75 plate MG4 Trophy USB stick reloads every time I get in the car.

[macke]

My MG4 Trophy reloads the contents of the USB stick every time I get in the car. Why doesn't it retain it? I have about 600 tracks in folder by artist. Once loaded it seems to work ok, but it 5 minutes to load.

 

[Roger001]

What format are the tracks stored in? I have about 1,600 tracks all stored in .wav format without any issues for my Trophy to access as and when needed.

My directory structure is Artist/Album/Track, so no one directory is too large, with 72 directories at the artist level.

 

[Cabansail]

Mine is a similar structure, but 01, 02, 03 .... prefix to each file in MP3 format. Have to set a particular folder or it plays them from all over the USB.

 

[macke]

Hi they are MP3 files in folder by artist, then by album. The usb stick is a Sandisk 128GB with about 75GB free space. It's formatted as ExFat.

 

[Ferretusmaximus]

Artist/Album/Track with tracks in 01..., 02..., 03... format mp3 files used to work for me in the left-hand USB port. 256GB Sandisk with 17,000 tracks would have been impossible without it retaining the stick contents. I have a vague memory that it only worked in the front left-hand USB port.

 

[macke]

I have Artist/Album/Track, but no track numbers, just names. It's on a 128GB Sandisk stick, formatted EXFAT. It just won't retain the stick contents.

 

[Cabansail]

My USB is in the Right Port.

To be accurate I have a multiport adapter plugged (USB C) and then the flash drive into one slot.

 

[Roger001]

My USB is in the Right Port.

To be accurate I have a multiport adapter plugged (USB C) and then the flash drive into one slot.

What happens if you remove the multiport adapter and just install the flash drive?

I have no idea if the car can correctly handle more than one device plugged into the USB C port as a multiport device will report itself as a hub device with more or more other devices attached.

Also I'm not sure how much power the USB C port can provide, which could be another problem. If you are looking for a solution that can provide power to other devices, it is best to get something that can be installed into the 12v socket. I use the following (if the link works)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F21QKF44?th=1

 

[Cabansail]

What happens if you remove the multiport adapter and just install the flash drive?

It just works like normal, except I have to use a USB C to A adapter.

I have no idea if the car can correctly handle more than one device plugged into the USB C port as a multiport device will report itself as a hub device with more or more other devices attached.

It just sees it as another Folder

Also I'm not sure how much power the USB C port can provide, which could be another problem.

If I need to charge anything I would use the USB for the Rear Seats. My phone uses the Wireless Charging Deck.

 

[haloweenhamster]

128gb stick, full of mp3, wave, flac
Plays straight away
Scanned first couple of times
USB c stick on a trophy r63

 

[Cabansail]

I did not realise the MG played flac files. I used to have to convert them to mp3 for the old car. That is handy, one less step.

 

[haloweenhamster]

Tbh the stick has them but I couldn't tell you if the car plays them as there's thousands of tracks, I'll try a stick with less files on when I get a chance

 

[Cabansail]

According to the InterWeb it plays mp3, wav and flac.