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Old 05-21-2008, 02:48 PM
Akuma
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Exclamation Sync Groups is Killing Me

PEOPLE I NEED YOUR HELP FOR SOME REASON SYNC GROUP STARTED WORKING AND KNOW I DONT KNOW HOW TO TURN IT OFF AND KNOW EVERY TIME I TAKE SOMETHING OFF MY COOLECTION IT TAKES IT OFF MY ZUNE. DOES ANY ONE KNOW A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM PLEASE LET ME KNOW (ASAP) OR EMAIL ME AT mabjim@yahoo.com HURRY

OH YEAH I DONT HAVE SYNC AUTO ON I ALREADY CHECKED
 
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Old 05-22-2008, 05:17 AM
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Welcome to Zune Thoughts - but there's really no need to type in uppercase and yell at all of us.

Now on to your problems...unfortunately what you're experiencing - removing something from your Zune library and having it be removed from your Zune - is by design. That's the way the software is supposed to work - the Zune team's thinking is that when you remove something from your library, it means you don't want it any more...and so why would you want it on your Zune? I agree with them, but you're definitely not the first person to mention this as a problem.

So, exactly what's the scenario here where you're removing content from your Zune library or your whole PC, yet wanting to keep it permanently on your Zune?
 
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Old 05-22-2008, 09:17 PM
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Welcome to Zune Thoughts - but there's really no need to type in uppercase and yell at all of us.

Now on to your problems...unfortunately what you're experiencing - removing something from your Zune library and having it be removed from your Zune - is by design. That's the way the software is supposed to work - the Zune team's thinking is that when you remove something from your library, it means you don't want it any more...and so why would you want it on your Zune? I agree with them, but you're definitely not the first person to mention this as a problem.

So, exactly what's the scenario here where you're removing content from your Zune library or your whole PC, yet wanting to keep it permanently on your Zune?
sorry but i wasn't yelling at anyone i just wanted people to notice this problem i have

well the scenario is that every time i delete something form my library it automatically deletes it from my zune (automatically updates information as well) but i don't want this to happened, actually it never happened before it just started doing this about two week ago. is the problem the zune or is it the new 2.5 program that came out in march
 
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Old 05-22-2008, 10:18 PM
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well the scenario is that every time i delete something form my library it automatically deletes it from my zune (automatically updates information as well) but i don't want this to happened, actually it never happened before it just started doing this about two week ago. is the problem the zune or is it the new 2.5 program that came out in march
Right. I understand that - and what I'm saying to you is that the Zune team created the product to work this way on purpose.

So what I'm asking you is this: why are you deleting something from your library? Are you deleting big video files that you don't have enough space to keep on your computer, but you want to keep them on your Zune? Please give me specifics so I can talk to the Zune team about this problem. Thanks!
 
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Old 05-23-2008, 02:14 PM
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If you want to keep the files on your Zune, do the following:
  1. Connect the Zune
  2. Remove the partnership
  3. Disconnect and reconnect the Zune
  4. Choose "Guest" mode
  5. Copy your files over
  6. Reconnect and establish a partnership
The Zune software won't touch anything that was already on your Zune.
 
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Old 05-26-2008, 07:22 AM
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Right. I understand that - and what I'm saying to you is that the Zune team created the product to work this way on purpose.

So what I'm asking you is this: why are you deleting something from your library? Are you deleting big video files that you don't have enough space to keep on your computer, but you want to keep them on your Zune? Please give me specifics so I can talk to the Zune team about this problem. Thanks!
The reason why i delete my music from my collection is because once its in my zune i have no need form them to be their any more and also to keep my computer from running slow LOL also the album info isn't always accurate most of the times and i hate it when it changes it on my zune because then i cant find any thing on it. I say this because my genres are only Hip Hop and Metal what ever the music might but if their all different i can't find anything.
 
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Old 02-18-2009, 07:59 PM
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Smile maybe I can offer another explanation??

I'm new to this whole Zune thing. I'm actually buying one on Friday (an 80 GB), but I bought one for my Fiance a 30 GB a while back and noticed the same problem. As soon as I delete a song from my library, it's automatically deleted from my Zune... a problem that annoyed the heck out of me. To be honest, up to this point, I was just using a Palm Pilot as my MP3 player and life was simple! I would just drag and drop or copy an MP3 that I had at the time onto the SD Card, plug it in to the Palm and presto! I had whatever music I wanted (along with any other files I wanted - files like ebooks, spreadsheets, etc.). My only problem with the current system is that I'm limited to the small capacities of SD Cards.

I understand what's been said about having a back-up for your important files and I agree whole-heartedly, but the issue I have (as has happened to me) is when my back-up crashes, I would like the Zune to have the capability to restore lost files as well. That's just my opinion, though.

Here's why I would like my Zune to retain files after they've been deleted from my computer. I travel a lot for my work. I cary a laptop with me. I hear a song and down load it, then send it to my MP3 device. I delete it from my machine (after I've backed up to an MP3 CD) because a) it's a company resource I'm not supposed to be using for this and b) I really do have limited space. I have a main computer I keep at my mom's house which has all my music stored on it, but I only get back there a couple times a month - if that. To add to the issue, since my mother is technologically impared, I have no internet at her place or wifi signal around which means the only time I can download is when I'm using my laptop. Like I said, so far this hasn't been an issue for myself, personally, considering I've used my SD cards, but the issue arrises when I sync my Fiance's Zune.

I love the Zune, though. That's why I'm buying one. I understand Microsoft or Zune created this function as a benefit and/or convenience, but sometimes the common dude just wants things a little more basic is all. After all, if I delete a file, I can always download it again at my leisure as opposed to necessity in order to maintain it on my Zune.
 
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Old 02-20-2009, 06:17 AM
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Here's why I would like my Zune to retain files after they've been deleted from my computer...
As of the 3.1 update last year, this has been addressed and you can keep things on your Zune after they've been deleted off your PC.
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