Monday, July 27, 2009

Sandisk Sansa E200 series Factory Format

This will delete all media and mods from the device and return it to factory defaults.

  1. Turn off Device
  2. Slide the HOLD switch to the hold position (Red visible)
  3. Hold down the Record button on the side of the device then press the power button
  4. It will say "Recovery Mode, Attache USB cable"
  5. Attach the USB cable
  6. When Windows creates a drive letter, open it
  7. Right click in the window, select NEW >> Text File
  8. Rename the Text file "sansa.fmt", do not put any data in the file
  9. Unplug the Sansa Player from the USB cable
  10. It will format
  11. Resync your music.

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