Sony Walkman not listed

[raananb]

When a Sony NWZ-S615F Walkman is connected to a USB port it is not listed in the devices list, while it shows up in Windows Explorer as WALKMAN. I am almost sure this also happens with CANON "A" series cameras (I had one on hand earlier, but no more). Any particular reason?

[admin]

XY does not list devices that are no drives.

[raananb]

I understand, but would like to point out that the Walkman is a storage device. Behind the WALKMAN entry, Windows Explorer lists "Storage Media" and then a normal folder structure:

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WALKMAN
  Storage Media
    DCIM
    MP_ROOT
    MUSIC
    PICTURE
    PICTURES
    VIDEO

I guess Sony masks the "Storage Media" entry, but isn't there a way to overcome this?

[admin]

I understand, but would like to point out that the Walkman is a storage device. Behind the WALKMAN entry, Windows Explorer lists "Storage Media" and then a normal folder structure:

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WALKMAN
  Storage Media
    DCIM
    MP_ROOT
    MUSIC
    PICTURE
    PICTURES
    VIDEO

I guess Sony masks the "Storage Media" entry, but isn't there a way to overcome this?

Unless I add support for listing such devices, you could try to map it on a drive if that's possible.

[pdesousa]

Even in version 12.8, I cannot see any media devices -- Sony Walkman, iPod, Samsung S3.... that are connected via usb, either directly into the machine or through a hub. Previous posts seem to be saying, "yep, they don't work." I doubt I am alone in saying this is a sever limitation on XY. I use these devices for storage, file transfer, etc, etc....they are a fundamental part of my computing use. This shortcoming means I have to bounce back and forth to windows explorer in order to do my work. I would rather move past explorer, that's why I bought XY. So it seems like an 80% product and does not provide the feature which is perhaps most important to me.

Am I missing something in configuration? My devices get plugged in and out in different orders and times so mapping them really is not a solution.

[Nighted]

pdesousa, have you tried looking into USBDLM (USB Drive Letter Manager)?

USBDLM allows you to map drives. Windows does too but you have to do it manually through disk management.