Connect Your Portable Device
Depending on your device’s capabilities, music, videos, photos, and other media file formats can be transferred from the media library on your computer and enjoyed while on the move. By default, Windows Media Player selects the best synchronization method for your device when you connect it to your computer. There are two possible ways it can choose depending on your device’s storage capacity:
Automatic Mode: If a device you connect to has 4 GB or more of storage, and the entire contents of your WMP library will fit on it, then this mode is used.Manual Mode: WMP selects this mode when a device you plug in has less than 4 GB of storage space.
To connect your portable device so that Windows Media Player recognizes it, complete the following steps.
Sync Using Automatic Mode
If Windows Media Player uses the automatic mode, select Finish to transfer your media automatically. This mode also makes sure that the contents of your library do not exceed the storage capacity of your portable device. You don’t have to transfer everything to your device in automatic mode. Instead, you can select which playlists you want to transfer each time your device is connected. You can also create new auto playlists and add them, too. To choose the playlists you want to sync automatically, follow these steps:
Sync Using Manual Mode
To set up manual syncing in Windows Media Player, you’ll first need to select Finish when you have connected your portable device.
