Why would an MP3 player show 95% full but have NO FILES on it...?

fire-stick said:

The MP3 player (also the G: drive) shows 242 MB of used space, and 844 KB of free space. (It's a 256 MB drive..)

Everything seems to be working fine but it will only hold 844 KB (out of 256 MB)

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Dr Jekell said:

As it is only 256 Mb drive there is no need for FAT so your best bet would be to format the drive (first check the Mfg website support pages to make sure this can be done safely)

Also I am assuming that the player uses a flash drive instead of a HD due to its small size, If so then if it has been used heavily or is more than 8 - 10 years old then it may just be that the storage has become corrupted as it comes to the end of its lifespan.

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LuxLuthor said:

Oh yeah, it is most likely in the RAW format, not FAT. CHKDSK won't work on a RAW format drive. Sorry for misinformation.

Disk Management under Administrative Tools ==> Computer Management should give feedback on its status. Follow Dr Jekell's info, as I was thinking of my HD based MP3 players.

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Digital audio players are generally categorized by storage media:

* Flash-based Players – These are non mechanical solid state devices that hold digital audio files on internal flash memory or removable flash media called memory cards. Due to technological advancements in flash memory, these originally low-storage devices are now available commercially ranging up to 16 GB. Because they are solid state and do not have moving parts they require less battery power and may be more resilient to hazards such as dropping or fragmentation than hard disk-based players. Basic MP3 player functions are commonly integrated into USB flash drives.

* Hard drive-based Players or Digital Jukeboxes – Devices that read digital audio files from a hard disk drive (HDD). These players have higher capacities currently ranging up to 160 GB. At typical encoding rates, this means that thousands of songs – perhaps an entire music collection – can be stored on one player. Because of the storage capacity, devices that also display video and pictures are often hard disk drive based. Such multi-media devices are usually called portable media players (PMPs).

* MP3 CD Players – Portable CD players that can decode and play MP3 audio files stored on CDs.

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AlexGT said:

Recycle bin full?

System volume information directory full?

Format G:?

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