Folders in my zune

ofosho · 05-01-2008, 03:52 PM

Excuse my ignorance , im not the most computer savy . New to zune . I have the 80GB model .

Thats alot of junk I can put on it . I need organization . Is there a way to make folders like you can on your windows desktop .

For example I could have a 'music' file with songs , a 'talk radio' file with talk radio , ect ? And maybe folders inside of folders too ! Same thing with videos , I would like to organize instead of looking through 500 files for the one I want .

Also I bought an FM transmitter on eaby , and it sucks . Paid about 15$ , dosnent come in to well . Some are better than others I assume ? what one do I want?

thx all

Scrapz616 · 05-01-2008, 04:23 PM

Sorry, but you can't make folders in the Music or Video sections, but, you could make categories for videos such as Movies, Music Videos, or Tv Shows, and for music, you could change the genre to podcast, and it will appear in somewhat of a folder, where you can name the podcast title, but not subfolders

ProOne · 05-01-2008, 05:19 PM

If you want to organize your music, you could set a custom genre of music, i.e. Sleep Tunes or American Bands. You can't create folders, but you can set the genre to anything your heart desires and just listen to that genre. You could have Metallica, Enya, Frank Sinatra, Wayne Newton all labeled uner the genre "My Music." Not sure you could do that with video or podcasts though.

I have "Man of Constant Sorrow" by the Soggy Bottom Boys (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), "Time is Running Out" by Apollo Four Forty (S.W.A.T.), "Humans Being" by Van Halen (Twister) and "Oh Yeah" by Yellow (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) all under Soundtracks.

jm1 · 05-02-2008, 11:13 AM

Setting the genre for music works mostly. I have a lot of world music and I've updated the genres to the country of origin of the artist where this makes sense (i.e. where the main artists are mostly from the same country). The problem is that Zune assumes it makes sense that the album that the track belongs should have the same genre as the track. When you select the album of some genre then it shows you all the tracks for that album whether they're of the correct genre or not. This is a bug as far as I'm concerned, but I don't run into it too often.

jm

ofosho · 05-02-2008, 01:42 PM

great , thanks for the tips guys .

Saline · 05-02-2008, 02:48 PM

I got the Zune car kit. It's pretty pricey (around $70 or so, not sure, it was a gift), but it comes with the FM transmitter and car pad. The transmitter is probably the highest quality one you can get. Most of the time it's very clear, but you have to keep it within a certain range, otherwise it gets angry and the signal cuts out =|

Techy Dude · 05-05-2008, 03:24 AM

no u cant make folders i would reccommend getting the belkin transmitter it seems pretty neat plus theres a hack out there for it

Iron Man · 05-28-2008, 07:35 PM

Too bad, I use to have an iRiver H340 and I could use folders to organize everything the way I want, it was great. Sorting through 500 albums sucks when you can just sort by Genre, Album or Artist.
I was really hoping this was possible with a Zune. I guess I'm gonna to have to re-tag everything and make a bunch of new genres.

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:45 PM

Weel if you wanted good sound bad enough you could just buy a nicer stereo.

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:45 PM

You know one that could take a device....

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:46 PM

I hear that best buy has some good deals goin....

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:46 PM

Oh yeah and circuit city.

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:49 PM

Or I've even seen fm transmitters that plug into the cigarette lighter and have a nice LCD displaying the station that you are getting transmitted to on it.

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:53 PM

That's what my friend did.

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:54 PM

It's workin really well for him.

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:54 PM

It would just cost a bit more than you payed for yours.

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:55 PM

And that's another problem, you bought it from ebay..... it's not always the most reliable source.....

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:55 PM

I trust creggs list a bit more than ebay....

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:56 PM

And in creggs list shipping isn't as much.

jacksonebueno · 05-29-2008, 04:56 PM

But I thats typically because you are buying from someone in your area...

05-01-2008, 03:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
ofosho Zewbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7 Reputation: 10 $zB: 7 Donate	Folders in my zune Excuse my ignorance , im not the most computer savy . New to zune . I have the 80GB model . Thats alot of junk I can put on it . I need organization . Is there a way to make folders like you can on your windows desktop . For example I could have a 'music' file with songs , a 'talk radio' file with talk radio , ect ? And maybe folders inside of folders too ! Same thing with videos , I would like to organize instead of looking through 500 files for the one I want . Also I bought an FM transmitter on eaby , and it sucks . Paid about 15$ , dosnent come in to well . Some are better than others I assume ? what one do I want? thx all

05-01-2008, 04:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scrapz616 Support Team Graduate Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,443 Reputation: 107 $zB: 1108 Donate Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Sorry, but you can't make folders in the Music or Video sections, but, you could make categories for videos such as Movies, Music Videos, or Tv Shows, and for music, you could change the genre to podcast, and it will appear in somewhat of a folder, where you can name the podcast title, but not subfolders __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-01-2008, 05:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
ProOne Experienced Zuner Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 107 Reputation: 14 $zB: 90 Donate	If you want to organize your music, you could set a custom genre of music, i.e. Sleep Tunes or American Bands. You can't create folders, but you can set the genre to anything your heart desires and just listen to that genre. You could have Metallica, Enya, Frank Sinatra, Wayne Newton all labeled uner the genre "My Music." Not sure you could do that with video or podcasts though. I have "Man of Constant Sorrow" by the Soggy Bottom Boys (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), "Time is Running Out" by Apollo Four Forty (S.W.A.T.), "Humans Being" by Van Halen (Twister) and "Oh Yeah" by Yellow (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) all under Soundtracks. Last edited by ProOne : 05-01-2008 at 05:59 PM.

05-02-2008, 11:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
jm1 Zewbie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Reputation: 10 $zB: 1 Donate	Setting the genre Setting the genre for music works mostly. I have a lot of world music and I've updated the genres to the country of origin of the artist where this makes sense (i.e. where the main artists are mostly from the same country). The problem is that Zune assumes it makes sense that the album that the track belongs should have the same genre as the track. When you select the album of some genre then it shows you all the tracks for that album whether they're of the correct genre or not. This is a bug as far as I'm concerned, but I don't run into it too often. jm

05-02-2008, 02:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Saline Zune Freak Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: 15 miles south of Nowhere, USA Posts: 1,169 Reputation: 91 $zB: 710 Donate	I got the Zune car kit. It's pretty pricey (around $70 or so, not sure, it was a gift), but it comes with the FM transmitter and car pad. The transmitter is probably the highest quality one you can get. Most of the time it's very clear, but you have to keep it within a certain range, otherwise it gets angry and the signal cuts out =\| __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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05-02-2008, 01:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
ofosho Zewbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7 Reputation: 10 $zB: 7 Donate	great , thanks for the tips guys .

05-05-2008, 03:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Techy Dude Experienced Zuner Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 244 Reputation: 10 $zB: 254 Donate	no u cant make folders i would reccommend getting the belkin transmitter it seems pretty neat plus theres a hack out there for it

05-28-2008, 07:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Iron Man Squirt Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 10 Reputation: 10 $zB: 9 Donate	Too bad, I use to have an iRiver H340 and I could use folders to organize everything the way I want, it was great. Sorting through 500 albums sucks when you can just sort by Genre, Album or Artist. I was really hoping this was possible with a Zune. I guess I'm gonna to have to re-tag everything and make a bunch of new genres.

05-29-2008, 04:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	Weel if you wanted good sound bad enough you could just buy a nicer stereo.

05-29-2008, 04:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	You know one that could take a device....

05-29-2008, 04:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	I hear that best buy has some good deals goin....

05-29-2008, 04:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	Oh yeah and circuit city.

05-29-2008, 04:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	Or I've even seen fm transmitters that plug into the cigarette lighter and have a nice LCD displaying the station that you are getting transmitted to on it.

05-29-2008, 04:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	That's what my friend did.

05-29-2008, 04:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	It's workin really well for him.

05-29-2008, 04:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	It would just cost a bit more than you payed for yours.

05-29-2008, 04:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	And that's another problem, you bought it from ebay..... it's not always the most reliable source.....

05-29-2008, 04:55 PM	#18 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	I trust creggs list a bit more than ebay....

05-29-2008, 04:56 PM	#19 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	And in creggs list shipping isn't as much.

05-29-2008, 04:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
jacksonebueno Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 39 Reputation: 10 $zB: 40 Donate	But I thats typically because you are buying from someone in your area...

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