Can You Set Zune Music Folder as Target???

[Incarnate]

Hey everyone. I was just wondering if it was possible to set the music folder inside your Zune (yes, the actual folder music is stored in once you've transferred it onto your Zune) as a target for the Zune program to put music onto your Zune.

Basicly what im thinking is that it would save a WHOLE lot of HD space on your computer if this was possible in some way. Ive tried it and it would not set as a target.

I have no clue if this is possible or if it has been tried at all, but I just figured I would get on here and ask.

Thanks!!

[Trogdor]

So you want to download music through your computer to the zune, without storing the music on your computer?
If that's what your asking, I dont think that is possible

[Charge]

It is not possible. The Zune does not act like a HD like that. The computer always has to download to a Windows based Hard Drive/Memory Stick.

[Incarnate]

What I mean is if you download some songs to your computer, you would put them in a folder set to be detected by the Zune software - ex. C:/MyDocuments/Music and the Zune program would detect songs in that folder and move them onto your Zune. What im asking is after you move those songs to your Zune, is there any way to make the music folder in your zune (Ex. ZUNENAME/Storage/Music) a target so that you can remove the songs on your computer, but keep them on your Zune.

[hanzuner669]

Originally Posted by Incarnate

What I mean is if you download some songs to your computer, you would put them in a folder set to be detected by the Zune software - ex. C:/MyDocuments/Music and the Zune program would detect songs in that folder and move them onto your Zune. What im asking is after you move those songs to your Zune, is there any way to make the music folder in your zune (Ex. ZUNENAME/Storage/Music) a target so that you can remove the songs on your computer, but keep them on your Zune.

if you want to do this go into (1)setings and turn auto sync off then set it to maual sync, finaly try by moving a song out of you music folder (on your comp) and try to maualy sync. (2)if it deletes it then chnge that computer to a guest and sync like that.
if you do #1 it should work, but if it dosent then try #2.
hope this helps

[roebeet]

Originally Posted by Incarnate

What I mean is if you download some songs to your computer, you would put them in a folder set to be detected by the Zune software - ex. C:/MyDocuments/Music and the Zune program would detect songs in that folder and move them onto your Zune. What im asking is after you move those songs to your Zune, is there any way to make the music folder in your zune (Ex. ZUNENAME/Storage/Music) a target so that you can remove the songs on your computer, but keep them on your Zune.

To add to hanzuner669's comments:

- The Zune cannot be seen as a drive, in Windows. It doesn't support MSC mode nor the standard MTP mode. It uses a proprietary MTP handshake to communicate with the OS. You might able to run some hack with older firmware, but the new firmware definitely does not support this at all. Trust me, I have looked at this extensively.

- I wouldn't recommend doing this, even if it were possible. Your Zune is a portable device that can easily break with one fall to the ground, or if submerged in water. Hard disk space is very cheap - if your PC is low on space, I would invest in an external USB drive as your music repository, with your Zune as the backup.

[hanzuner669]

thanks roebeet for helpign to clarify/add to my long answer.

Incarnate to do what you say is imposible, roebeet made 2 good points there and seeing as he looked into this very hard i wold say not to even try. however keeping your songs on your zune is not imposible if you read what i had posted earlier.