Is There A Way...[SOLVED - THANK YOU]

[Kumaki]

Is there a way to change the label of an SD Card without re-formatting?

I messed up when I formatted new SD cards...I gave them different label names.  I want to change that label name so that they are the same label name.

The reason for this is that, now my music files - the playlists - won't work in Audacious, because the file path is wrong.

It is looking for "media/CARD 2/song.mp3"

I put all the song files on the new card, and in the same folders an everything, but labelled it differently.

So now, on the new card, the path "media/CARD2/song.mp3" doen't work, because I called the new card "CARD 3"

I want to re-name "CARD 3" to "CARD 2" as well...but without losing any of the files I have on the card...so that my playlist in Audacious" will work no matter what card I have in Slot 2

See, the way I set up my Pandora...is to have all my main programs, and appdata files in the SD Card in Slot 1.

That card always stays.

The card in Slot 2 is for media.  Music, Movies, etc.

But, as I discovered...if I name the card with a different label on format....now, the playlist does not find the music files, because the path isn't right.

So I want to re-name the card.

How can this be done without re-formatting the card...without losing the files that are currently on the card?

Or can it be done?

If not, I suppose I'll bneed to get other SD Cards...format and name THEM correctly...then move all the files to THOSE cards...and re-format the existing cards...and name the right.

But I didn't think to do this when I first formatted them.  ARRRGH.

 

[Gausen]

You can use Gparted.

 

[Binky]

You can use Gparted.

With care, and with a backup of your music - its very easy to go wrong with partition managers.

 

[Farox]

If you have access to a Win machine you could change that label name without reformatting..(i have tested on Fat32 card) don't know if it works for other filesystems

 

[gotwake424]

Does right clicking the sd card on the pandora not give you the option to change the name?

Does for me 

 

[Gausen]

With care, and with a backup of your music - its very easy to go wrong with partition managers.

I understand your concern. But isn't kind of excessive to backup just for a label change?

 

[Binky]

Depends how paranoid you are...

 

[Gausen]

True.

 

[Kumaki]

I have a Win machine.

I actually was able to put the card in my card reader....right click on it, and change the label name.  Wasn't sure if I could...or if it would screw up any of the data on the card.

All's well.

 

[Farox]

 

[klapse]

for linux

e2label <device> <label>