How to remove a file from your Zune device

This article describes how to use the Zune software to remove or to prevent a file from your Zune device.

The procedure to remove an item from your player depends on the kind of Zune player that you have.

• To remove an item from a Zune HD player, follow these steps:
  1. Move to the location of the item.
  2. Press and hold the item’s thumbnail, and then tap DELETE.
  Note To remove more than one item at a time, use the Zune software.
• To remove an item from a non-touchscreen Zune player or to remove more than one item at a time from a Zune HD player, follow these steps:
  1. Start the Zune software, and then connect your Zune player to the computer.
  2. In the destination selection, click device, and then select music, videos, pictures, podcasts, friends, channels, or apps, as appropriate.
  3. Locate and then right-click the file(s) that you want to delete. Then, click Delete from <device name>.
  4. Click OK to confirm the deletion.
  5. Disconnect your Zune device from the computer when the synchronization is complete.

If you delete a file that is part of a synchronized playlist from your Zune device, the Zune software will skip that file the next time that you sync the device. Therefore, the deleted song, video, or picture will no longer appear on the Zune device.

To prevent a file from syncing to the Zune device, follow these steps:

1. Start the Zune software, and then connect your Zune device to the computer.
2. In the destination section, click collection, and then select music, videos, pictures, podcasts, channels, or apps, as appropriate.
3. Locate the file that you want to prevent from syncing to the device.
4. Right-click the file(s) that you want to prevent from syncing, and then click Never sync with <device name>.
5. Disconnect your Zune device from the computer when synchronization is complete. You can reverse this setting by locating the media in your collection, right-clicking the item, and then clicking Sync with <device name>.

For more information about how to remove all files from your Zune device, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: