USB keeps rescanning my files (First EV)

[xNightLightx]

Hi all, I bought my 5 series a week ago, and i'm loving it. It's my first ev. The only thing I can't solve is the usb music rescanning all my files (64 gig - 5k files) every time the car is turned on. Is there a special way to structure the usb stick? (tried formatting ntfs/fat etc... no help). It plays the songs fine when the scan is done but it just takes ages to start playing each time.

 

[5teep]

I don't think I ever used that feature sorry. If worst comes to worst you could put a selection on a smaller stick so it starts faster?

 

[Jomarkh]

Hi, you have posted in to 5 forum.
@Alb please can you move to S5

 

[Alb]

Done by proxy

 

[Ian Key]

Hi all, I bought my 5 series a week ago, and i'm loving it. It's my first ev. The only thing I can't solve is the usb music rescanning all my files (64 gig - 5k files) every time the car is turned on. Is there a special way to structure the usb stick? (tried formatting ntfs/fat etc... no help). It plays the songs fine when the scan is done but it just takes ages to start playing each time.

Mine does the same. It also did it in my MG4.

 

[Loveclose]

I've found the menu system way better in the S5 - starting up the music on a USB stick in the MG4 defaulted with the entire song list starting, rather than the previous song I'd played. Moving around the menu system on the MG4 was clumsy - I think the file reading system on the S5 is an improvement.
But yes, the USB gets scanned each time you start up, but at least it remembers the previous song played.

 

[decrep]

Strange, my USB stick just plays where it left off last time.
Not sure if it makes any difference, but my songs are all in one big file.

 

[SonosOne]

I have a USB stick connected to the socket nearest the driver, it scans when you turn the car on, i don't use it for audio, but i have a few movies loaded on to watch while charging, it remembers the last played point everytime.

 

[xNightLightx]

Strange, my USB stick just plays where it left off last time.
Not sure if it makes any difference, but my songs are all in one big file.

How do you mean, one big file? Compressed zip?

 

[5teep]

I think he means everything is in the same folder or possibly the root of the drive and not seperated into folders per artist or whatnot.

 

[xNightLightx]

I think he means everything is in the same folder or possibly the root of the drive and not seperated into folders per artist or whatnot.

Tried that too. Folders, Root, etc... All my files are tagged. It also says there is no media on the folder and lists the supported formats but then does play the files and displays the covers correctly after scanning the whole stick. It's just weird My previous car just started playing from usb in a second after turning on the ignition. Android car play works fine, connects quickly from my phone, which basically has the same files on it, but I prefer to play from usb to limit the bluetooth connections. At least I can listen to my tunes but it would be nice if this worked.

 

[Loveclose]

Sorry if this is obvious, but you have put the USB in the right-hand usb connector, not the left hand one? I know that one of them is for charging only.......

 

[xNightLightx]

Sorry if this is obvious, but you have put the USB in the right-hand usb connector, not the left hand one? I know that one of them is for charging only.......

Yes. As I said, it does play them, it just scans every file again when returning to the car, and it takes ages because i have a lot of files.

 

[Loveclose]

Yes. As I said, it does play them, it just scans every file again when returning to the car, and it takes ages because i have a lot of files.

Mine too,......

 

[Jazzyboy]

I think its easier if you use bluetooth and store on your mobile phone

 

[xNightLightx]

I think its easier if you use bluetooth and store on your mobile phone

Yeah that works, but It would be nice if a simple usb stick could be read and just play music, usb has been around for a while now

 

[decrep]

I'm not sure how the play list is remembered between restarts, so that the songs start where they left off.
In your case this isn't working, why?
Does the car have to store something on the USB stick or something in the player to remember last played position?

If it's on the stick, and can't write to it, is it a permission problem?

I wonder if I can find something on my USB stick, or I could just ask google.

Back later.

Found this on a Honda site.
"Welcome to Honda's categorically inferior infotainment system. It works that way in all their cars and has for at least three years. This is what works in our 2016 Pilot....just before shutting the car off, change the input source to something other than the USB stick. Then, next time you start the car, switch back to the USB stick. It should pick up where it left off and not go back to track 1. Big PITA."

May be worth a try, but as some of us don't have the problem, don't hold your breath.

Some one else mentioned it will only work if the USB stick is formatted in FAT32, if you have a stick bigger than 32GB that may be difficult, it will want to format in EXFAT, but it can be done.
Good luck!