’. Of course, if a player has the option of both, then naturally ones does have to choose, although it would not be a one-way street. One would ‘choose’ to switch back & forth at their whim.
3.) Look around and read the several ‘multiple-page tug-o-wars’ or threads here on this issue, and you’ll find while there are many who would want this feature, many simply see it as un-neccessary as they are perfectly content with the way it is now, so adding the feature would not ‘enhance’ their experience at all. In fact, it could diminish their ‘joy’ as incorporating folder-browsing most likely would take up more memory, leaving less space for music.
4.) If you take my suggestion and read through the threads that pertain to this hotly debated subject, you’ll also find that SanDisk has said, they not only are considering it, but are actively working on it as we speak. And only because so many people on this forum have indicated (rather strongly) that they want it. I don’t know whether it will be added to the View or not, but it is on the drawing board for the Fuze & likely the Clip as well. The View might be a little ‘long in the tooth’ for SanDisk to expend the resources on it for this model. Personally, I feel the View in it’s current state will likely be dropped and a new, improved replacement introduced within the forseeable future. But that’s only my opinion.
5.) For the record, I have a e200 series v1 model with Rockbox firmware installed. RB offers both File & Database browsing (Folders vs. Tags). I very rarely (in fact, virtually never) use the folder or file method of searching for a particular song, album or artist. To me, since my tags are 100% edited and correct (something I always do when ripping or adding them to the player), it is just as simple & quick to find something by tags as it is by folder/file hierarchy. And I have at present over 2700 tracks on one player and it’s external memory card. But of course, your mileage may vary. 
