File back up from zen to

when i try and back up the files from my 20GB zen touch, the creative software creates folders under the album titles rather than the artists. This is not a disaster but I would like the files on my PC to be in artists folders. i have tried sorting on the zen touch in different ways before file transfer but the result is the same. What stupid little thing am i missing?

In MediaSource Organizer, go to Tools > Settings. Click the PC Music Library tab, click Properties under the Acti've PC Music Library. Under "Folder Location to Store New Track", change it to Artists then Album instead of the default Album and None.

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I backed up all my music to my Zen Xtra a while ago...
Then my hard dri've crashed.
I want to now move all my files back to my harddri've (an external harddri've, to be exact).
The problem is that I don't have enough room on my main windows partition. There's only a little over gb of room. Whenever I try to transfer all the files using the "Nomad Explorer," it says that there isn't enough room on the C dri've. Apparently it's first putting the files in a "copy" folder on the C dri've, and then copying them to the external harddri've.
Is there any way to get around this? Because of this, if I want to transfer all my music I have to do it in sort of small increments, which is very time consuming.

You can use Creative MediaSource.

Here is what you should do:
- Download and install Creative MediaSource Player/Organizer 3.30.2 from your product download site.
- Download and install Creative Zen and NOMAD Jukebox plugin 2.00.9 for Creative MediaSource from your product download site.
- Launch Creative MediaSource Oragnizer.
- Go to Tools->Settings->PC Music Library and click Properties. Set your preferred folder and file naming convention.
- Transfer the tracks from your MP3 player to MediaSource's PC Music Library.
- If you have updated the track information of the tracks in your MP3 player, the updated track information will also be imported into the PC Music Library database. However, the tags of the files are not updated. Here is what you need to do. Right click the PC Music Library node in the Sources window or right click on any tracks in the PC Music Library window and select "Update Tag". This will update the tag of all the tracks or the selected tracks with the track information as seen in the PC Music Library.

Format all: Transfer files from ZEN 2/4/8/16GB to PC and ba

Hi,
has any of you ever transferred the whole contents of the ZEN 2/4/8/6 GB to the PC, formatted the player and transferred everything back? As I still have that problem with .db and .txt files that I cannot delete on the player, customer service wrote that the only solution is to format the player.
When I switched from ZEN 4GB to 6GB I copied everything from the ZEN 4GB to the PC amd then from the PC to the ZEN 6GB. Doing this, I lost all my playlists as the songs were not recognized anymore within the playlists (even when being in the same sub-folders on the new ZEN). I don't want to start from scratch again...
It would be great to hear from you if you ever did that. Have all the playlists (created with ZEN software) and all the ID3 tag information been correct after the re-transfer? Is there something that I need to take care of?
Regards,
Gabs

OK. I thought that some of the mp3 file ID3 tags were not complete anymore after the re-transfer, but from the logical point of view I hope that this was a mistake. Still, there is the problem with the play lists. Is there any way to transfer them to the PC and back after the formatting without loosing their contents and validity? And is there anything else I need to take care of when doing this formatting procedure?

HT3705 Has anyone any ideas why a Pages file v09 exported from v5 bloats from around 212kb to 5.9mb? I had to export existing template files back from the latest version to v09 due to limited features in latest version.

Recently updated Pages because of Mavericks update, quickly discovered how limited new version is, exported altered files back to Pages 09 format and re-opened using earlier Pages. In amending to re-save as templates again noticed a 212kb file has bloated to 5.9mb.
Has anyone any ideas or experience as it will not take long to fill up a 1TB drive at this rate! - I had left behind PC's and MS Office and was reasobaly happy using Pages for business, but it looks like Office for Mac is now going to b eneeded.

Yes, I opened them all with 5 then re-saved as v5 templates. Then realised other problems with v5 so exported them all back v09 as xxx.pages files. Used some with v09 and noticed they had all increased.
I just checked again and noticed that the initial v5 saved templates had typically increased from 412kb to 1.1MB (they do have 4 graphics) - then after exporting the templates are 5.9MB in v09 an dthe files are still 412kb.
I had a similar problem many years ago using RTF files with Word and they kept bloating everytime you edited and saved due to saved or linked graphics?

HT1766 How do I restore an iphone 4 from an older back up from my computer? I cannot see the restore file that I need but I know I did not delete it.

I have an iphone 4 and before I installed the new software I transferred all my pictures to my computer then deleted the pictures from my iphone to create space for the upgrade to iOS 7. I saw that I had a back up made in jan 2013. I then sinatlled the software and something went wrong because I had to connect to my computer to complete the process. I tyrie to back up from my old back up but I forgot the password. I did not have time to look for it so I started my phone as a new phone. I then at a later time attempted to restore my phone once I found the passord but my old restore file is not there anymore. Is there anyway to find this file on my computer and use it to resore my phone?

Connect your iPhone to Your computer and Sync it with iTunes. Then you can Restore your data.

I used a third party programme called Mackeeper UGHHH,it moved loads of files to the trash now i do not know where they originally came from or belong!! the put back option is in grey??how can i manually put these files back where they belong?SO upset!!

I used a third party programme called Mackeeper UGHHH SOOO Stupid i know,it moved loads of files to the trash now i do not know where they originally came from or belong!! the put back option is in grey??and will not work even when i highlight one by one!!
how can i manually put these files back where they belong?
i know i should have used time machine but i have not set it up and its too late for that now
i have been researching and racking my brain on how to put these folders and contents of them back to where they once were all of the contents of the folder are still in tact AND i have not emptied my trash,my programmes and some of my apps are not working properly now...i use my computer alot for making music and things are jumbled up now...
is there anyone out there who knows the answer to my prayers on how to go about putting these folders/files back to where they came from to restore functionality to my mac..Yes and thank u if u were going to tell me i HAVE un installed mackeeper...A very sad and upset Mac user!! Cheers Shane

hello there thank u so much for ur reply!! ok i uninstalled mackeeper now and the put back option is still in grey im so confused...i tried restarting my computer like u said and put back still in grey??!! the files that are in my trash are everything from Accounts,address book plug-ins,address book,adobe,aim.........then stuff like apple,Audio,....to caches color pickers,colors,com.apple.TCC,to DVD player to facebook,google to ilifemedia browser to itunes to keychains to movie effects,preferences printers to skype...my Native instruments files BUT not all of them my garage band but not all of it...it seriously looks like my whole library is in the trash i tried to put things back where i THINK they belong and it just added the item or folder under where i thought it went and didnt restore functionality to for instance google chrome and all my book marks are there....they seem to be only certain things from my library that would have added some functionality to apps and programmes like my garageband is missing stuff photobooth wont work so on.......kinda looks a bit like this thats only the half of it!! Cheers shane!!!

I want to transfer all my iPhoto, iTunes, contacts, etc. files from my MacBook, which I am selling to a MacBook Pro. What is the easiest and safest method of achieving this? Can the files backed up on Time Machine be transferred to the Pro?.

I want to transfer all my iPhoto, iTunes, contacts,documents, etc. files from my MacBook, which I am selling, to a MacBook Pro. What is the easiest and safest method of achieving this? Can the files backed up on Time Machine from the MacBook be transferred to the Pro in some way? I would like to capture the files as they appear on the MacBook, such as "Events" in iPhoto and the various song categories within iTunes without having to rename them all once saved on the Pro, which is the case with photos when I simply save them to thumb drive and import them to the Pro. Sny advice would be appreciated.
Best regards,
Rob.

Michael,
Thanks for all your assistance. There is no need for apologies, Migration Assistant did indeed create a second account for the MacBook data. It has just taken me some time to figure out how to access it. I now have all the MB data in one account and the MBP files in another, which suits me fine. In fact, it is an advantage in my case as it keeps the private and business aspects separated.
I will however try the fatcatsoftware to transfer all the iPhoto files to my iMac, where I keep my main photo library. and it will be of help to keep the events, etc in the transfer. As far as iTunes is concerned, I have HomeSharing on all my computers and this has obviated the need to worry about playlists being transferred successfully. However, HomeSharing did not appear to share the iPhone/iPod apps that were stored on the MB and although these have now come across with the new MacBook account on the MBP, I was wondering whether my iPhone and iPod will be recognised by the MBP and sync with it? Will I need to have the MB account open to achieve this or will the MBP recognise and sync with the iPhone/iPod automatically irrespective of which account is open?
Thanks for the tip on deauthorising my iTunes account from the MB before sellng. This I will do and I believe the best way to remove all of my data from the hard drive is to reinstall the MacOSX operating system software. Is this the right approach to securely delete everything?
Thanks again for sharing your expertise and your guidance through this exercise.
Best regards,
Rob.

Downloaded 3.6 version of firefox and it changed my favorites, quicken, other files back to 1.5 yrs ago. How do I get back the info it has erased or hidden from me???

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Today downloaded 3.6 version of firefox and it changed my favorites, quicken, other files back to 1.5 yrs ago. How do I get back the info it has erased or hidden from me???

What do you mean by '''''"changed my favorites, quicken, other files back to 1.5 yrs ago"'''''? More detail please.
 
You have an item installed that is considered malware/spyware/adware. To see the plugins submitted with your question, click "More system details..." to the right of your original question post.
*Ask Toolbar Plugin Stub for 32-bit Windows
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Files transferred from external hard drive (backed up from pc) are locked. Can't unlock & can't delete them from Mac now.

I just picked up a new Mac and have been trying to transfer files backed up to an external hard drive from a PC. I was able to transfer some of the files without issue, but most of the files show that they are locked. Now that they are on the Mac I can't unlock or delete them.

Try http://www.apple.com/ie/support/macbasics/
This will explain Mac in PC terminology
Allan

I have allowed my iTunes Match subscription to expire, because of a limited data plan so can't listen to music outside my house. My music files were removed from my computer and are inaccessible without renewing the subscription. How do I get them back?

I have allowed my iTunes Match subscription to expire, because of a limited data plan so can't listen to music outside my house. My music files were removed from my computer and are inaccessible without renewing the subscription. How do I get them back?

Hi,
I presume you deleted the original files as match would not have done so. Do you have a back up. If so, restore your music from that. If not, your will have lost all your music as this needed to be on your hard drive when you unsubscribed.
Jim

How to recover lost video files after restoring from back up

I recently had to restore my ipad completely one day in order to update it and I was in a rush. So I took my iPad before I could restore it from a back up. So I set up the iPad as a "new" iPad and just started using it. I bought iMovie with my iTunes account on the "new" iPad and started filming from the iPad for a school project. So I edited the footage in iMovie and had a finished project. Then I went home that night and decided to just upload my most recent back up from my old iPad. In doing so I lost ALL my footage. iMovie still has everything in the correct place and says that my project is just missing some files. Is there ANYWAY I can get this footage back? Isn't it still on the iPad somewhere? Please someone help me out!

If their on your iTunes on your computer, try plugging in your iPod and dragging the files from the iTunes Library on your computer to the library on your iPod. Hope it helps(:

After clean install of Snow Leopard, Time Machine did not restore all files. When I try to restore these files I get "Not enough disk space" error. What do I need to do to get these important files back onto my Mac from my external hard drive??

After clean install of Snow Leopard, Time Machine did not restore all files. When I try to restore these files I get "Not enough disk space" error. What do I need to do to get these important files back onto my Mac from my external hard drive??

Janet.b wrote:
About 3 years old...pretty dated now I guess. Am thinking I may just need to have it upgraded by a Mac tech.
For what the Apple Store's charge you can buy almost buy a new computer.
Just for giggles I brought my old laptop in for a drive upgrade and asked, they wanted $600 for a drive that only cost $120 at the time and it was a slow 5,400 RPM drive. The new Mac's of a similar make were going for $1000.
I did the drive replacement myself, got a faster drive of better quality for $300 instead.
Then another time I asked for a RAM upgrade from 4GB to 8GB, they wanted to charge $400 + $35 for the labor.
The same RAM is on Crucial.com for $90 and all I need is a 00 micro phillips screwdriver.
So you see what's going on here.
I think what you should do, if your out of warranty/AppleCare, is to call up the local PC tech guy who also does Mac's and have them fix you right up.
They can offer more personalized care which you need. Clone your old drive to the new and everything.
With Apple they are overworked at the Genius Bar and just place roadblocks so you buy a new machine instead.
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Is it possible to export contacts from Outlook 2011 for Mac and importing this file back into Mac Address Book.? please reply me its urgent

Is it possible to export contacts from Outlook 2011 for Mac and importing this file back into Mac Address Book.? please reply me its urgent

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Transfering backed up files back onto my Nomad Zen X

So I backed up my Xtra so that I could upgrade my firmware and media organizer. That was all done with no problems, everything is up and running. The only problem i am having now is when I went to transfer all my files back onto my Xtra, they can now only be viewed by files and not by songs like it was before.
in short, when I backed up onto my external, it created a different file for each 'album' and now will only transfer back the 'albums' so the organizer will only see them as folders and not as individual files! This makes organizing my files next to impossible since I have to go folder by folder (kind of defeats the purpose of the organizer). Is this a glitch with the new Plays For Sure upgrade? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,

That is the nature of PlaysForSure whereby tracks will be displayed as folders/files in Creative MediaSource, Creative Zen Media Explorer and Windows Media Player.

Hi thee. As logical as I can be. I export a file back into my folder as a PSD. I then export that file to PS. Work on it, save and return it to LR. The file goes to the bottom of the folder from where I have to put it back in the original place, taki

Hi thee. As logical as I can be. I export a file back into my folder as a PSD. I then export that file to PS. Work on it, save and return it to LR. The file goes to the bottom of the folder from where I have to put it back in the original place, taking time and driving me slightly mad. Why does the file not go back to where it came from please? Thanks Tim

Umm, but this folder is an amalgam of two cameras and five cards, and I want them in capture order! Thanks for trying though Jim.
Cheers
Tim

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