[JWGDesign]

I've got a black Kudez Nano Clone with a 1.5-inch screen, 1 Gigabyte of memory, firmware 9.0.48, and an ACT2901_S75_SZG chip.

I have been trying to get it to play songs that have been separated into folders, but nothing seemed to work. I use Mac OS X almost exclusively. I don't have any Windows PCs at home - although I do have one at work.

The method that finally worked for my player involves copying MP3 files from the Mac, and then using WinXP to create new folders and move the files into the new folders. Then the player works fine.

First of all, here is what happens when trying to do it all on the Mac:
1) Drag n drop a group of songs from iTunes to the Nano's root directory.
2) Create folders for each album.
3) Move MP3 files into the album folders.
4) Use the Terminal to delete all the extra invisible files that Mac OS X creates (.Trashes, .DS_Store, ._Song1.mp3, etc.).
5) Disconnect the Nano.
6) Select Music > [Menu] > Local Folder > \ > Album Folder > Song (all with the Menu Button).

* The Nano should bring me back to the player screen showing the song I selected. Instead, it shows me the first MP3 file I copied to the Nano!

* If I do step 1 and 4 on the Mac, then do steps 2 & 3 on WinXP, then step 6 works fine.

Mac OS X must be treating the Nano's disk differently than WinXP. Somehow, it handles new folders differently. If I create some album folders on the Mac and some on the PC, then the ones from the Mac will not work but the ones from the PC will. I think I have deleted all the extra hidden files that the Mac creates, yet it still doesn't work right.

This is driving me crazy. I don't have a PC at home, so I would have to use VirtualPC to do this. There has got to be a way to do this on a Mac without having to use a PC too.

Does anyone have any ideas?