Perhaps your music db is getting too large now and causing timeouts. You can always try using mp3tofid https://github.com/empeg/mp3tofid to add tunes to your player. Or you might have better luck with the timeout issue if you try using Jemplode. I'm not sure, but I think I remember reading or being told that version 3 of the empeg software builds doesn't always sync with emplode and that certain 3rd party apps that automatically load during boot and that are running while trying to sync might interfere with the process so if you've added any apps around the time this problem started occurring, it's best to exit those apps or stop them from auto-loading in the boot sequence. That's my 2 cents - I hope it helps.