How do I get photos and music onto my Sony PSP?

hello how do you use the wireless bit on the psp ive tryed but nowt is happening ,and what do i need to convert movies to the thing and how to do it

Thank you so so so so much. I used your method to put ,mp3s on my psp and it totally worked. Big thanks!!!!!!!!!!

go to i-hacked .com and it shows you how to open up your hidden web browser in your psp..its pretty awesome

I could not find the windows explorer can u explain what to do if u cant

Just go to "My Computer" and navigate your way to the appropriate folder. The program that shows you your computer information *is* My Computer. Make sense?

dave i tried your method on how to download music but it dident work 10mb of memory went how do i get it back.

In general, if you delete a file or files but the space doesn't return, make sure that you're emptying your trashcan / recycle bin on your PC: It might be marked for deletion but still sitting on the Memory Stick.

how do you transfer the file because i dont see the mp3 format thing

Fantastic - my kids asked me to load some photos and MP3s onto their PSP. After the initial panic subsided I spent about an hour failing to do so. 5 mins on your website and hey presto! Thanks - my kids think I'm a star.

What i want to know is how you bring up the data folder. I tried going on my computer and nothing happened. We have 2 pcs and, the new one hasnt got much data on it but it brings up the folder so i want to use the old one which doesn't. It would be great if you could tell me thanks.

Duke, please note that without adding some special software the only Windows OS that I know is compatible with the Sony PSP is Windows XP. There is a driver you can download for Windows 98, however, but while I can point to it, I haven't actually tried it because I no longer have a Win98 system in my office.

PSP Driver for Windows 98:

http://win98.drivers.w.interia.pl/psp.html

If you try this Win98 PSP driver, please email me so I can learn more about how it works out for you.

I got as far as making my folder called MUSIC but i am cluless on how to get the music ON to my psp. Please help!

I downloaded music on to my psp but it just says i have less megabytes, but still no music, what did i do wrong?

You probably didn't do anything wrong, Veronica. The key is to realize that all of the music you've downloaded onto your Sony PSP is "hidden" in the "Memory Stick" entry. When you go to MUSIC you'll see "Memory Stick" as the only option. *CLICK ON IT* and you'll see all your music shown.

We have windows XP on both pcs but is there any way of bringing up the folders manually?

tommy, i went to music and then clicked on the memory stick and it says it is empty and there is no music to play, do you have an explanation for that?p.s. i really want to figure this thing out so i can listen to my music!

i have my psp on and i have it plugged into my computer but it wont show up on anything i try please help ive been trying to do this forever

I have a problem importing data from the PC to the PSP - I have no probs finding the PSP or the files I create but if I try and import pic's or the 2.0 upgrade I get a error stating "incorrect path" Any ideas ?

Regards,

I have a problem of copying my MP3 files into memory stick duo.
I created a MUSIC folder under PSP folder, and when I copied my MP3 file and try to "paste" into MUSIC folder, there is always an error message that says: cannot copy file... cannot find the correct path...
What do I do with this problem? Am I allow to copy the MP3 music that I downloaded from the web?

Cathy

More problem:
My copied MP3 files are shown as "corrupted data" on PSP.
Does it mean that my file is no good? or is it a PSP problem?

Cathy

Cathy, if you double-click on the MP3 files on your PC, do they play?

To Dave:
Yes, if I double click on my mp3 files they can play the whole song without any corruption on Windows Media Player or iTune.
Do you think the problem might be the data rate for the mp3 files?

Cathy

Cathy, try just DRAGGING your music files into it, it worked for me. If it says corrupted data you might not have formatted your memory stick, if you do so, find somewhere to copy it to because it deletes all of your memory.

dave i am only a child but i have done alot of what you have said to do so all the music i want is on the folder you told me to put it on to but can you tell me what to do again anyway but my main quesion is when it is on the folder how do i get it on my sony psp

First, I want to thank Duke and Dave for the advices.
However, DRAGGING my mp3 file is not solving the "corrupted data" problem. My file can only play for 30 seconds.
Any other suggestion?

Cathy have you formatted your memory stick?

i put my usb into the computer an i hook it up to my psps but nuthing happens i have had my psp since the day it came out an i cant do anything with it plz help me out :)

To Duke:
Yes, I had formatted my memory stick before I put my mp3 file in it.

Cathy

To Cathy:
When you disconnect your psp from the PC, do you click on safely remove hardware then on usb then sony psp?

Also for Cathy,
I think that you have to right click the icon on the bottom with a green arrow and select 'Safely Remove Hardware'. Then select the one that says USB mass storage device, then click on Sony PSP USB device and click on close.
Just a question, what size is your memory stick?

Thanks everyone for the help that you gave to me.
I finally found what caused the problem after I rang up to PSP technical support center yesterday.
It is the hardware problem, USB cable, although the connection is fine through the cable, but that PSP usage USB cable cannot transfer data correctly (the professional said that is the design problem for the cable).
Once I tried to change the USB cable, the problem solved!!! (curse that cable~~~)

Well, finally I can store the files in my PSP, I am happy about that.

Thank you guys

Cathy

i have a solution to some peoples problems.
when you put a film on your psp in the MP_ROOT and the other one and it does not show up on your psp e.g "no video files". simply rename your file to M4V00001.mp4 then the next file M4V00002.mp4 and so on i found this works.and the files then play on your psp.

this was done on psp V2.00 on a 128mb duo

i still cant get music on my psp. i tried every and it still dont work. is there any other way i can get music on it?

hi dave i have just purchased my psp from japan but its running ver 2.50 so unless i can downgrade it i cant run any of the games i purchased can you help

I don't know that there's a backup capability from Sony. I find it curious that you'd be having the problem you have, though. Are games actually checking specific firmware versions?

I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING MOVIE FILES ONTO MY PSP ICAN GET MUSIC ON NO BOTHER BUT I KEEP GETTING THE MESSAGE NO FILE FOUND TRIED SOME OF THE IDEAS POSTED BUT WITH NO SUCCESS

i use windows media player to put music on my psp. but when its done i go to look for the music on my psp but it says there arent any tracks on it. but the memory stick duo has less memory on it. Could ou email me and help me with this problem? glfgy778@aol.com
thanks

Garrett, I believe that the default format the WMP uses is incompatible with the PSP. The PSP can only work with MP3 format music files at this point, as far as I know. I'm planning to write about how to get music from WMP to PSP soon, stay tuned!

ive done everything you said to do but my files aren't showing up on my psp

I have a question. i just purchased a psp. I tried to follow the input here but cant get it figured out i have some music dragged in the psp music file but i cant download to psp or get psp to connect to computer i wish i could figure it out then also would do themes but i try network update and usb connection but cant figure how to connect so download can you send me email how to do all this i cant always get on site work long hours thank you
Dale

i know that u cant get music from itunes onto your psp. if itunes is the only music source i have, can i not get music on my psp?

You should understand that there are lots of music formats in use including:
MP3 - DeFacto standard, commercial licence
OGG - Open standard, free to use
FLAC - Open standard, free to use
AAC - Standard, Commercial licence
WMA - Proprietary, commecial licence
ATRAC - Proprietary, commercial licence

(Note that the difference between proprietary and standards based is subtle. I have made the distinction between formats promoted and supported primarily by a single manufacturer, and those promoted and supported by standards bodies or communities of interest.

Also note that commercial licence means you pay extra for using it in some way).

The PSP will only (currently) support MP3 and ATRAC formats. MP3 is the important one. Apple's iTunes doesn't natively support MP3 (it uses AAC by default). Windows Media Player by default uses the highly proprietary WMA format. You have to tell it to use MP3 specifically. This is very important to do.

WMA in particular should be avoided at all costs. If you use this format you will find it is incompatible with most digital music players and you may have to re-rip it. Conversion is possible but degrades the music files.

Always use MP3 for compressed music and you won't go far wrong.

Certainly that is what you need to support music on the PSP.

WHAT ARE THE FOLDERS I NEED TO HAVE ON MY MEMORY STICK AND WHAT ARE THE NAMES

Rather than create specific folders yourself, try letting the PSP format your Memory Stick and you'll find that the folders are automatically created as needed.

please help ive just recently got a psp but i cant get music or pictures on it i do like you say but when i go to found them ive got less memory and no music

i put my psp into the computer and plug it in and everything you said but it won't come up on my computer, it's like it's not even noticed. please help me with my problem.

That WIN98SE Driver link looks suspiciuose the guy running that asks for your credit card # every time you click the link the money is SUSPOSEDLY going to the RED CROSS but it sounds pretty phony though. Does anyone have the Drivers or another link?

-http://win98.drivers.w.interia.pl/psp.html-
THIS LINK LOOKS FAKE
NO CLIKEE
:(

i finally figured out how to upload mp3s on my own, but it won't let me put more than 6 songs into my "music" folder. A messages pops up saying "drive disk is full. please insert new disk to continue." I just got my psp, so all I have are those 6 songs. no photos, games, videos, etc. And the 6 songs are not long (3-4 min). Why can't I put more songs?!

~Bobbi~

Because, Bobbi, you're out of space. You need more space on your Memory Stick if you want to download more music. I have a 512MB card, for example, and it'll hold a half-dozen CDs...

but how can i be out of space if i JUST got my psp? all i have on it are those 6 songs, and there's no way that memory card can only hold 6 songs. it even tells me that i still have space on the card.

The average song takes up about 2-3MB of space on your Memory Card. If you have the default card, it's a 32MB which means it has an effective available space of maybe 27 or 28MB, and that's assuming that you don't have any saved games on it. That being the case, you can easily take 27 / 3 and find out that your rough song limit should be nine songs *if the card is empty*.

they really rip you off with the default memory card.
so i had to buy a usb cord and, now, a half-way decent memory card. . .

wow, thanks sony!

but seriously, thanks for the help, Dave.
~bobbi~

Im trying to transfer pictures to my psp, i have a usb cable but when i hooked it up it told me it didnt have a proper connection and i also was told one of the problems was that i didnt have xp i have windows 98 is there any site or anywhere i can download a connection for the psp? email me with any ideas montesson22@aol.com

I cant seem to change my albums into mp3s on my pc, is this possible to do? if so how? if not how do i get mp3s on to my pc?

I made a file music,but i didn`t see any Mp3 files.Where are the Mp3 files?Help!

My copied MP3 files are shown as "corrupted data" on PSP. ive tried everything can you help me please

YO this is annoying i got wmp and when putting songs on my psp it says i already have songs on it but when i check my memory card 4 music ther is nothing there. Help Me please. O yea i have a regular USBWire

jamie,delete the corrupted data" and then go to your music click on it and go to save as ,then my computer,then removable disk,then psp,then music ,then click save and the music will be on your psp.

Hi,

How can I copy images from PC to Cybershot S90 Memory Stick PRO?

I have taken a thousands of pictures using my Sony Cybershot DSC-S90. Everyday I copy/transfer these pictures from my memory stick to my PC (i.e. keep backups) and erase all data in my memory stick (sometimes formatting it).

Now, I would like to select some special pictures in my local PC (the pictures that were taken using this DSC S90 camera) and copy these into my memory stick so that I can carry my camera and view/share these selective pictures with my relatives (i.e. by connecting the Camera to their TV).

So, how can I copy some selective images from my PC to my external memory stick? Is there any special software I can use for this purpose? My OS is Windows XP. I tried with Picture Package, ImageMixer tools that came with the CD but these did not fullfill my purpose. I just tried with simple copy-pasted from windows explorer, but when I try to view this from my camera, it says "No files in this Folder".

Whats to do? Please, give me some suggestion.

With Thanks,
M. M. Islam Chisty

how do i put videos on my PSP?

Do you need internet to put music on your psp

how do i put fotos on my psp? i have them saved on my computer and i copied them into the Photo folder that i created in the psp area but they arent going on my psp, help please

Here's the fix:

You need to provide both power and a USB connection. If you are getting an USB error, and you're running XP, it's because you're not getting enough power through the single USB cable.

Get a second dedicated USB cable, like one for a camera and then use the PSP cable to provide the power.

Combine the two and it works perfectly!

I have a 1 GB memory card for my PSP, it is compatible with my PSP and I have listened to a track of music on it and used GTA gamesaves, but when i save a game on burnout legends, and try to load it, it says load failed, the data is corrupted, what does this mean?

Nicholas, I'm wondering if your Memory Card isn't completely compatible with your PSP after all. But a first step: let the PSP reformat the card and see what happens. Good luck!

would the PSP folder be within the F: folder?

once i go to the E drive and locate my PSP and after i made the "MUSIC" folder i tried to drag tracks into. ONce i let it go into the folder nothing happened and the folder stayed empty

I dont know how to put the music in the psp because i dont know how to put a new window.

FOR ALL YOU HAVING "CORRUPTED DATA" PROBLEMS:
Jared posted several comments ago to delete the corrupted data and go to your source program, open the files, select "save as..." and browse to the relevant PSP folder and save them that way. This works perfectly...I couldnt save certain pics, but others would...after trying Jareds' method all save well :) Thanks Jared, and I imagine it would work with the files not showing up at All either...the key seems to be to NOT drag and drop...

how many songs can a psp hold?
)im considering buying 1)

Well, "Boop", it depends on how big a Memory Stick you put into the PSP. The default 32MB card is barely enough for a single CD (each song is usually 2-3MB) but I have a 512MB Stick that's plenty big enough for 20-30 of my favorite albums, if I were so inclined.

I have tried all the things that you have suggested but my PSP still says data corrupted. I dont know if i have to buy a new USB cable or what?

Sorry for the trouble...
Mitchel

why does my psp say there are no tracks but ive lost memory ive done evrything youve said

Mitchel, if you're seeing corrupted data, first test it on your computer: if you double click no the file, does it work properly? Then you might try plugging your PSP into a different USB port on your computer to see if that works better and, yes, I have heard stories of people who have bad USB cables and fixed corrupt data problems by simply buying another one.

Chris, most likely you either have the music "hidden" in your "Memory Stick" folder under MUSIC: find it, and click on the "X" button to see what's inside. If that's still empty too, then either you have files in the wrong place or are sending over the wrong format files. Note that files in AAC and WMA format generally don't work (theoretically the latest firmware update allows you to play Windows Media Player Audio (WMA) files, but I haven't heard from anyone who has gotten that to work...)

Hi Dave, we have just purchased a PSP and are trying to download music files to it. So far we can successfully :

connect to PSP from computer
can create folders in the music directory and see them on the PSP
we can copy music files onto PSP folders......BUT on the PSP the folder says 0 Tracks.

Is this something to do with the USB cable ? Or other suggestions ?

Thanks for any help here.

Andy.

Dave I have Windows Media Player and I just got a PSP and have a large memory stick but i cant get music on it? I Sync the music into my PSP from WMP and it picks it up on my PSP because my memory is lower but it says their are no tracks? what do i do?

dave, where can i download movies on my psp

Seneca, don't use the WMP "sync" capability. Make sure that you have WMP set to create MP3s and copy them manually onto the PSP device and it should work fine. See:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/produce_mp3_files_from_a_cd_with_windows_media_player.html

Lou, I don't offer help for movie downloads at this time.

I cant seem to download music off the internet to my new psp. I think i have everything...because i knnow i have a usb cable. I just cant find a sight to download music off of. That of course is free. can anyone help me?

Thank you for the advice! All the files work right on my computer when i click them...
And I've tried all the other suggestions and still it wont work....
So what kind od USB cable should i get? (could i get an exact link if its not too much trouble?)
I'm planning on calling the help line thing, maybe they can help. I hope so

Mitchel

I've followed your instructions (and Sony's) for moving mp3 files to my PSP. The files initially show up in the MUSIC folder, but nothing plays on the PSP. When I go back to view the MUSIC folder, the files are gone. However, the available space on the memory stick is still reduced. I have W2000 on my PC, but I wouldn't think that would matter for moving files between the systems. Any suggestions?

Hi my name is Charlie I have my psp hooked up and ready to go. plugged the usb in and turned usb mode on. My problem is my computer recognizes the psp but it will not download the driver from the xp site. If you could find that driver for me so I could install it that would be awesome. Thank you.

signed, Charlie

HOW DO I GET MORE THAN 6 SONGS ONTO MY PSP, I KNOW I SHOULD FORMAT IT BUT IM WORRIED I MIGHT LOSE MY SAVED GAME FILES IF U KNOW WAT I SHOULD DO (WHICH I DOUBT I DO)GIMME A BUZZ

Andrew, if you reformat your Memory Stick you *will* lose your saved games, yes. Also, to get more than six songs onto your PSP you'll need to buy a bigger Memory Stick: the default is pretty tiny if you're going to use it for anything real...

hey your stuff about putting music tutally worked . thx sooo much!!. But i have a question,how do i get vidieos on my psp?!?!?!?

Ok, I understand what your saying about the PSP, but at SONY's website, it says that the psp only supports ATRAC 3 and WMA, so I got a whole bunch of wma files and transferred them to my psp via usb cable, but it doesnt recognize any of the music. I'm thinking I need to format my memorystick, but Im apprehensive, because it says Ill lose all of my saved data. (lotta game saves) help!

DO U NEED A SOFWARE DISK TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC ONTO YOUR PSP

When I put music on there from media player 10 it I can't listen to it from my PSP. How do I get songs 2 put on there from CDs and listen 2 them from PSP.

All you have to do is download PSP video 9 at http://www.pspvideo9.com/ thats for movies but im having a problem that closes everytime i try to put music on my psp it 'cannot find the specified file'...its really weird

also.....1)no software disk is needed to transfer music
2)Music should probably be in mp3 or wma format (wma needs to verify wirelessly)
3)Photos U just drag+drop
4)If those are not there then make new folders (ie. MUSIC,PHOTO,)
5) I dont think it is possible to transfer stuff from psp to pc back to psp(if u get a new card)

One last thing....ITS NOT ALWAYS DRIVE E: !!!!!!!!!!!

DJ and all, please see my latest article on exactly how to download music onto your PSP, in far more detail than what I have in this entry:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/i_cant_get_music_to_play_on_my_sony_psp.html

I couldn't find the windows explorer, what do i do?

Sure you can, Bruce. It's what you run when you click on "My Computer". You just don't know that's what it's called. :-)

Thanks so much, i've been up all night trying 2 figure it out, i use itunes for everything so i had to convert the files to MP3s using xilisoft. Thanks Again!

I followed your tutorial for the mp3 download and when I tried to open the tracks on my PSP it said it was corrupted data?

JT, if you're seeing corrupted data, you might well have a bad USB cable. I have heard from more than one person that can be a problem.

Thanks for the help Dave, just needed direction as to what the exact folder names were. Also, I had more luck getting the photos to recognize after cycling the PSP power after disconnecting the USB cable. Dunno why, as it should have just read them real time. Thanks again.

Well I'm pretty sure it's not that, because I use it to the photos and it works fine, just the mp3s that don't work

what folder do i click on to put videos on my psp?

Zach, please see:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_psp_video.html

To all that are having the problem with music showing up as "Corrupt Data", here is the reason:

Although the PSP manual says that the MUSIC folder is not case sensitive, it actually is. The folder must be named in ALL CAPS. If it is not, the PSP does not recognize it and shows it as "Corrupt Data".

If your PC is not allowing you to name the folder in all caps, open an Explorer window (or MY Computer).....go to View then Folder Options......Click the View tap, and at the top of the Advanced Settings window, under Files and Folders, make sure "Allow all uppercase names" is checked.

This should solve the problem.

For PSP owners that are using Windows 98, you can connect the PSP to your PC. Here is a link to a site where you can download a driver for a Vivitar V3615 digital camera.....believe it or not, it will work for the PSP because it is a mass storage device driver. I downloaded it and it worked for my PSP and my Creative Zen Nano MP3 Player.

OOPS....forgot the link:
http://www.driverscollection.com/?file_id=19636

I did as you said but the pictures and music aren't on my PSP but they're on my memory stick?

Bry, please read this article for a solution to your problem:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/i_cant_get_music_to_play_on_my_sony_psp.html

DOES PUTTING MUSIC TO THE PSP WORK IF I HAVE wINDOWS ME? PLEASE ANSWER BACK I'M PLANNING TO BUY A PSP OR AN I-POD NANO IN 2 WEEKS ANSWER BACK ASAP!

I am trying to put photos, music and video onto my psp, but everytime i turn it on, I get the hour glass but nothing comes up. I don't have windows xp, only windows ME. How do I get my stuff to upload onto the psp through it? Also, i will be purchasing a 4 GB hard drive for my psp at Best Buy within the week so I will be able to put more on my psp when I learn what to do. Thanks

I'm sorry to report to both of you, Antonio and Brandon, that I don't know of any way you can get Windows ME to work with the Sony PSP device.

It says I don't have the driver of the device, can I download a driver or do I have to buy it? Also, if I do have to download it, where do I download it from?

If I already have the USB cable and everything is plugged in and the thing is under unknown device what do I do? What if it isn't connecting? Also, since these things are true, how do I get the driver installed?

I have tried dragging the songlist to the music folder from Limewire but nothing happens. I try to copy and paste and nothing happens. Help please

Kathy

how do you put videos on your psp

I can't put any video's on my PSP, i put a new folder on my psp, and it didn't work. I even put it in capital letters, and still didnt work. Can you help me out.

I still can't get videos on my psp, I did all the stuff above, downloaded all the software and named the weird folders and stuff. The psp still says no files found! arrrrg

I have a PSP, but and I do know how to do all of the features, but I dont know which sites 2 go to to get good music videos that are compatible with the psp unlike iTunes. Please help. THANX!

ok dude the pic thing dint work i got a jpeg pic i draged it on to the photo thing that poped up when u pluged in my psp and nuthin a hapind can u tell me what went rong

thanks
scooty

but i have apple itunes so then what do to get music if that doesn't work

i tried to get videos on my psp from my computer but when i put the on my psp the dont show the videos. It just says that more megabites were taken. PLEASE HELP ME!!

Bobby, please check out:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_can_i_watch_dvd_movies_on_a_sony_psp.html

I am having the same problem that I have read about here, but still don't know how to fix it.I have less memory on my memory stick, but can't find the music. where did it go?

One more thing, I have tried the method with the usb, my computer recognized the hardware, moved the music to the psp-music file-lost the space on my memory stick and cannot find the song.Please help.Thanks dave

Stacy, please see:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/i_cant_get_music_to_play_on_my_sony_psp.html

I synchronise music on my psp using windows media player and it takes up space on my memory card and when i go to music on my psp it isn't there. on my computer it says it is in something called mp_root. please help!

Matt, you're putting it in the wrong place. The music files should be put in PSP \ MUSIC not in the MP_ROOT folder.

I am having troubles getting MP4 video onto my psp. I can do it through PSP video 9 software when I need to convert it, but when I move a file with the name M4V10014.MP4 thats already in MP4 format to the 100MNV01 folder on my PSP, it says it is an unsupported format under the video tab on my psp. Any thoughts...

i connected the psp to the pc but what next

I tried putting music on my psp but when i transfer the songs it says they have been transfered, but when i go back to the Music icon it and click on the memory stick it says there is no music saves but it has taken up space. What do i do to get that space back. Also, i did not format my memory stick when i got the psp, is that the reason it is doing this?

I have two 32mb memory sticks and I was gonna use the second one for music, videos, and images but I can only get the images, I formatted my memorystick, I've got a new USB cable twice and for my music it still says it's corrupt data. What should I do?

dave i want to put on pics from the computer but i don't get it
how do i do it?
internet pics that is

what is a jpeg?

A good additional article to read if you're having problems with transferring music onto your PSP is this:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/i_cant_get_music_to_play_on_my_sony_psp.html

Photos are quite similar, and JPEG is a particular format for a graphics file that's photo-friendly. It stands for "Joint Photographic Experts Group", though I'm sure you don't care about that. Just about any graphics program should be able to produce JPEG format files (denoted by .JPG or .JPEG) that'll work fine on the PSP.

can the psp play winamp media files or do you have to convert them to mp3s too?

How do i convert MPE4G music files in itunes to MP3s so i can put it on my psp. When i tried to put MPE4G on it won appear under the music file of the memory stick file in the music file. Help me please

Do u need a usb reader/writer to get songs???

itunes music to psp compatible music. all u do edit the music file from "blank".m4a to "blank".mp4 psp is compatible with mp4 and mp3 but itunes has software that causes itunes .mp3 data to be corrupted so mp4 is the way to go plus the music quality is better

how do i do edit it though

mpe4g wont appear in th emusic folder on my psp and on itunes it says its protected how do i take the protection off so i can find it in my music folder on my psp

Protected files are protected, jt2, because they're under the control of a Digital Rights Management system like iTunes. As far as I know, there's no easy way to "pry them loose" so you can copy them onto other devices.

Yes, my PSP is working fine but does a windows 2000 work for putting music onto the PSP

Unfortunately, I don't believe that Windows 2000 supports the Sony PSP as far as I know. I haven't heard of anyone getting that combination to work successfully...

Well thank you for helping me anyways Dave.

Can u still download music to ur PSP if u have a windows 2000

when ever i connect my psp to my comp it says "unknown device" help!

aight here whats up i have windows 98 and it seems that i dont have the needed driver to insert files into my psp .. i've tried to locate these files but failed..and also i have a usb reader/writer and i dont have the driver for that also..i dont know what to do..help me if u can ..on this or send me a e-mail this really blows..

I figured it out PPL. You have to create the MUSIC folder in the PSP folder. After I did that the music showed up and played. The same should be done with Pictures, create the folder PHOTOS in the PSP folder. Hope this helps all.

GUYS TO GET MUSIC FOR FREE ONTO UR PSP GO ON THE INTERNET ON UR PSP. THEN GO TO "www.dogpile.com" THEN CLICK ON "audio" SEARCH THE SONG U WANT 2 GET. LOOK AT THE RESULTS CLICK ON THE FILE NAME TO DOWN LOAD [MAKE SURE THE FORMAT IS MP3]. GO TO MUSIC ON UR PSP AND HEY PRESTO IT SHOULD WORK!

Westlake

Westlake, that's all well and good, but a lot of the material you'd find is likely to be illegal and unauthorized. You might well download that on your computer, but do you really think that these musicians will continue to produce new CDs if no-one buys 'em?

You guys can not just copy or move files without consent of the software company or the Artist-Producer......even if you do change it the digital signature will be able to checked against a data base.....and I am still researching the data.....but keep it simple....if you wanna use it just ask.....Im sure you can get the rights you need......Trust me on this.....I was the king of file transfer and copyright infringement....and could explain how what I was doing was wrong.....YOU DONT KNOW MORE THAN THEN THE DEVELOPERS.....BUT THEY NEED TO SEE THE RETARD IN EVERY INTELLIGENT PERSON....L@@k...When the unthinkable begins in your head.....then the reality will soon follow....dont think of all the ways out of the box.....is it not eaiser to just not think about going in there....Right?.....does that make cents?

I really don't believe that's true, Chris. If I can put a CD in my car player or home stereo then what's the problem with putting it onto my Playstation Portable device so I can enjoy it on an airplane? That's "fair use".

if i have itunes and that's the only music source i have, how do i put my music on to my psp?

David

i got a psp, and when i tried to connected it by usb , it saids that usb device not recongnized,and it also said no drivers installed for this device

dave i done what you said i made a file called music and put it into my removable disk folder and then put mp3 tracks into that folder then i went to my musi on my psp it said there are no tracks what do i do?

David, you'll need to export your music from iTunes and make sure it's in MP3 format. I cover that here:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_itunes_mp3.html

Jose, you might be running a version of Windows that doesn't support the PSP, unfortunately. It's really designed for Windows XP, sorry to say.

Louie, I'd counsel that you actually reformat your PSP's memory stick with the PSP itself (rather than your PC) then try copying the music into the new MUSIC folder. Beware, though, that you'll lose all your game saves by reformatting, unfortunately. See:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_psp_memory_reformat.html

You must make the MUSIC folder on youre psp within the psp folder already there and transfer the mp3's thru to that inner Music folder.
simple it aint rocket science

hi, ive made my music into mp3 format and put them in my music folder, but when i go off usb mode and onto music it says i have no tracks and that i have less memory

How do i transfer Music Videos in windwos media player to my psp? i tried everything but it wont work.

Eddie, I don't think you can do that, just as you can't transfer iPod videos from the iTunes store to your PSP. The programs just don't export the video in a usable format. Sorry

I would like to put camera pictures and audio presentations with pictures.Please could you explain how it is done.

regards
mick collis

So does that mean i can't put any music videos in my psp including my own CD's.

Mick, I have. Repeatedly. :-)

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_psp_photos.html
http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_psp_audio.html

Eddie, you are reading too much into my comment. I said that you can't copy the music videos from the Apple iTunes Music Store onto your PSP because of the digital rights management, but if you have your own CDs / DVDs with music videos on them, you can theoretically copy them onto your PSP, though it's not easy. Please see:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/about_psp_video.html

K thanks for the info

How much free space do you nedd for a song on a psp?

ok i got the music in the folder, but i dont know where to go from there it is very confusing and i dont kno how to download it please help me!!!

I ready your we**ite and did what you said, but I'm still having trouble. I don't need music on my PSP, just videos and photos. I'll find something out and get somewhere, but then I'll end up at another dead end! Can you help?

i want to save music not download i said it can save stuff from the UMB disc sampler

I downloaded mp3 files off my pc and it took memory from my memory stick duo but when i went to music then memory stick then it says there are no tracks, whats wrong?

Dwayne, please see:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/i_cant_get_music_to_play_on_my_sony_psp.html

I think that'll help you get things going...

I BOUGHT A 256MB MEMORY STICK DUO FOR MY PSP AND IT DOES NOT HAVE A MUSIC FILE I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO CREATE ONE SO I COULD PUT MUSIC ON TO MY PSP.

Sandra, you need to format the PSP memory stick for all the necessary folders to be created. Be warned that it will delete any game saves you may have, but it'll get your Music folder in the right place! :-)

Well i think u are doin a good job but i did everything u said and it still wont work.Please help me out

Louie, it's possible you have a bad USB cable. Try using a different one if you can. I have heard from some folk that switching cables instantly fixes "corrupt transfer" problems.

how do i take a music video on a disc and download it onto my computer so i can then download it onto my PSP through Gameshark Media Manager?

when i try to transfer videos on my psp,i put it in the MProot but when i go to videos on my psp the memory is taken but there are no videos!!!!!

hey dave i have heard two people say my usb cable looks weak i will try a new one and see what happens, thanks

Let me try to make this clear and concise. I bought a 2GB high speed memory stick for the psp. It works fine up to 1 GB with music, movies, photos, and saved games. It definitely saves up to 2 GB, but anything that gets saved over the remaining 1 GB becomes corrupted data on the psp, but works fine on the computer. Any solutions or tips?

i put my pictures in the photo folder that u described in th instructions but it wont go to my psp can u help me?

Dave. i have videos, images, games, and music saved onto a folder. i just cant get them onto my psp. please help if u can.
thanx

hey i need a fast free way to change m3u music to mp3 do u have ne ideas

how can i get a new folder and how can i download music to the psportble

I've tried dropping mp3 music files in my MUSIC folder but it's not working. Now what??

look i got my psp like in febuary i also got the usb cable but i can't put any pictures or music in it i made a folder but it won't work i also tried going to some website there and i didn't get anything. can someone please help me and if u do explain 2 me in a easy way or i won't get thanks..

Hi everyone, I have been pulling my hair out trying to put movies on my psp. I followed all the steps provided by severel different websites and they all were the same. I created a "MP_ROOT" folder on the root menu and a "100MNV01" folder inside that one. I used "PSP Max Media Manager" to convert the files into "MPEG-4" format and even got the "THM" file. I renamed them both. "M4V00001.MP4" and "M4V00001.THM" and unplugged the PSP from my PC and I went to the video menu and it said that there are no videos. The files are definatly on the memory stick because it is taking up space. I am using a 1GB San Disk version. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

Dave:
I have a PSP and I also have music on it in a mp3 format. I want to know how to get CD covers on each mp3. I went to Sony Connect and got 5 ATRACs on it and it has the CD covers on it, I was wanting to do the same thing as it so it has 3 of the same CD covers on each mp3.

how do I put photos, songs, and movies on my psp

hi,

i'm running psp firmware 2.50 and i recently tried to backup my save files for my games so that i could reformat my memory stick, but when i try and copy the files back to the psp, it pops up with that "error copying files" error and then my psp disappears from my comp until i disconnect and reconnect it. HELP PLEASE!

How do u down load muic to the psp i down loaded the songs from lime wire and im going to copy them to the psp using Windows media player.

how do I get the picture to transfer to the PSP for the each music folder? I have about 100 songs and it only took about 3 of the album covers with it on the transfer. I use Windows media player 10 to transfer.
Thanks

I created the photo folder, dragged a couple of jpegs to the folder, but it still says unsupported file type. I double checked on properties to make sure they were jpegs, and the PSP recognizes the same number of files I dragged to the photo folder. Stumped.

If you want to move photos to your psp you can try Photo to PSP www.phototopsp.com). It moves and (optionally) resizes/crops photos to fit the psp screen, allowing you to store more photos on you memory stick. Its free to try and $15 to buy.

i don't understand how to download the music on my psp. i have the 32mb memory card, and i am buying the 512 mb one tomorrow, because i know that 32 is not enuff to download it says. i was wondering where to go to download the songs, i have them saved on my windows media player. can i download them from there?

uh..i got the music on and for some reason it took up a lot more space than it should have, but that's not why i'm here. I tried to upload photos to my psp. it says that they're on there, but they're not, i clicked on the photo thing and did all that, but there are no photos, i just want this cool photo to go on my background, please help.

i no iTunes is mp4 but when it is of a cd it is mp3 wickh goes onto a psp but i cant find out how to do it ... please help if u can

how do i download pictures onto my mp4 player?

please i need help puting music on my psp i did what you said but it dident work um... if i have my music on i tunes can i still do it please e-mail me cause i cant get on this and look alot please e-mail me um....and is there a thing i got to push or some thing to start the download it to the psp or what im not good with this stuff ill need step bye step help please e-mail me at ochocone@aol.com please

I couldn't get my music from my media player into my psp. Can you help me?

hey big thanks for helping me getting started. just 1 question though. is the black ultra pro duo really better than the normal pro duo? plz email me the answer if possible

i need help anyone i was reading cathey thing but i still need help i just purchused my psp and i got the usb wire in the expantion pack i tried to put music and videos on it but it says that disk is full i have a 1gb meorey card the music only plays for 30 sec do i need a new wire or do i need a new meoery card i would rely need some help rite away and plus the videos say currpeted data i would rely be happy if somone helped me

i need help anyone i was reading cathey thing but i still need help i just purchused my psp and i got the usb wire in the expantion pack i tried to put music and videos on it but it says that disk is full i have a 1gb meorey card the music only plays for 30 sec do i need a new wire or do i need a new meoery card i would rely need some help rite away and plus the videos say currpeted data i would rely be happy if somone helped me

Yo, Everytime I connect my psp to my computer, on my psp it says usb connection, but for some reason the computer isnt picking it up. I have windows 95 I think. But I don't think thats the reason its not working, because its saying removable disc but nuthins commin up. And it won't create a folder for my psp.

Ok, so I have PSP Max Media Manager. I download my music from Limewire then transfer it to RealPlayer. Can you tell me how to get the music from RealPlayer or Limewire on my PSP?

HEY i have a mac adn i tunes hwo would i be able to but my itunes songs on my psp i am only planing on putting on about 10

From
volcom skater

sorry but i tryed the methid but it didn't work

TO: Dave
Dear Dave,
what are AMG files? how come the cable does come with the Value Pack? don't you think it should come in the pack.It's giving us a break from going to the store and buying one.

Dave my psp isn't pick much signal for the internet.20% is all I ever got.I'm I doing anything wrong.PLEASE HELP!!

i just got my psp for christmas how do i download photos and music on my psp?

how do i hook my psp on to the wall

what format should movies that i have downloaded be in

How do I get the downloaded materials from my computer onto my PSP?

I do this but when i check my psp the music is copywright protected and will not play the music. How do i solve this?

hey Dave when I downloaded music to my psp I don't get the music but when I look at my 918MB I notice that I had 935MB. I don't even know how to get photos on my psp. Please help me how to do it step by step. Like what should appear when I do this or when I do that. Please help!!!

hey dave I have the music I want on my psp but it says that it can't play it because copyright protection please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can i get music and photos from my psp since it has a internet

how do you get the copyright protection off. The music files wont play due to a copryright protect.. what should i do.?

How do i get pictures from my computer to my psp? I have the usb cord or whatever. I have music but no pictures like off of google and stuff.
K-man

I got my music on my psp but it says it is not able to be copyrighted. What do i do?

Hi dave,

I followed your instruction to load music and photos and it worked! except for the photos. The images are all jpeg files but it does not appear in Photo folder on my PSP as does it should in Music. How can I get it to appear?

dear dave,
i have plaugged my psp into my computer i have xp and when i try to install my psp, it says there was a problem installing the device and that the data is invalid how do i fix this, PLEASE HELP ME!

Excuse me Dave,

I need help, you see i have Window's XP and when i plug in USB cable all i get is unknown device. How do i get pictures to PSP, without unknon device stuff?

my pictures were on. my psp when i went to download more pictures all my pictures went onto the computer and now i cant get them back on my psp:( what shoul i do?

Can you use mp3 on a psp..?

I made the folders but they will not show the music in the music icone on the Psp its self. What do I do??

Hey daveim having a problem with the network update it seems to not work ive tried over and over again i use DLINK wireless for my comp but ive tried scanning it on my psp it comes up with DLINK non wireless i trie it out it never works and ive seen a wireless one which my friend told me to use but it never works cause its 3COM and ive seen DLINK with no security and i cant use it as my acess point what do i do????

hey, im trying to convert games from my pc to my psp, but every time i do it it sais my files are corrupted. Any idea how to fix it?

i use windows media player to put music on my psp. but when its done i go to look for the music on my psp but it says there arent any tracks on it. but the memory stick duo has less memory on it. Could ou email me and help me with this problem? reggie_nnz@yahoo.com

Dave, i got my PSP a while ago and have been triing to get music on it ever since the only problem... what does it mean to format your memory stick due and how do you do it ?

What is a IP address?

What if your psp says un souported data on it?

how do you make ur photos into JPEG mode??? thats my only problem!!!! =[[

when i am trying to drag photos from the file to the removable disk, i says the system cannot find the file specified. i dont know what to do. please respond soon. thanks.

i don't understand how to download the music on my psp. i have the 32mb memory card, and i am buying the 512 mb one tomorrow, because i know that 32 is not enuff to download it says. i was wondering where to go to download the songs, i have them saved on my windows media player. can i download them from there?

if i format the memory stick, and backup game data on computer into a temporary file, then put the game data back in the file, will the save game files still load from the game??

When i try to load my game on my psp it says load failed data is curropted. But if i let my brother do it on his psp with his memory stick it works perfectly. If i get his game and load it with my memory stick it works. So, how can i load my game?

hey dave
can psp read or show lyric in a music of psp..or only we can listen music do psp show lyric like ipod..if there is any idea can u help me...about psp where i can make my psp show lyrics or make notepad..

THIS DONT MAKE SENSE HOW DO YOU PUT PHOTOS ON THERE?

Thanks i have everything i need on my psp i dont know what i would have done without u thanks

is it possible to download music files to my psp from the wireless internet connection on my psp without using my pc?

how do you delete a movie that isn't there.
i got a movie off the internet and saved to video but when i went to view it,it wasn't there.
The movie took up my memory but it isn't there, pls help me with this and tell me how to get the memory back.

i got a psp and i dont know how to charge it and i dont know what i need for it so how i charge it and i wana put music and videos on it so plese tell me how email me at jdcostello@hotmail.com

how do i get pictures on my psp i have a ubs cord but then what do i do?

i use windows media player to put music on my psp. but when its done i go to look for the music on my psp but it says there arent any tracks on it. but the memory stick duo has less memory on it. pls help me

Ok, to cut my last message alot shorter, I've figured out what I was doing wrong as regards the PHOTO folder on my PSP, I changed it to PICTURE and now all my photos are there.. Hooray! :D
Can PSPs view animated GIFs as animations and not just as the first frame?

Hi, I tried to put music I downloaded from limeware onto my son's PSP. I could see it on the pc ok when I created a folder in PSP called Music and I transfered it over to that folder from my ocmoputer, but when I come out of USB mode and into music folder (memory stick) it says no tracks. I am using Windows Vista, would this have anything to do with it? Many thanks.

Hey Theresa did you use block capitals for your 'Music' folder? It should be MUSIC and not Music.
That's what I did and my MP3s play fine, haven't tried other formats yet though.. :D

when i connect up the psp with the usb cable and the computer....the psp does not appear in my computer????

Well you'll need to install the device driver for the PSP to be recognised by your PC.
I use Win98 and installed the driver before going to 'My Computer' which is where the 'Removable device' is located..

i did it finally! all you have to do is format your memory stick,then go to my computer and drag and click its that simple

Whenever i try to download a game on my psp it comes up as "corroupt data" how do i fix it?

This will sound weird, Jeff, but the problem might well be your USB cord itself. Try another one and see if you get things to work better.

your info is useful but no music is showing up i will click on memory stick under music and it says no tracks...could u email me step by step

how would you put downloaded games on?

How to put image on psp and internet

i have put the power and the usb cable in at the same time but it still ont work. i have also put a certain amount of music into a folder called "music" can you help me

I can't get my photos to work

i dont have a psp,but i tried on my cousins and it worked perfect ,but the problem was that he has a 32 mb and it only put half of a song so thanks!!

Hello Dave,See I have been having this problem everytime I add mp4 files to my psp it says corrupted or unsupported data can you PLEASE tell me how to solve this?

Kathy,

hey.. i need a little help..i hook my psp up to my computer and it notice's it as a memory stick.. so i went to my computer and every time i click on it it says, please insert disc.. im just trying to get music on it and this is frustraring.. can anyone help..

my computer doesn't beep when i hook up my psp and i can't find it?...

I have a similar problem to Theresa's, I'm using Vista and tried adding some songs onto the psp, some would immediately say corrupted file or unsupported data, and some would only play for about 30 sec... Also I tried to put some pics on and they came out distorted, I've done everything "right", formatting the disc, dropping in the right folder, etc....

Ive had my psp for about two years and i cant get any music on it...im just fed up with it can you help me?????...

my psp has a problem i dropped it and it wont turn n what do i do

Ok, so I have my PSP sitting here plugged in w/my usb, but every time I try to copy anything, (Game saves, Pictures, Music) I get and error saying that the file doesn't exist, or that there was in I/O error. any suggestions? I can copy FROM my MS/PSP, I just copy to it.

I tried to get music on my psp from limewire but after I got out of usb mode it says there are no tracks

I dont know how to get the mp3 downloaded to my pc can anyone help?

I dont know how to download the mp3 player to my pc can anyone help me?

I cant get my pictures &stuff like that can you help, Austin

HELP ME!

Dave,
I tried your method to get photos and movies on my psp but they dont seem to work. I can get MP3's on my psp no problem, but when it comes to movies and pics ive followed your instructions and ive had to success all that happens is i put the photos and movies on my psp and i try to view them and my psp just says "there are no photos/movies". What can I do!

thanks,
nico

I used my usb cord to put my pics on my psp after it was safe to take out the usb cord i wanted to see my pics.The pics were not on a camera the were already stored ta the computer.And wen i took out the usb cord my psp was freakin out and it would show me my pics of course i am going ta sue the computer company. And i am gonna make them buy me a new psp.

how do i get videos or photos? i got music but do i need a special format disc to get videos/ i tried what u said, but still no photos or videos. my friend sayes i need a format disc.. do i? plz help.

I can't find my PSP on my computer PLEASE HELP im real deperate to put em on!

hey dave,
i have a cannon camera will the cable for that work for my psp? and what is the cheapest cord for that you have found?

In the PSP 3.60 version the "PHOTO" folder has to be put inside the SYSTEM folder and not in the ROOT like the "MUSIC" and "VIDEO" folders. This is due to the latest version having compatability with Digital Cameras.To find the PSP on your computer first make a connection with USB cable and the computer then open "My Computer" and look under Devices with Removable Storage (E:) or (F:). Hope this helps others.

it really helped thanks

hiw do i get music and videos on my psp becouse when i try to do it doesnt

Dave

If you've seen this before apologies but I thought I'd pass it on......

I tried to download some photos onto my nephew's new style PSP at the weekend. I followed the instructions in the PSP manual to make a folder called "PICTURE" for all the photos. When I dragged and dropped the photos the PSP could not see them. It seemed odd that the PSP screen said "PHOTO" yet the manual wanted a different name for the folder so I changed it to "PHOTO" and needless to say it worked....this is a clearly a typo and may be causing confusion. Perhaps you might want to put it in the advice above. Cheers dp

Thanks very much, this was taking me weeks to figure out, and now its dead easy

Thank you soooo much. I was getting so frustrated, because I just got a silver psp and of course it didn't come with the usb cable, so I got one and still couldn't figure it out. thanks for the help :D

Everytime i click on the removabledist thing it says PLEASE INSERT A DISK INTO DRIVE E wat do i do???????? plz help

hey
i did what you said but it didnt work
im on a new psp running update 3.7 and when i look into my pic section it says i have no photos/vids but my memory stick says that the space it being taken up i dont know what to do from here thank for the help

sry for the re-post but my 1st one didnt work anyway im on a new psp running update 3.7 and i followed your steps but it didnt work any advice? thanks.

Hi Dave Im trying to put music on my pictures and put it on a cd Im trying Windows movie maker which does the job but I cant play it on my dvd player but if I leave the music off it works can you help me please

I put the music on my PSP,but when I go to music on the PSP itself there isnt anything there.When I connect the PSP and play it in Windows Media it plays away but I just can't find it on the PSP.
Any help will be great!
Cheers

hey thanx johno ur a good man.
i really needed the help man.

so ive been looking at questions from other people trying to get my psp to load files... but in the E: and F: in my computer it says that theres nothing there even though my psp is pluged in to the cp by USB. it says there is a device found but it dosent show it anywhere in my computer. how do i go about finding the psp in my computer and/ or do you need the memory stick in to find it in the computer im not sure

I have been having a problem when downloading music to the SW edition of the PSP. every time i downlod the msic, it sayd its on the Mem Stick and that the artists are there but that there are Zero Tracks. How do i fix this?

What if it does'nt happen when i try to load pictures it does'nt gets there can you help me

my pc isnt beeping :( what do i do

HI DAVE THANX FOR UR SUGGESTION
I GOT MY PICS ON PSP

THANKS U UR SOO HELPFUL...

I am having the same problem as someone else was having. I downloaded music from limewire and I could see it on the pc ok when I created a folder in PSP called MUSIC and I transfered it over to that folder from my computer, but when I come out of USB mode and into music folder (memory stick) it says no tracks. PLEASE HELP!

i need help, i connected my PSP tp the USB port, turned off the USB charge setting, and put it in Usb mode but it still does not rggnize my psp is connected to my computer. i hava a program i got with a package with Pelican that helps me organize and transport my music, photos, and videos to and from my PSP. it says at the top"No PSP/Memory Sticks are found". its the new PSP slim, black.

PLZZZZZZ HELP!!!!!!!!!!,
jake

i did everyting you said and it is coming up (there ane no images)

hey dave, i just got my psp and i am having trouble putting photos and music on it. i go excactly what the instuctions and yourself say to so do i create the fp;der that says either music or picture put the file on but it comes up "there are no images/tracks" please help asap

hi dave this