I have an awful lot of MP3s on my Clip+, but have realized that I have put duplicates on there in different folders. My plan was to use a command prompt to get a list of all the files on the device, and then use a utility that shows me duplicate names and the files’ locations. I could then simply delete files from the Clip+.
The trouble is that the Clip+ is simply shown as a “Portable Device” in Windows Explorer (Windows 7 Home) - there is no way to assign a drive letter to it Which seems kind of odd, as it is, after all, plugged into one of my USB ports… I have used the dir command on all the drives assigned in My Computer as “Devices with Removable Storage”. One of them must be the port to which the Clip+ is attached, but they all say ‘Device is not ready’. Thus the Clip+ is not being identified in that way.
Is there any way at all to get a list of the files that are on the Clip+?
Thank you for your response, oh guru I had no idea that there were two USB modes - when I checked, it was set to Auto anyway.
Re your first point: sadly, yes, it does apply to DOS.
Your second suggestion is fine, but, I realized more complicated than it needed to be - once I have copied the Sansa contents to my computer, I can run the checks there without having to make changes to the Sansa. On the other hand, I do much prefer to see drive letters, so thanks for the heads-up! From what I understand, “MTP mode is useful for subscription services that use DRM protection” (http://mp3.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Sansa-Clip-Plus-Review.htm), while “in MSC mode the device acts like a normal removable drive”. So, if I get around to listening to audio books from the library, this is something to bear in mind…
Thank you so much for your speedy and extremely useful response, Miikerman
Another useful tool for sorting through a large directory tree – a little freeware program called Directory LIst & Print. There are also several utilities for identifying duplicate files, but I’m not familiar with 'em.
Which seems kind of odd, as it is, after all, plugged into one of my USB ports… I have used the dir command on all the drives assigned in My Computer as “Devices with Removable Storage”. One of them must be the port to which the Clip+ is attached, but they all say ‘Device is not ready’. Thus the Clip+ is not being identified in that way.
I had no idea that there were two USB modes - when I checked, it was set to Auto anyway.