If I change the format of an mp3 player's hd will it ruin the device
I have an mp3 player (Oracom brand; see
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1156136&tstart=0 for original issues). The mp3 player is formatted to the MS-DOS file system and I'm having troubles working the device (it is compatible with mp3s, but when I go to play them I get a "file format error" message and they won't play). I'm frustrated, and want to start fresh with a clean format and try again.
I have tried the MS-DOS format, which is fine, but I'm stuck with a '".trashes" hidden file on the device afterwards. It was actually there before, and I don't know what purpose it serves. It has a 501 folder in it, but it's always empty. I'm assuming this has something to do with the mp3 player's system files (maybe). I cannot delete this file to find out, however, as I'm given an error -122 (-122; badMovErr; Move into offspring error; http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=9805).
If I were to format the device to OS Extended or another file format would it hurt the mp3 player at all? Would there be any irreversible damage to it (ie trying to run the device with an improperly formatted, and thus unreadable drive, as far as the mp3 player's programming is concerned)? I have a feeling the answer is no, and that it would be easily reversed if I reformatted to the original volume type, but I'm just checking. Also, would there be any benefit in changing the volume format for compatibility, or would that just be a waste of time?
I have tried the MS-DOS format, which is fine, but I'm stuck with a '".trashes" hidden file on the device afterwards. It was actually there before, and I don't know what purpose it serves. It has a 501 folder in it, but it's always empty. I'm assuming this has something to do with the mp3 player's system files (maybe). I cannot delete this file to find out, however, as I'm given an error -122 (-122; badMovErr; Move into offspring error; http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=9805).
If I were to format the device to OS Extended or another file format would it hurt the mp3 player at all? Would there be any irreversible damage to it (ie trying to run the device with an improperly formatted, and thus unreadable drive, as far as the mp3 player's programming is concerned)? I have a feeling the answer is no, and that it would be easily reversed if I reformatted to the original volume type, but I'm just checking. Also, would there be any benefit in changing the volume format for compatibility, or would that just be a waste of time?
MacBook 2 GHz Intel Core Duo, Mac OS X (10.4.9)
