A portable terminal having a display unit and a slot on which an external memory is mounted detachably, includes an internal memory configured to store contents, a play list including information indicating the contents and information indicating contents stored in the external memory, and location information indicating whether or not the contents are contents stored in the external memory, and a controller which confirms whether or not the contents corresponding to information indicating the contents registered together with the location information exist in the external memory mounted on the slot, when representing the play list on the display unit, in the case where the location information stored in the internal memory indicates the external memory, and when no existence is detected, displaying information indicating the contents in a mode of indicating that the contents cannot be used.