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please help format my mp4

plugges in new mp4 player with usb cable and when i click to drop in music it say the removable disk is not formatted. how do i do this?
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  • wonderfullife_2
    wonderfullife_2 Posts: 1,126 Forumite
    Hi
    Plug in your drive, Go to My Computer, right click the drive and choose format.

    Hope this helps
  • i tried that but a error message comes up saying unable to complete format
  • Lord_Chris
    Lord_Chris Posts: 358 Forumite
    jammin dont double post, it wont get you more replies only irritate people and take up space.
  • wonderfullife_2
    wonderfullife_2 Posts: 1,126 Forumite
    Hi
    I see from your another thread that you got it off ebay, I suppose you could ask the seller the question, or do a google on make and model and see if there's any forums for it.
    Are you on xp, which make/model is your player? I suspect it might be an issue with Fat or NTFS format, or it could be a faulty player.
  • hi wonderlife it was working at first as i was able to put one album on then when i plugged it back in it said it could not find the player in the f drive and then after that it told me it was not formatted. and then when i tried to format i got the windows message saying that is was unable to complete the format.

    the only problem with contacting the seller is that it was purchased from hong kong. and i am going on holiday in a few days and really wanted to take the item with me. i am just so hopeless with technology that i painicked and kept rephrasing my query in case i was asking the worng questions. the player is a generic make
  • i am on windows xp
  • Quincy_3
    Quincy_3 Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    Before you try a format just see if.

    You turned it on.

    Remove any physical lock.
  • it is turned on and working ok it just wont let me transfr music to the player as it says it is not formatted
  • wonderfullife_2
    wonderfullife_2 Posts: 1,126 Forumite
    Hi
    Can you post a link to the item, so we can take a look at it.

    PS Have you tried rebooting your pc, and plugging it in again
  • Quincy_3
    Quincy_3 Posts: 2,204 Forumite
    When formatting try both NTFS and FAT, also right click the drive, properties, and if it says read only remove that tick.
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