USB thumb drive: music files

[chipsalot]

For what it's worth, 256GB thumb drive working...

2024 1500 Limited UConnect 5 w/12" screen running FCA-MY23.T27.34-PROD and successfully playing music from a 256GB thumb drive NTFS-formated with folders as follows: artist > album > song in mp3 and m4a formats - roughly 2,000 songs.

It took a long time for the head unit to index the drive. I think its best to listen to other sources and just let it do its thing; but it was easily an hour plus.

For what its worth, the drive used is as follows:
"SAMSUNG MUF-256AB/AM FIT Plus 256GB - 400MB/s USB 3.1 Flash Drive, Gunmetal Gray"
Amazon link: Amazon.com

 

[DEG]

I use a tiny 128GB Scan Disk it currently has 2800 songs in lossless FLAC format and it's just over half full.

 

[ram813ltd]

I know a lot of people use their phones for music playback. I do not, and do not want to start either..... I am not a big I-tunes fan either.

I use a 64 gig USB drive, and store lossless MP3 music files on it. I am a dinosaur and still buy CD's, then rip them.

One notable short combing of this system, is that I can't select a genre and hit shuffle. It appears the software relies more on playlists than file tagging.

If anyone else has figured out a good way to tag and store files on a thumb drive, including playlists, play share that with me.

put them in different folders

 

[Jopipe17]

I have a 2015 Laramie Longhorn and a 2020 Limited, I have been using a SanDisk 16gb mini thumb drive in the 2015 for about 3 years now, I use a lot of TEAM 32gb mini thumb drives for work so I put the same music folders on one of the 32gb drives that I have on the 16gb drive, the 32 gb drive will not work in my 2020, tried all 3 usb ports, I tried it in the 2015 and it worked perfectly, I then installed the 16gb drive, from the 2015, in the 2020, this drive worked in both 1 and 2 usb ports but still nothing in the 3rd usb, in the console. Both of these drives are formatted in FAT32. Some of the issues with thumb drives not working are based on manufacturer, I have run into the same problem with transferring data, some drive work and some don't, like I said before, I use these TEAM 32gb mini thumb drives everyday for work, but the 2020 does not recognize them. I have a few 64gb SanDisk mini drives coming, will try those and update what I find.

Hey what's up, I was looking at ordering some flash drives of some rebassed music from DJ dirty bass and his flash drives are 64gb and I belive he has some 32gb drives. Will a 64gb flash drive work in a 2020 ram 1500 or will it need to be smaller like a 32gb max? Jus didn't wanna order one and it not work and be screwed lol.