USB thumb drive

[gelect1]

Due to the lack of a CD player I have loaded lots of tunes onto USB thumb drives. When I plug it in the system recognizes it and will begin to play. After a few tunes or about 15 to 20 munutes, it just stops playing, usually mid song. I believe I have formatted them correctly, and everything seems to work until it doesn't. What could be the problem?

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[AZ_Liberty]

No idea.

I put 1400+ songs on a thumb drive for a road trip from Phoenix to Northern California and it never missed a beat. Songs were in individual album directories, so I could select albums or just tell it "shuffle everything"

So, not terribly helpful, I know, but evidence that it does work.

Also, I had a mix of .wav and .mp3 files. Played both flawlessly.

 

[jacknifetoaswan]

It could be a problem with a sector or sectors of the flash storage. Sometimes those are just bad, and while a full fledged PC may be able to just skip to the next storage sector, the limited functionality of Sync may not.

I'd try another flash drive.

JR

 

[gelect1]

Thanks for the replies. I've tried three different drives with the same result. They were three the same sold together in a blister pack. PNY 32 GB if that makes a difference. Also they start randomly and there is no table of contents or means to select what to play. When it does play it shows tha song and artist and disolays a graphic

 

[spuddy59]

Thanks for the replies. I've tried three different drives with the same result. They were three the same sold together in a blister pack. PNY 32 GB if that makes a difference. Also they start randomly and there is no table of contents or means to select what to play. When it does play it shows tha song and artist and disolays a graphic

I had similar issues with a USB drive that I had loaded music on from a MacBook. I reformatted and used a Windows machine and the issues went away. From what I gathered macOS adds some smaller files that the Sync system can see but can’t do anything with and it causes problems.

 

[BroncoA512021]

Due to the lack of a CD player I have loaded lots of tunes onto USB thumb drives. When I plug it in the system recognizes it and will begin to play. After a few tunes or about 15 to 20 munutes, it just stops playing, usually mid song. I believe I have formatted them correctly, and everything seems to work until it doesn't. What could be the problem?

Perhaps your Bronco is not happy with your taste in music?

 

[gelect1]

neither is my wife, but my free 90 day sirius trial ended and I need my 60's oldies fix! I downloaded from a windows 10 based pcand they play fine on that

 

[Denny Swift]

I ripped my 450+ CD collection onto a tiny thumb drive. It has been working great in my Badlands. I also love the voice command access. I just say, "Browse The Cure" for example, and all my Cure Albums are listed. Then I just touch the one I want. (I wish the voice command worked in my Porsche!) I've listened to music non-stop for hours without a hiccup. I'd try reformatting the drive or try a different drive.

 

[tractorcrusher]

PNY is a good brand, I would just make sure it's formatted as FAT32. (should be an option when you format the drive).

One word of caution though, if you buy flash drives through Amazon there are a LOT of knock off drives on there that aren't legit and usually don't have anywhere near the advertised capacity. Also, some of the knock off drives have hidden malware, too. It's a big problem on Amazon. Hell, there have been reports of Amazon inadvertently selling knock off shampoo and toothpaste. These things tend to happen due to Amazon resellers- they get put on amazon, sell some legit ones, build ratings, then start filtering in knock-offs until they're all knock offs.

 

[indio22]

PNY is a good brand, I would just make sure it's formatted as FAT32. (should be an option when you format the drive).

One word of caution though, if you buy flash drives through Amazon there are a LOT of knock off drives on there that aren't legit and usually don't have anywhere near the advertised capacity. Also, some of the knock off drives have hidden malware, too. It's a big problem on Amazon. Hell, there have been reports of Amazon inadvertently selling knock off shampoo and toothpaste. These things tend to happen due to Amazon resellers- they get put on amazon, sell some legit ones, build ratings, then start filtering in knock-offs until they're all knock offs.

This. Also watch out for other counterfeit items, my insurance agent who owns a Bronco, got a counterfeit oil filter from Amazon.

 

[gelect1]

Thanks guys. Any differecce between Quick format and regular?

 

[Badger_Dad]

I've noticed that on occasion, when using my USB to play music, the actual USB will heat up and cause the player to stop working. I end up unplugging it and just listening to Sirrius Satelite.

 

[Bronco9462]

Try formatting the usb in fat32 format. I saw it on a YouTube video and haven’t had any issues using mine.

 

[tractorcrusher]

Thanks guys. Any differecce between Quick format and regular?

Quick format should be fine, but full format also scans for bad sectors. Quick format takes seconds whereas full format can take hours. If you're going to full format make sure you're plugged into a USB 3 slot, looks like a normal USB slot but the plastic inside the slot is blue instead of black.

 

[da_jokker]

I don't know if this is it, but the next time it stops playing touch the USB drive and see how hot it is. I have one of those tiny little USB drives that barely stick out. Problem is they get super hot.

Initially I thought maybe it was the Ford USB port that was overheating. But I put a small extension cable in between and the heat stayed with the USB and not the plug.

And I have a name brand USB.

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