SanDisk Copy Error -The directory or file cannot be created.
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maxman
March 7, 2006 1:41:00 AM
[/b]My son has a 1GB SanDisk Sansa Model M240. Until today, was able to drag and drop MP3's from computer, no problem.
Now we get the error, "Cannot Copy 13 - Jim Morrison - Roadhouse Blues: The directory or file cannot be created." Same error occurs when I try to copy any file. The computer reports that the Removable Drive has 992 MB Capacity, 463 MB used, 528 MB free. 116 files.
What to do? I've searched the internet, and the only thing I found was someone complaining in a review of the unit that they had this problem. No solutions.
Appreciate the help. I will probally just format the thing and start over. But if it happens again, then the answer will be out there for us and others.
Thanks in advance.
Now we get the error, "Cannot Copy 13 - Jim Morrison - Roadhouse Blues: The directory or file cannot be created." Same error occurs when I try to copy any file. The computer reports that the Removable Drive has 992 MB Capacity, 463 MB used, 528 MB free. 116 files.
What to do? I've searched the internet, and the only thing I found was someone complaining in a review of the unit that they had this problem. No solutions.
Appreciate the help. I will probally just format the thing and start over. But if it happens again, then the answer will be out there for us and others.
Thanks in advance.
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maxman
March 7, 2006 1:55:54 AM
tom5002
April 14, 2006 1:52:29 AM
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lausus
April 22, 2006 8:51:31 AM
xxenclavexx
May 15, 2006 10:40:42 PM
spiderhunter
May 22, 2006 8:20:09 PM
tom5002 suggestion worked the best. I could only fill my 1gb Hip Street MP3 player to 63% capacity. I planned to take it back for a replacement, but figured I would try tom5002 suggestion since I had nothing to lose.
I copied all the files from the player onto a folder on the desktop. Formatted the drive by right clicking the drive from my computer, and selecting format, it took a few seconds. Then I copied all the files back onto the mp3 player. I can now fill the mp3 player to full capacity with no problems
Thanks tom5002!
I copied all the files from the player onto a folder on the desktop. Formatted the drive by right clicking the drive from my computer, and selecting format, it took a few seconds. Then I copied all the files back onto the mp3 player. I can now fill the mp3 player to full capacity with no problems
Thanks tom5002!
Becks66
August 9, 2006 6:13:02 PM
bigman208
March 1, 2007 6:17:49 PM
Hello all I have a question........
I'm having the same problem with my same mp3 player......I tried re-formatting it as some of you have said but once I got to the same point of having 300 MB of space left, the thing started doing it again and flashing that message!!!!!
My computer runs on Windows Millenium so any tips to fix this problem?? Many thanks to those who lend a hand......
I'm having the same problem with my same mp3 player......I tried re-formatting it as some of you have said but once I got to the same point of having 300 MB of space left, the thing started doing it again and flashing that message!!!!!
My computer runs on Windows Millenium so any tips to fix this problem?? Many thanks to those who lend a hand......
biohazard420420
March 22, 2007 10:11:53 AM
Off topic I know sorry.
Ah another member with good taste in a avatar photo. Nice choice Boondock Saints awesome flic. I actually remember being the only one who had heard of it after it came out on video and now it has gotten so popular.
Oh and to bigman208 the only suggestion I have is dump Windows Mellinium.
Ah another member with good taste in a avatar photo. Nice choice Boondock Saints awesome flic. I actually remember being the only one who had heard of it after it came out on video and now it has gotten so popular.
Oh and to bigman208 the only suggestion I have is dump Windows Mellinium.
tom5002
May 8, 2007 6:43:31 AM
marzidoatz
June 23, 2007 1:50:23 PM
I connected my Sansa mp3 player to my computer with the USB cord, then if I clicked on "My Computer" and then clicked on the Sansa player to open a new window for the player and its contents -
At the top of the window - choose "folder options" and then check the box in the list to allow viewing of hidden files. Now your list of files for the Sansa will include a MUSIC folder. Drag your music files into this folder and you will be able to add the maximum amount.
The files that were just dropped to the device were being copied to the root directory and that had reached capacity - that's why you were getting the error message.
At the top of the window - choose "folder options" and then check the box in the list to allow viewing of hidden files. Now your list of files for the Sansa will include a MUSIC folder. Drag your music files into this folder and you will be able to add the maximum amount.
The files that were just dropped to the device were being copied to the root directory and that had reached capacity - that's why you were getting the error message.
cbalogh05
August 5, 2007 4:56:11 PM
high note
December 15, 2008 5:45:08 AM
I agree Tom5002 is right!!!! I am using a 2gb sandisk micro sd card with an adapter in my built in card reader on my desk top. Had the same problem. I had tried several time to format with FAT (no 32) which did not work. Tried FAT32 and walla!!! It works now except the total space on card is still 1.83 gb instead of 2 but I can live with that. Thanks TOM !! Now I can put the card in my Samsung High Note phone and listen to 300 songs I have loaded and still have almost 500mb free!!
Anonymous
December 22, 2008 3:01:23 AM
bsten
December 26, 2008 4:03:14 PM
Hi all, my daughter got a Sansa Clip on Xmas Eve. Trying to copy music files (mp3) to the disk I got an error message, "cannot copy ("file") - The device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected". However, says ays "Connected" in the Clip display, and I am able to locate the Sandisk on My Computer (XP).
What could be the problem?
I had the same problem with a USB memory stick, and a friend of mine had the same problem with a mobile (cell) phone.
Formatting could solve the problem, but then all files on the Sansa Clip disappears, including the FM Player, and I suppose it is not possible to re-install the FM Player once you have formatted the Sansa Clip to FAT32 (?)... :-(
Cheers,
Bengt Stenstrom, Sweden
What could be the problem?
I had the same problem with a USB memory stick, and a friend of mine had the same problem with a mobile (cell) phone.
Formatting could solve the problem, but then all files on the Sansa Clip disappears, including the FM Player, and I suppose it is not possible to re-install the FM Player once you have formatted the Sansa Clip to FAT32 (?)... :-(
Cheers,
Bengt Stenstrom, Sweden
georwc
December 27, 2008 4:02:21 AM
bsten
January 6, 2009 12:48:51 PM
bsten
January 6, 2009 12:56:41 PM
Swans343
January 30, 2009 8:33:31 PM
Tom5002's solution does indeed work for fixing disks (mini, memory sticks, microsd's, etc.) which won't load files to their full capacity. 1) Go to My Computer, 2) find the disk you want to maximize capacity for, 3) right click on that disk, 4) left click on Format..., 5) change the file system from FAT to FAT32, 6) accept that this will erase all data on the disk by pressing OK. Done.
Anonymous
March 11, 2009 11:51:59 AM
tom5002
April 7, 2009 12:29:49 PM
tom5002
April 7, 2009 12:31:33 PM
tom5002
April 7, 2009 12:44:41 PM
jin4131
May 11, 2009 6:27:02 AM
Anonymous
May 23, 2009 7:59:26 PM
rakesh_soni31
June 6, 2009 8:53:28 AM
my ployer mini mp3 player has the same problem '' the directory or file can not be created. i dont know what happened but all songs are gone from mp3player.now what to do ? is formatting can solve the problem ? if yes then after formatting there is any need of loading any softwares or programmes to run my mp3 player ? plz help me its urgent
R4DSMicro
August 4, 2009 6:37:13 PM
Anonymous
August 19, 2009 1:34:32 PM
tom5002 said:
go to my computer right click on your device that is connected
click format (full format)
then click fat 32 full erase (to do this it must be on a windows xp system)
i did this and have had no problems then on
Thank you, thank you! After having this problem I googled "'' the directory or file can not be created." This forum was first on the list. Your suggestion fixed the problem.
krasnirex
August 25, 2009 5:06:31 PM
maryannks
September 3, 2009 6:44:02 PM
tom5002 said:
go to my computer right click on your device that is connected
click format (full format)
then click fat 32 full erase (to do this it must be on a windows xp system)
i did this and have had no problems then on
Worked very very well! But I had to uninstall a software, USB SAFELY REMOVE first, because it kept on removing the card reader and so the format wouldn't complete. After uninstalling USB Safely Remove, I did Tom5002's solution, reinstalled USB Safely Remove, and am very very happy now. I copy a lot of ebooks and audiobooks and songs and would get frustrated when copying stops at only around 400mb, when the capacity is 2gb. I am glad this was the first forum when i googled the problem,, ,,
Anonymous
September 8, 2009 5:38:43 AM
Did a little research as i was a little confused whether i should format as fat32 or if i should put files in a folder instead of on root folder. Just wanna clear this up to anyone who was wondering.
Either one works, it's just that fat (fat16) has a certain amount of entries you can put in the root folder. Fat32 gets rid of this problem, so you could either keep the FAT16 and just put all your stuff in folders, or format to fat32 and put files in root. FAT32 is better though if you can because it allocates disk space better.
Here's an article that sums it all up, gives further definition if i didn't explain it.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc940351.aspx
Either one works, it's just that fat (fat16) has a certain amount of entries you can put in the root folder. Fat32 gets rid of this problem, so you could either keep the FAT16 and just put all your stuff in folders, or format to fat32 and put files in root. FAT32 is better though if you can because it allocates disk space better.
Here's an article that sums it all up, gives further definition if i didn't explain it.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc940351.aspx
grahamrobb
September 30, 2009 2:50:19 AM
tom5002 said:
go to my computer right click on your device that is connected
click format (full format)
then click fat 32 full erase (to do this it must be on a windows xp system)
i did this and have had no problems then on
Hi Tom. It just says FAT32 and I cant delete or change .There is nothing in the drop down
grahamrobb
September 30, 2009 3:51:09 AM
simmer_44
October 16, 2009 2:47:50 PM
Thanks for the help krasnirex!! The problem for me was that mine was set to "auto" instead of msc. I would have thought that would have worked but does not. So for others before formatting, check the settings/usb menu and make sure it is set to msc. I'm betting this will do away with the device is disconnected error, when trying to add music.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
TJCatte
November 29, 2009 5:37:21 AM
nchung
December 2, 2009 3:03:03 PM
drg158
December 17, 2009 4:26:32 AM
Skyrunner
December 18, 2009 4:38:59 PM
k-ren
December 20, 2009 6:04:01 AM
Just wanted to note I had same problem as others. Could not get SD card reformat; very frustrating! The root would only allow me to copy 350 files. I created 1 folder and put all my pics there, transferred fine - and my photo frame recognized the folder on the card and began to display the pics. I'm using a Phillips brand frame.
Anonymous
February 2, 2010 3:35:34 PM
k-ren said:
Just wanted to note I had same problem as others. Could not get SD card reformat; very frustrating! The root would only allow me to copy 350 files. I created 1 folder and put all my pics there, transferred fine - and my photo frame recognized the folder on the card and began to display the pics. I'm using a Phillips brand frame.For those who are facing the so called " cannot create directory or file " , i have found solution at lease for my case - the problem is you cannot save or create a new folder or file in your flash or usb so you can only save in any existing folder that you have created before or the second option is to copy the file to the desktop and then manually copy or cut the file to any existing folder in the usb .....haha viola it works for me until the usb space becomes full
so save the headache of formating and reformating and all the long ways it takes
Anonymous
February 17, 2010 11:38:52 PM
Anonymous
February 27, 2010 1:33:06 PM
Anonymous
February 27, 2010 1:36:42 PM
Duh_FeelLikeATechNow
April 3, 2010 7:53:17 AM
Yepp! That seems to do it tom5002!
I too was one of those guys suffering a bit with a Creative Nuvo 2gb'er with that damned error message:
"cannot copy " " : The directory or file cannot be created."
I almost gave up 'till I too BINGed [since I assumed it was a Windows related issue] the error message.. yours was the first hit - and a smart answer..
So I formatted the gadget in FAT32 [there's a drop down - at least in XP Pro there is: FAT or FAT 32].
So outta 2gb's, I'm now gettin' 1.88 Gb.. whereas before I could only get like 800mb or so.. [used 1.22gb, 677mb free]
Makes sense! I just realized that my Canon camera has the ability to format an SD card before you start taking pix!
Duh!
Again - THANKS!
I too was one of those guys suffering a bit with a Creative Nuvo 2gb'er with that damned error message:
"cannot copy " " : The directory or file cannot be created."
I almost gave up 'till I too BINGed [since I assumed it was a Windows related issue] the error message.. yours was the first hit - and a smart answer..
So I formatted the gadget in FAT32 [there's a drop down - at least in XP Pro there is: FAT or FAT 32].
So outta 2gb's, I'm now gettin' 1.88 Gb.. whereas before I could only get like 800mb or so.. [used 1.22gb, 677mb free]
Makes sense! I just realized that my Canon camera has the ability to format an SD card before you start taking pix!
Duh!
Again - THANKS!
anabw
April 10, 2010 5:22:12 AM
muja
April 12, 2010 9:57:31 AM
muja
April 12, 2010 10:05:26 AM
maxman said:
I deleted a couple few tunes, and was able to copy a file to the unit. Is there a limit to the number of MP3 files even though the device reports not full?The beloved techies,
Yes i too face the same problem of copying the MP3 files in to my usb drive.
Error"files or directory cannot be created" X number of files in root :\ cannot be copied in FAT(file alloation table) technology, so format the flash drive and make the file systems as FAT 32 and then start copying the x number of files. Even u can create the folder but when it comes to devices where the files play in a slide mode u have to go for FAT32 / NFTS files systems.
for more updated get in touch....
Thanks,
Md.S.Mujahed.Aly
Riyadh,KSA.
Dremorain
April 25, 2010 10:09:46 PM
Anonymous
May 22, 2010 3:58:58 PM
msjeannie
May 22, 2010 8:54:29 PM
lausus said:
Hi,I had the same problem when copying to a mmc drive on my pc, and it seems that you cannot have more than x files under the root folder. I created some folders and I copied everything fine. So if you can create folders on your SanDisk you should be able to drag and drop there easily.
Lausus
You are right on. I was trying to put jpg's on my sandisk and then even on to a usb drive. But even though there was a ton of storage left, I couldn't write any more. "cannot copy abc.jpg: the directory or ifle cannot be created." So I created several folders and was able to put everything I needed on it.
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