To synchronize content manually

1. Start Windows Media Player and then connect your device to your computer.
2. In the Library feature, in the Playlist pane, click <List Name> List, and then click Sync List.
3. Drag items from the Contents or Details panes in your library to the List pane to add them to the list of items to be synchronized.
4. In the Items on Device pane, select the portable device, and then do any of the following:
   • To view quality-level settings, click the Display properties and settings button .
   • To create a folder on the device, click the Create folder button .
   • To permanently delete folders and items from the portable device to free storage space on it for your synchronized content, click folders and items displayed in the Items on Device pane, and then click the Delete button . The Player cannot delete folders that contain files other than digital media files.
   • To format the device, click the Format storage media button .
5. Click the Start Sync button in the List pane.

 Caution

• Formatting erases all data on the device.

Note

• You can stop synchronization at any time by clicking the Stop Sync button in the Items to Sync pane. This does not remove items already synchronized to the device, but does prevent additional items from being synchronized.

Related topics

• Synchronizing media items to your device
• To set up manual synchronization
• List pane