Just got my Sansa Clip today...why can't I move podcasts from my laptop to my Sansa Clip?

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I have read that to move podcasts onto your Sansa Clip, you need to put them into the MUSIC folder on the Sansa Clip.  But if this is true, why does a folder named PODCASTS already exist on the mp3 player?  

Is there any benefit to me installing the Rhapsody software that came along with the Sansa Clip?  I like to use explorer.

Also, is it possible to use Itunes with the Sansa?

Thanks for any and all replies.

v/r

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I find it convenient to separate my music which (administered and synched  by Win Media Player) which I seldom erase, from my podcasts which are generally erased after listening.

 I do this by using the external uSD card that is plugged into the Clip+ for storing my podcasts.  I simply plug Clip+ into my PC and open its  "external memory location, and then copy the downloaded podcasts into the Clip+  Podcast folder.  Doesn’t matter if podcasts are all in a single folder, as Clip+ sorts them by Album and Title tags.  

Probably can find a way to synch these, but no problem for me to re-tag and transfer manually.

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Thanks for your reply gerryp. All these years and I wasn’t aware Windows Media Player had that capability!  

So if I understand you correctly then, I SHOULD use a memory card and copy the podcasts onto it?  Do I need to make folders for the memory card as well?

You said you keep your music files on the Clip+, does that mean you keep them on the unit or do you put them on the memory card as well?

Just out of curiousity, why does Sansa have those folders (i.e., podcasts) on the Clip+ if we are prohibited to copy podcasts to it?  Do folders on the Clip+ OR the memory card attached to the Clip+ serve any purpose at all?

Thanks again for your help with this.

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@jburr59 wrote:

I have read that to move podcasts onto your Sansa Clip, you need to put them into the MUSIC folder on the Sansa Clip.  But if this is true, why does a folder named PODCASTS already exist on the mp3 player?  

 

I don’t know where you read that. Yes, you can indeed (and should) put them into the PODCASTS folder.

 

Is there any benefit to me installing the Rhapsody software that came along with the Sansa Clip?  I like to use explorer.

 

Only if you want to rent your music.

 

Also, is it possible to use Itunes with the Sansa?

 

Possible? Maybe. Advisable? Absolutely not. If you want to use Windows Explorer, go right ahead. That’s the simplest, most straight-forward and trouble-free way of adding or deleting music (& podcasts) to your player. Just drag & drop, or use the Copy To Folder… option in the Edit menu.

 

Thanks for any and all replies.

 

v/r

 

 

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I read it somewhere in one of the forums here (that you had to move podcasts into the MUSIC folder…).

Earlier I was unable to move podcasts into the folder called PODCASTS (but for some reason, I had no problem moving podcasts into the MUSIC folder – weird!) but all is well now with the pods … so far.

Thanks for the intel on Rhapsody and advice with Itunes.  I really appreciate your help.

  • Joe
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Some answers to your questions:

I use WMP for music admin and synch-ing because Clip+ seems to be built with WMP in mind and works very well with this interface.  I thought about using iTunes but decided it was too invasive and would inundate my PC with advertisements and e-mails.

I put my podcasts on a separate uSDC and manually update to avoid disturbing my music catalog containing more than 1,000 selections.  My music selections are stored in the Clip’s internal memory.  I suppose I could back them up on uSDC as well but not much advantage since they are already backed up om my PC.

Podcasts are are arranged by Clip no matter whether they originate in folders or separate files.  All Clip cares about are the Album and Title tags of the podcasts

No problem copying podcasts to the Podcast folder, but Clip will assort them by tags, as indicated…  Podcast folder allows an easy search from the Clip menu

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I’m just about to purchase a sandisk and I really appreciate all the useful comments questions and especially the replies on this site. Thank you!

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Thanks for making this seem clearer gerryp.  WMP does more than I imagined.  Too bad it doesn’t have the podcast support itunes does.  

I bought a Ipod a couple weeks ago and took it back because I was so unsatisfied with it.  This Clip+ really is a much better product for less $$.

I think I’ll take your advice and buy me a uSDC (that’s a memory card right?) for the podcasts and use WMP for the music.

Thanks again to everyone for your advice.

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Thanks Miikerman, that’s another thing I wasn’t aware of with the Clip.  

Do you know of another utility (similar to itunes) for managing podcasts (updates and subscriptions)?  That’s really the only reason I have itunes still on my computer.

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I have one last question and I’ll close this thread up.  Is there a BEST memory card to use with the Clip?

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@jburr59 wrote:

I have one last question and I’ll close this thread up.  Is there a BEST memory card to use with the Clip?

 

 

Did you really expect to get a different answer? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Did you really expect to get a different answer?

Nope. That’s what I expected.  But I meant is there a specific SanDisk memory disk I need?  I reckon not.  Thanks everyone for your help!

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The podcast/audiobook ID3 tag enhancement was added by SanDisk after the Clip first came out–as far as I’m aware, the enhancement isn’t documented anywhere 

I want to read more about this (but then again, you say it isn’t documented …)

As to podcast aggregators: 

 

Personally, I still use my tried-and-true Juice

I was reading about that on this website (http://www.podcatchermatrix.org/index.php) .  I’m hoping it’ll integrate with WMP.  And just my luck - I have Vista :frowning:



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Really, any solid memory card will be just fine, SanDisk or not (and with all due respect to SanDisk).  I have used SanDisk, Polaroid (which can be less expensive), and Kingston cards all without issue.

 

Do note:  buy from a reputable seller, as fake cards are well-known (take care with eBay).  Also, cards can be defective–I’d make sure the card could be exchanged/returned easily. 

Good intel to have.  Thanks again.  I gave up on ebay last year.  Got tired of their rising prices and b.s. rules!

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@jburr59 wrote:

 

 

 

 

Did you really expect to get a different answer?

 

Nope. That’s what I expected.  But I meant is there a specific SanDisk memory disk I need?  I reckon not.  Thanks everyone for your help!

As long as it’s the Micro SD or SDHC size like the one on the left in this picture:

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It will work , regardless of memory space (2GB, 4GB, 32GB, etc.). Note that the M2 (on the right) is just as teeny, but made for different host machines. That one won’t work in the Sansa mp3 players.

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Great! Thanks for the link and info on the memory disks. i ordered on online last night.

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After I installed Juice, and it was going through the configuration steps, it starts Itunes automatically (I’ve kept itunes on my pc until I am able to move all the podcasts from its directories).  Does it always do that?

So far I haven’t had any luck being able to change the destination folder because it shuts off automatically.  I’m not so sure it works with Vista.

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Miikerman -

First of all, I apologize for it taking me so long to get online and reply.  It’s been a hectic week. When I attempt to start Juice, the program freezes and instead of it coming up, iTunes starts instead.  Also - I did a search for ipodder.cfg but it was no where on my pc.  do I need to uninstall iTunes first?

t absolutely works with Vista and Win 7 (it’s doing so right now for me).  The issue is that Microsoft changed certain default destination folder names, slightly, starting with Vista.  Do a search for the ipodder.cfg file and change the file folder location references from the default “My Documents” simply to “Documents” (you can do this in WordPad).  Voila!

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I installed Windows 7 and noticed several changes on my Sansa clip. 

1.  I can not use the “new and improved” Windows explorer to display any files on my clip.

2.  I download podcasts with iTunes. 

3.  By seting Windows Media Player library to the same folder as iTunes, when I open WMP, it displays the newly D/L’d pocasts.

4.  And WMP displays the podcasts in the MUSIC folder.

5.  I SYNC the Clip and populate the podcasts from the MUSIC folder in WMP.

6.  But, the Clip places the podcasts in the podcast folder.

While I am sure this process keeps the music folks happy by not mixing podcasts in with music files, it really frustrates those of us who have used the Clip for podcasts for a few years.  See, when the file is in the Clip MUSIC folder, you can select “REPEAT” and “PLAY ALL” to let the podcasts play all through the day or night.

BUT, when the files are highlighted in the PODCAST FOLDER, the PLAY ALL command is unavailable.  And the repeat function is disabled, too.  So, I can listen to Chuck’s podcast or John’s podcast, but not both - ONCE.  Then, I switch to DISK JOCKEY MODE and reach over to change podcast folders and press play again.  In addition, once the last podcast plays, you have to exit the podcast folder and re-enter in order to replay the podcast.

When did all of this “new and improved” lack-of-previous-functionality take place?  Why, with the SanDisk firmware upgrade in windows 7, of course!  Is there a way to roll the changes back?  Nobody can say, but the consensus is “nope.”

Caveat - don’t use our product for the features it had when you paid money for it.  Let us change those features because we know best how the CLIP should be used.

So, let me hop off of my soapbox before I get a splinter.  Then, I’ll start researching for an MP3 player that lets me “repeat” and “play all” my podcasts like the Clip used to.  Sad to say, I’m not sure if SanDisk will be on the list of possibles…  What’s the old saw?  “Fool me once…”

Problem

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If that is indeed the case (and I wouldn’t know because I don’t have Win 7, nor use iTunes or podcasts), why can’t you simply manually move the podcast files from the Podcast folder to the Music folder after WMP puts them there? :confounded:

And before you quote #1 again, I’ve got to tell you there must be something you’re missing; I know plenty of people managing their music and players with Win 7’s Explorer.