If you’ve recently bought a portable media player, it probably came with its own software for transferring music or movies across from your PC. Generally, though, this can be tricky to use and can end up leaving you frustrated. It’s far easier to use Sync Center in Windows Vista: you can move media files from your PC on to your device in a matter of minutes without worrying about different file formats or wondering whether everything has been copied across.
Get connected
Just connect your portable media player via the USB connecter that comes with it, wait for the drivers to install and open Sync Center by going to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Sync Center. From here you add your device by setting up a new sync partnership. In the Device Setup box that appears, choose Sync Playlists from the dropdown menu. Specify what kind of media you’d like to transfer, and if you’re being really picky, you can choose exactly the kind of files that are added – so if you only want to listen to music files by a particular artist, then you can.
Once you’ve gone through all of the steps, the device will sync with your PC and selected files will be copied from your hard drive. If you’re adding a lot of files, you can check on the syncing progress in the Sync Center.
In future, each time you add new files to your hard drive then connect your device to your PC and sync it in Sync Center, the new files will be recognised and automatically transferred on to it. Any old, unwanted files you delete from your device will also be removed from your hard drive at the same time.
Get entertained in minutes
1. Open. Once you’ve connected your portable media player to your PC via USB and drivers have been automatically installed, you need to open Sync Center. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Sync Center.
2. Sync. Click on Set up new sync partnerships in the left-hand window, click on your chosen device and click on the Set up button above.
3. Setup. With the Windows Media Player Device Setup open, you can choose to Sync permanently or to do it for this session. On the next screen, you’ll find the Available playlists drop-down menu, select Sync Playlists.
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6. Enjoy. In Sync Center, select View sync partnerships and click on Sync. Your device will start syncing and your chosen media will be added to it. On finishing, Sync Center will inform you that you can disconnect your device and start using it.
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