hi Bill
How are you turning the player off?
I have this player and similar problems at first and found that if I leave the side on/off switch ON all the time and just use the top Play/pause button to switch it On and Off I get no problems and it allows the playlist to update when new files are added.
Its bad if you use the side On/Off switch to switch the unit Off it cuts the power so it's a bit like unplugging you PC when you have finished with it if you get what I mean, and the top button is a soft shutdown.
btw did you make a backup of your firmware?
If so you could try restoring that.
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