How to Sync With Windows Media Player

You have a ton of great music and pictures saved on your computer. Now you want to take them with you. One of the easiest methods is "sync" with Windows Media Player. Any device that comes with a USB cable that hooks into your computer can be "synced." This works for your phone, mp3 (mp4) player, etc. The first and most important step is to make sure your song plays with Windows Media Player. If you try to play the song, and it doesn't play, there's no point in syncing it. It won't work. If your tune plays, follow the following steps. Pictures are different. Make sure the pictures are in a format supported by your device. Usually a JPEG format works.

Step 1

Open WMP (Windows Media Player). Plug your USB cable into the computer. Click on the "Sync" option from the toolbar. Your device should appear and a % synced should show at the bottom. Once you reach 100%, the rest is super easy.

Step 2

Open the folder containing your music, picture, whatever you want to send. Then just "drag and drop" the file underneath the picture of the device in WMP. You can send your files one at a time or in groups. You should see the name of your file listed under the picture of your device.

Step 3

Click "sync." You will now see each file you "dropped" with a % done bar. If the file won't transfer it will say "error." The most common reason that the "error" message appears is that the file is not compatible with WMP. If it won't play, it won't sync.

You are done. Unplug the USB from both your device and your computer and open the file you sent. It should be on your device now. If you plug the USB back into your computer, you can open the "removable device" folder to manage your files. If your file won't open on your device, you can delete it either from the device's menu or from your computer. Now you can take all your cool files with you.