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[email protected]How can I transfer music
files to my MP3 player?
Q
I have lots of music files on my laptop and would
like to transfer them to an MP3 player. The list of
tracks comes up as an Apple playlist, and the MP
player doesn’t appear, so I can’t drag and drop the files. Is
there some software I can download to help me?
Ed NichollsA
It sounds like you’re using Apple’s iTunes software,
but you might have more luck with an alternative
music manager. Our favourite is MusicBee (https://
getmusicbee.com), which you can download for free from
http://www.snipca.com/41628 - click Get MusicBee Installer, then
the green Download button. Extract the contents of the ZIP
file and install the program.
When you first launch MusicBee, it will offer to import
tracks from iTunes, your Music folders and any other
folders you have music stored in, so tick all the options that
apply. Once it has imported the files, click the Configure
Layout button in the top-right corner of the program
window and choose Show Panel in the Left Sidebar menu.
This will display a list of your music library folders and all
the drives connected to your PC. When you plug your MP
player into your laptop, it should appear under Devices at
the bottom of the list (see screenshot below). If not, click
the menu button in the top-left corner and choose Edit
Preferences then Devices. If your MP3 player isn’t listed
there either, click Add Virtual Device and select it that way.
You should now be able to drag and drop music files from
your MusicBee library to your MP3 player. Click the arrow
next to the name of your MP3 player in the Devices list to
open its folder tree and drag tracks to the Music folder.WEB BROWSERPASSWORD-RECOVERY TOOL
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Issue 630 • 27 April – 10 May 2022