Problems Starting Up: Zen Vision M mp3 player

I have a Zen Vision M mp3 player (30gb) and for quite some time now I have had a problem with it starting up. It takes literally 0 minutes for it to start up, all the while it's loading on the Zen start screen. Once that happens and it turns off again and I use it shortly after (say after my class gets out an hour later) it has no problem starting up at all. But by the time I use it again the next day (or any substantial amount of time later) it has the same problem.
Can anyone tell me if there's a way to fix this problem? I've had this mp3 player for years and it has been very good to me.. I know I could just get a new one but otherwise it's in great condition still!!!

Have you tried going into the Recovery menu and doing a Clean Up?
To get into the Recovery menu, press the Reset button and turn on the player at the same time. The Rest button is in the hole at the bottom of the player, not the hole on the side.
You won't lose any data when selecting Clean Up. You may lose your bookmarks.
--Ariel

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