Turn off auto sync on 2.2 firmware?

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 SpryboyAustin wrote:

RDanka, external USB drives are big and relatively cheap.  Buy one, and move your music collection over to it.  You'll have plenty of space to grow.

 

You’re right, it seems the everyone has there own "workaround" since the inability to simply turn off auto sync isn't there.  Although 80 gig USBs do cost a pretty penny.  None of these workaround should be necessary. I've already got 500 cds as a backup method for my music.

What are people doing who want to use multiple computers? I have a laptop that I use when traveling and another desktop at work. I'm petrified to connect my Zune to either of these.  I keep hearing people mentioning the “tell the software to forget the Zune and then sign in as a guest” option, but I cannot for the life of me find a guest option when I reconnect my Zune after disassociating it from the software.

Please, Microsoft, fix this problem.  All I want is the option to stop the thing form auto syncing.   

RDanka, external USB drives are big and relatively cheap.  Buy one, and move your music collection over to it.  You'll have plenty of space to grow.

 

 BWGATH wrote:

Zune is releasing an update sometime this month. Mainly to fix the battery problem but it does say it will address and fix other issues so hopefully that will include the syncing issues we've been having (Fingers crossed).

Hopefully, what a pain. so much lost files I have to put back on the computer again.

Zune is releasing an update sometime this month. Mainly to fix the battery problem but it does say it will address and fix other issues so hopefully that will include the syncing issues we've been having (Fingers crossed).

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This problem is beyond unfortunate!! I just bought a Zune 80 and the hard drive on my computer is only 60 gigs, so it is not even possible for me to use the entire 80 gigs on the Zune!!! I can't believe this.  I've gone from loving my new Zune to hating it in less than 24 hours! I don't recall Microsoft ever stating anywhere that I would need a computer with 80 gigs of storage space in order to use my new Zune.  What a rip off!!

 Marten1970 wrote:

Yeah I noticed  this a few days ago and it's really annoying. So far I've converted 146 movies, TV shows and random videos to Zune format w/ 3rd party software (approx 40GB) .

What 3rd party software are you using?  Does it convert the files to WMV or MP4?  Can you use DVD (VOB) files on your hard drive as input?

I have been looking for a solution to create "Zune" video files.  I have tried several, but find my trust Nero Recode the best option so far.  But Nero outputs MP4 video files.  These are recognize by the software, but have to "Translates" by the Zune software during the sync, and this takes a llllooooonnnnnngggggg time.

Yeah I noticed  this a few days ago and it's really annoying. So far I've converted 146 movies, TV shows and random videos to Zune format w/ 3rd party software (approx 40GB) . I own a Zune30 that has approx. 12GB of music on it that's staying where it is. So obviously, I'm not gonna put all the videos on  my Zune. After I sync videos to the device, I archive those files on an ext HDD. So my folder I have the software monitoring rarely contains the same files as the device, so I've been getting thing deleted off my Zune that I don't want to be, of course.

As a work around, I mounted the ext drive and gave it a drive letter, so now I have to wade through 146 files that are organized for crap. I edit my video metadata so episodes of the same TV shows fall into the TV Shows header on the Zune with a separate folder/thumbnail for the different shows. The organization of videos on the Zune is perfect, the organization of the videos in the Zune software is non-existent.  I could deal with the stupid policy of having to have all my videos in my collection, if I had the abilty to organized them in some form or fashion without have 146 thumbnails on one screen. It's really just a stupid way of doing things.

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New Zune owner and this software is nuts!!!!  I am a technical professional and for the life of me I cannot figure out what it is trying to do.  This is the most unintuiative software I have ever seen!!

My wife and I own each have a 30GB Zune that will have completely different movies, music, etc....  Is there anyway to keep separate "libraries"??

Please fix this, as this is the absolute worst media software that I have ever dealt with.  No control what so ever!!!

I am just about ready to return the Zunes and post everywhere I can about how the crazy software absolutely RUINS a great and affordable player!!!!

I have successfully unintentionally deleted two movies that took me roughly three and a half hours total to encode.  I added them to my Zune 30, and played them to check everything out and to see if audio was in sync.... all was well.  I then proceeded to delete the files to preserve memory on my laptop, as the movies took up roughly 700mb each.  I then went to sync some podcasts, and lo and behold, my movies were deleted from my Zune.  It is really a disservice to the loyal Zune userbase when the software deems itself worthy of deleting items off your Zune when you have specided TO LET ME SYNC MY OWN FILES.  Now, I love my Zune, but this is one giant frustration that needs to be resolved.

Grr, I don't like having a lot of music/videos stuck on my PC after I've transferred them...I want em off my computer after I sync. I hope an update comes quick, so I can use the space on my PC for other stuff.

Someone should take a look at this and see if it fixes your problem. Specifically the posts on the 2nd page where someone said that by running the new Zune Media Collection Resest tool they are now able to sync manually - look at replies #22 to #26.