Playing from USB

[Gruntledlark]

Does anyone know if there is a way to play files on your USB stick by folder rather than just by mp3 file?
I have a 64 Gig stick with music sorted into folders or "albums", but when I play it through the Head Unit (5 inch) I can't see the folders, but I do see files in all the folders. It would be awesome if I could just cruise my folders.

 

[Old Sarge]

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[clifford15]

I have a 64GB USB partitioned to 16GB and formatted to FAT32. I can see a FOLDERS selection on my transplanted 8.4. I could not format the full 64GB to FAT32 (Thus the partition workaround) and did not bother to try NTFS. EXIF does not work at all on mine.

 

[crash68]

I could not format the full 64GB to FAT32 (Thus the partition workaround) and did not bother to try NTFS.

You can format any size USB to FAT32 with this: http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
It's a portable app, nothing is installed on the PC

 

[Just-RAM-it]

Hmmmm, not sure. I have a 32 gig thumb drive (stick) and I never formatted it or anything, just added over 700 songs in MP3 format and started playing right away. I also have several folders, and I can select "ALL Music" or I can select a specific folder to play from.

 

[clifford15]

Might be apples and oranges but here is a pic of mine:

 

[Gruntledlark]

Might be apples and oranges but here is a pic of mine:

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Yes, I get the FOLDERS and ARTISTS options, but when I select them nothing shows up. All I get is a loooong scrolling list of all my songs from all folders. Frustrating.

 

[MADDOG]

I had the same issue and was not able to solve it.

I re-formatted a 128GB thumb drive to FAT32 and loaded it up with almost 1000 single MP3 files. Worked like a champ.

I just put it on "Shuffle" and let it play.

 

[Gruntledlark]

Well I feel like an idiot. Today I noticed that the ARTISTS, ALBUMS, GENRE page scrolls! Yep, FOLDERS is there, I just had to scroll down to find it.

 

[Cableman]

Might be apples and oranges but here is a pic of mine:

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Thanks for that pic! I didnt even know i could find folders, thought it just didnt have this option even tho i have them in folders/albums lol
Guess i should look deeper sometimes!
Im usually streaming Amazon music but still gotta love your own.

 

[kad]

Might be apples and oranges but here is a pic of mine:

Mine looks the same ('16 Radio in a '14 truck). All of my music is in folders, nothing in the root.

-K