not all folders are picked up in USB mode

[shortia]

When I attach my USB drive  - I have an issue that the stereo only picks up a few folders.

How should the USB drive be formatted and what should the folder structure look like?

[IamNic]

Hello @shortia,

which stereo do you use? Also what stick do you use (size) and how is it formatted (FAT32/FAT16/NTFS/exFAT)?

- Nic

[shortia]

hi nic

its a 

DSX-A410BT

Its currently formatted as MS-DOS FAT 32 and it is a 128GB drive

[IamNic]

Hello @shortia,

have you checked to which setting your USB mode is set?

USB MODE
Changes the USB mode: [ANDROID], [MSC/MTP].
(Available only when the USB source is selected.)

Also note

USB Player section
Interface: USB (Full-speed)
Maximum current: 1 A
Maximum number of recognizable folders and files:
Folders (albums): 256
Files (tracks) per folder: 256
Compatible Android Open Accessory protocol
(AOA): 2.0
Corresponding codec:
MP3 (.mp3)
Bit rate: 8 kbps - 320 kbps (Supports VBR
(Variable Bit Rate))
Sampling rate: 16 kHz - 48 kHz
WMA (.wma)
Bit rate: 32 kbps - 192 kbps (Supports VBR
(Variable Bit Rate))
Sampling rate: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
AAC (.m4a, .mp4)
Bit rate: 16 kbps – 320 kbps (stereo)
Sampling rate: 8 kHz – 48 kHz
FLAC (.flac)
Bit depth: 16 bit, 24 bit
Sampling rate: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

According to the right file-format, FAT32 is correct.

- Nic

[shortia]

thats great Nic - i think you've resolved my issue - well - i now know what I need to do.

[IamNic]

Hello @shortia,

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@shortia  wrote:

well - i now know what I need to do.

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would you mind to share what that would be? Maybe it is of help for other community members who might stumble upon this post in the future.

- Nic

[shortia]

Well,

I suppose I need to sort my files into a structure it can recognize.

My file structure was an iTunes Media library so I'm assuming (and I could be wrong) that at the top level, it will only recognise 256 folders and within each of those folders I can have 256 files.

So, i suppose my task is to shoehorn that iTunes Media library into that kind of format.  How I actually do that at this moment I don't know.

[IamNic]

Hello @shortia,

keep me posted on if that works out!

- Nic