Dave, Help! How do I download music from my HP Windows computer to a Sony PSP computer? The system says it is downloaded but the PSP says that there are no tracks available?
Hmmm… I’m trying to figure out whether researching this question would justify me buying a Sony PSP and claiming it as a tax deduction on next year’s taxes (a curiously apropos question since today is April 15th, when we file income taxes here in the United States). 🙂
More seriously, here are the steps you’ll need to go through to get your music to download successful from your Windows PC to your new Sony PSP unit:
- Connect the PSP to your PC with a USB cable. (about $10: buy a USB cable for your PSP)
- Press the “home” button on the PSP (it’s a tiny button to the lower left of the screen) then use the left-right directional buttons to find “Settings”, then the up-down buttons to find “USB Connection” on the PSP.
- Press the “X” button (you got it, the round button with the “X” on it) and your PSP should display “USB Connection”.
- In a moment or two your computer should tell you that a new USB device has been connected, then show you a new generic hard drive, usually E: or F:
- Click on the drive letter that corresponds to the PSP unit.
- Now create a new folder on that drive and name it “psp”.
- Within the new “psp” folder create another folder, and name it “music”.
- Copy your desired mp3 files into the new “music” folder.
- When you’re done copying your desired music tracks, press the “O” button on the PSP to get out of USB connect mode.
Now you’re ready to go! Use the left-right arrows to move to the music area, then the up-down arrows to find “Memory Stick”. Chose that folder by pressing the “X” button again, and you should be able to find all your favorite music!
Note that the PSP running older firmware (firmware is the “operating system” of the PSP) does not support any Windows Media formats i.e WMA & WMV, so any music you have in that format must be converted to MP3 before copying to your PSP. Fortunately, Sony’s very own Image Converter 2.1 can convert all your music with a very simple GUi and will then also manage all the measuring and transfering for you too.
If Image Converter doesn’t seem up to snuff, then there are various other solutions for converting audio files, including the free Windows application Switch, written up here: How to convert WMA audio files into MP3 audio files.
If you really want to play WMA format audio files, make sure you have the latest version of the firmware from Sony (see below for update instructions).
That should get you up and rockin’ in no time!
Additional useful tutorials:
• How to format your PSP memory stick
• Update your PSP firmware via wifi network
• Update your PSP firmware without a wifi network
• How to get music to play on your PSP
hey! can some one help me? for some reason my mp3 is turnig on and off every 5 secons…help!!
Am really finding it difficult to download mp3 to my psp. so how do I go about it.
thanks LOADS to electric for the link to be able to download music directly to my psp without the use of a p.c. now all i need is a BIGGER memory card, thank you. ive had my psp or years but only had it on the net for about a year and it was doing my head in….. no more stressing out, like i say…. THANK YOU!
1 more thing… if you download demos from america, then login as a japenese user, u cant play ur usa demos UNTIL you login as a usa user, and that goes 4 every different country u use, so go 2 PSPdemocentre…. and download as much as u can from there (u can play these no matter what country ur loged in as)… hope u find this usefull… even though i STILL cant download music directly to my psp WITHOUT THE USE OF A P.C. ps its my b/day 10th oct so if n e 1 knows a solution, it will b best prezzie EVER.
if you want to download FREE demos, game trailors, ect WITHOUT USING A PC, go to ur browser on ur psp and put in….. PSPdemocentre, you can download demos from europe, u.s.a. japan, ect. it also gives you links to other free sites like…. psponme…. pspoof, you can even play gemes (but games run slow) try it guys n galls. its the best thing that ever happened tp my psp. lol, have fun!!!!
my psp is not connectioning to the computer….
after the music is on the psp how do i get it to play?
oit does work but it confuses 2 many people tho so peple who are good with pcs do it and paople who arent do it easier way
Okay Dave you told me how plug up and get started but you didnt show/tell how to specficly get the music.Com`on man WHATS UP with that MaN
ok when i connect my usb and i put my psp mode but it wont do nothing it doesnt show e dive or nothin
hey dave my UMD dragonball evolution is doing fine when i accidentaly updated my psp to 3.71 to 5.03. it was working fine when i didnt updated yet my psp to5.03 version but i updated it then went it back to 3.71.it says when iclick it to games then umd it says you need to update it to5.03 to play it.please help dave!
Dave, I can get the music folder downloaded onto the PSP, the song names are listed however it says no tracks available. Can you help me please…we are going on vacation and my son wants some songs!
go to psp files and go to music file then drag music to the music file.
brilliant! – really helpful. i’m now a genius in the eyes of my son…. ta
i did everything but i still don’t have any tracks!
i downloaded some music and it says it dosent got
any tracks on it and i dont know to do
Hi ive got the best answer to solve your problem
your problem is how do i download music ?
my answer is go to this link http://www.downloads.nl
click on the wierdly spelled music button and type in your artist then click on the song name what you want and then click download
DO NOT DO THIS ON YOUR COMPUTER
You must do this on your psp browser and it will save the music under music on your psp system.
The site is safe and contains no viruses of any kind so dont be worried about it wrecking your psp system cos it wont.
Thanks and i hope this information comes in handy
my computer doesnt respod to the connection
why can i do?
love it
i need help gettin musiq for my psp. i followed the instrucions but my psp wont load to the computer
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
This is a great help website. Thank you. I didnt get a manual with my used PSP, this is great. Thank you !!!!
my computer won’t show that my psp is connected
thanks, for the information u have put on net.
so i downloaded it from rhapsody and it says its an mp3 file and that it downloaded but on the psp it has a folder with the artist name and it says there is no music that can be played
My psp will not connect when I go to usb connection. It does nothing
I connected the ubs cord and i dont know how to creat a new folder on my computer or psp?????
My coumputer is not saying u connected a new device.
Dave,
I got the music downloaded to my PSP just fine. The problem I am having now is that some of the songs will not show up because it says that the music is copy rights protected, but I downloaded the music from my discs that I bought in the store and the same music works on my computer mediaplayer. I also got the newest firmware on my psp. What can I do to get past the issue?
which homr button r u talking about which left-right direction buttons and how do u find the setting button thank u for the hel[p anyway if u can right me back because i wnat to download music in my PSP i have the USB cabel thaks
I have a new psp, I connected the usb cord into the psp, I went to settings and went to usb connection. I clicked on that and it says USB MODE, I have re connected it and it tells me the same thing.
my psp still won’t connect to the internet
Do i cut and paste?
how can i transfer a song from a file in my computer to my cell phone as a ring tone?
i need alot of help how to put music on a psp and i downloaded all the music on windows media player and then transfer it all on to a mp3 player what do i need to do please help
still no tracks the names are there but no track
umm ur stuff didnt help i do not know what to do still =(
i have followed the steps you have said to but when i go onto my psp and look for the tracks there is still nothing there!!!!!!!!!!!
IF YOU DON’T HAVE USB CABLE FOR PSP AND YOU WANT TO PUT MUSIC ON YOUR PSP . NO PROBLEM. HERE WHAT YOU NEED (WIRELESS INTERNET AND MEMORY STICK)THEN OPEN YOUR PSP BROWSER AND TYPE IN SKreemR.com and then type the music name or artist name that you want .then select the song you want and click where it say file.bla bla bal .after you click on file download will pop up then click save and then go to music and enjoy song
I know how to do mines
I Got an IMAC Computer I install everything passwor and all I install an NX400 printer to it and it’s asking me for a password.
I put the password in but it still asking for my password what is wrong or am I doing something wrong so that the IMAC and the printer work together.
i dont know how to download videos or music to my psp
thnx a lot dave… ^^
now…im already listening music from my PSP
instead from my computer,, ^^
it really helps me a lot..
but can you tell me how to download pictures from my computer to my PSP..
thnk u…
more power..and God bless..
Thanks Dave – I’d been tearing my hair out trying to download music onto my sons psp, then i blundered into your site & had it all up & running in 5 minutes flat!!
ok so i went on music (memory stick) then i went on one of the folders and it tells me
the music cannot be played.
there are no tracks available.
What should i do?
on my psp there are lots folders but no tracks??
pls help me
ok heres the deal, i just bought new psp ratchet and clank/ national treasure bundle pack.. i been trying to get music on there, but it never seems to work. i have windows media player, roxio i use to burn cd’s i download from limewire. but it alwasy takes forever to transfer music and it wont let me copy/paste directly to folder. always says missing properties, cannot transfer file, and if i do get something on there, its either corrupted or it will be like 3 songs that blend in and out, is the file thing a vista problem. i follow step by step everything, i ordered a 16g memory stick from sony hoping myabe a 1 gig is just slow, do i need a better usb? i been checking for days now and no one seems to have posted anything about this situation. please help thanks
ive managed to get the right connection name but i do not remember my pass word so it will not let me have internet
I don’t kown how
when i put my music aint nothing but tracks what do i do?