Subfolders Usb Audio Issues - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

headache · 07-01-2013, 01:26 AM

I've been trying to figure out how to get my usb audio setup correctly for my new FRS. I got a 32 gb stick, formatted fat32, and created some folders, subfolders and put music into them.

The problem is that when I use the usb stick, it shows all subfolders. So if I have each main folder an artist, and each subfolder an album, it will simply list all the album folders, and not show me the artist folders.

Are subfolders not supported? Do I have to name each folder artist-album, and simply have them all listed? Or is there something I am doing wrong? I've searched the forum and my instruction manual for a solution but no luck...

Thanks!

getbent · 07-01-2013, 08:58 AM

Mine works the same way. From what I can tell it will only show folders in the "list view" when there are actual audio files in them. So when you organize them by Artist -> Album -> Track since the actual audio tracks only exist in the album subfolders, that is all it will show.

Its annoying since you can only see the album names and not the artists when scrolling through them, but other than that mine works really well with a 32GB usb stick and AAC files.

SloS14 · 07-01-2013, 09:01 AM

I use this thing to put the artist name in the folder, so the artist name and album is in the folder name

http://www.mediamonkey.com/

pcporo · 07-01-2013, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SloS14

I use this thing to put the artist name in the folder, so the artist name and album is in the folder name

http://www.mediamonkey.com/

same here. really easy to organize. and the free version does everything i need.

mRdeMs83 · 07-01-2013, 12:52 PM

Anyone have a problem when using the usb drive and random mode the same song line up is repeated?

FR-S Hachiroku

Eio · 11-23-2013, 05:58 PM

I renamed all my album folders to start with the artist name, but the first fifty or so displayed are not in alphabetical order, then the rest fall into correct alphabetical order. Any suggestions?

My random play works well; you can select random file within a folder or random folder.

2014 Head Unit, 64GB reformatted to Fat32, , 245 artist folders, 492 Album folders.

Eio · 11-23-2013, 06:51 PM

I found the answer for displaying USB contents in Alphabetical order. Use FAT Sorter v1.0.4. Download at http://www.fenux.net/story/fatsorteroneohfour

07-01-2013, 01:26 AM	#1
headache Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Silver FR-S Location: California Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Subfolders Usb Audio Issues I've been trying to figure out how to get my usb audio setup correctly for my new FRS. I got a 32 gb stick, formatted fat32, and created some folders, subfolders and put music into them. The problem is that when I use the usb stick, it shows all subfolders. So if I have each main folder an artist, and each subfolder an album, it will simply list all the album folders, and not show me the artist folders. Are subfolders not supported? Do I have to name each folder artist-album, and simply have them all listed? Or is there something I am doing wrong? I've searched the forum and my instruction manual for a solution but no luck... Thanks!

07-01-2013, 08:58 AM	#2
getbent Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S Blue MT Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 162 Thanks: 4 Thanked 37 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine works the same way. From what I can tell it will only show folders in the "list view" when there are actual audio files in them. So when you organize them by Artist -> Album -> Track since the actual audio tracks only exist in the album subfolders, that is all it will show. Its annoying since you can only see the album names and not the artists when scrolling through them, but other than that mine works really well with a 32GB usb stick and AAC files. __________________ 2013 Scion FR-S \| 6MT \| UltraMarine

11-23-2013, 05:58 PM	#6
Eio Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: FR-S 2014 Whiteout Location: TX Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	USB Formating I renamed all my album folders to start with the artist name, but the first fifty or so displayed are not in alphabetical order, then the rest fall into correct alphabetical order. Any suggestions? My random play works well; you can select random file within a folder or random folder. 2014 Head Unit, 64GB reformatted to Fat32, , 245 artist folders, 492 Album folders.

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