Flash Drive MP3 Player

Normally use an Ipod Nano. However, now trying to figure how to load songs from iTunes on to an MP3 player that takes the form of a flash drive. It plugs directly into the USB port, and looks like an old iPod shuffle. Copied songs to the flash drive, but cannot get them to play. Is it the format? How do I modify? Thanks.

Are the songs you are copying to the MP3 player in MP3 format? In other words, do you use the default setting of iTunes for importing and so your files are mainly in AAC format and therefore you would need to convert them before you can put them on that other player.
Also, another thing to check is many cheaper/older MP3 players have a limit on the bit rate of the MP3 files they can handle. I know some will only play 128 kbps MP3s. So if you have iTunes import at 160 or 192, while they may be in MP3 format, they may be too high of a bit rate and again need to be converted.
See the specifications of that MP3 player to find out the requirements on the MP3 files it can handle.
Patrick

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