How do I change my regular music to mp3 so that I can download it into my psp? I also can’t get pictures into the psp? I have the regular usb cable
It’s not too hard to transfer files from your Windows PC to your Sony PSP, but here’s the trick: the “PSP Value Pack” doesn’t have everything that you need. Not so good. In fact, you’ll want to add a larger Memory Stick Duo, for example, because 32MB just isn’t much space at all, when you come down to it.
The other missing piece in the Value Pack is the USB cable that lets you connect your Sony PSP to your Windows PC and, of course, vice versa. Fortunately, these are pretty easy to find – anywhere that carries Sony digital cameras should have the right USB cable, or you can try somewhere like Froogle to find a cable. I did a quick search and found this $7.95 cable from one store.
To get everything working, plug the Sony PSP into the Windows PC via USB cable, plug the PSP into the wall, then turn both units on. On the PSP, click the “USB Connection” button (on the Settings menu) and, hopefully, your PC will beep and tell you that it’s found a new “removable disk”: your PSP.
Using Windows Explorer, find the new PSP device and if there isn’t already a folder called PHOTO on it, create one as you ordinarily would create a folder in Windows. Now just drop in any JPEG images you’d like to have viewable on your PSP while on the go.
Music-wise, you’ll want to create a folder called MUSIC and drop in MP3 format music files (which means that you can’t play music you get from the Apple iTunes Store, for example, because that’s in a different format).
I hope that’ll get you going with this process. It doesn’t seem too hard!
Here are a couple of useful additional references:
- How to convert WMA audio files into MP3 audio files
- Gizmodo’s PSP Roundup
- WAV to MP3 Converter for Windows
- MP3 Encoder
Additional useful reference articles:
• Download music from your PC to your Sony PSP
• Watch DVD Movies on a Sony PSP
• Getting Network Update to work on a Sony PSP
• Sony PSP Firmware Update Instructions
• iTunes music on a Sony PSP
I need help getting movies to play on the PSP. I put the video files on the memory stick as .mp4 and it seems no matter what I do I cant get them to play. The PSP keeps saying that it has no video files when I know for sure they are there. I have firmeware 3.80 if that makes any difference. I have tried many ways that people have talked about on many websites and nothing has worked.
how do i get images off my computer and put them on mi psp
if you’ve tried dragging the song onto your psp and that didn’t work, try copying, it worked for me (:
please help me i must have tried everything im tryig to get a wallpaer on my psp i got a picture and drag and dropped it onto the psp file and when i check it on the regular psp its not on there
i can not open my psp after i i connect it and plug it in how do u open it.
hi dave this is jen. i just got my psp and i don’t know how to create a folder for my music. i tried to drag a drop but when i try to open up the music from my memory stick, it states “there are no tracks” please help. thanks
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
i did everyting you said and it is coming up (there ane no images)
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 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!
THANKS U UR SOO HELPFUL…
HI DAVE THANX FOR UR SUGGESTION
I GOT MY PICS ON PSP
my pc isnt beeping 🙁 what do i do
What if it does’nt happen when i try to load pictures it does’nt gets there can you help me
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?
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
hey thanx johno ur a good man.
i really needed the help man.
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
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
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.
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
Everytime i click on the removabledist thing it says PLEASE INSERT A DISK INTO DRIVE E wat do i do???????? plz help
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 😀
Thanks very much, this was taking me weeks to figure out, and now its dead easy
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
hiw do i get music and videos on my psp becouse when i try to do it doesnt
it really helped thanks
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.
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?
I can’t find my PSP on my computer PLEASE HELP im real deperate to put em on!
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 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.
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 cant get my pictures &stuff like that can you help, Austin
I dont know how to download the mp3 player to my pc can anyone help me?
I dont know how to get the mp3 downloaded to my pc can anyone help?
I tried to get music on my psp from limewire but after I got out of usb mode it says there are no tracks
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.
my psp has a problem i dropped it and it wont turn n what do i do
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?????…
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….
my computer doesn’t beep when i hook up my psp and i can’t find it?…
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..
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,
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!!
I can’t get my photos to work
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
How to put image on psp and internet
how would you put downloaded games on?
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