Take out any microSD card.
Leave the unit off. Click the power switch DOWN into Hold position–you’ll see a little orange dot.
Connect one end of the USB cord to your computer. Open Windows Explorer (Computer or My Computer). Hold down the << side of the wheel. Connect the USB. The Fuze should be recognized and pop up in Windows Explorer as two drives.
This forces an MSC connection, the simplest connection. Right-click on the Sansa Fuze drive in Windows Explorer. Go to Properties/Tools/Error-Checking and run Error-Checking. There may be a bad file in there that Windows can fix. If it asks you to Save Bad Chains or save anything bad, don’t save.
