head unit can't read all mp3 files in usb hdd?

[alas]

mga sir, i have 2 portable hard drives, maxtor 320gb and western digital 160gb. out of the 2, i used the wd 160gb hdd. i deleted all the previous data and transferred about 70-80gb worth of music and videos in it. i put the data in specific folders based on artists' names para madaling i-sort.

eto ang problem ko: when i attached the hdd to the hu via usb cable, it doesn't read all the folders. would appreciate any help on this. thanks!

[ghosthunter]

how many folders did you have in the root directory of the HDD? It could you could exceeded the limit of folders the HU can read.

[Galactus]

Baka there are too many folders from the root directory. Some HU's can only read a maximum amount of folders. Try to merge some of them, I'm sure your problem will be solved.

[testament11]

mga sir, i have 2 portable hard drives, maxtor 320gb and western digital 160gb. out of the 2, i used the wd 160gb hdd. i deleted all the previous data and transferred about 70-80gb worth of music and videos in it. i put the data in specific folders based on artists' names para madaling i-sort.

eto ang problem ko: when i attached the hdd to the hu via usb cable, it doesn't read all the folders. would appreciate any help on this. thanks!

try to make all of your music files into one folder only. ako kasi, ginawa ko na ganun kasi naka-share ang my music folder ko sa buong planta. also, it would be a lot easier eto para sa head unit mo. but you using a real hard drive na nasa enclosure lang at naka-plug sa usb port ng head unit mo?

also try mo rin check ang compatibility ng head unit mo regarding very large storage. i; would also like to try this one also kasi ang 30gb ipod ko, malapit na maubos at ang mga songs ko is nasa 27gb na lahat, hindi pa kasama yung mga nasa ******* and unextracted files.

[alas]

thanks for the quick replies, sirs. sinubukan ko po nung una sa main root/directory na gumawa ng isang "music" folder then i put in there all the subfolders consisting of the artists' names/albums pero di nga nya nabasa lahat. next thing i did was to put all the folders artists' names/albums into the main root/directory pero ganun pa din po.

before ko po binenta, i used to plug in an 80gb ipod classic and nabasa po lahat ng hu, but when i decided to just go with the wd passport, hindi nga niya ma-read lahat even if it comes from and contains the same data source.

sir, pag na-merge ko naman lahat ng mp3 files sa isang folder, hindi na maso-sort yung music. i guess i'll try na lang bawasan muna yung folders. baka nga po may limit yung number of folders that can be read. yun nga lang, sayang naman kasi di maximized yung hdd.

thanks po uli!!

[mey0r]

thanks for the quick replies, sirs. sinubukan ko po nung una sa main root/directory na gumawa ng isang "music" folder then i put in there all the subfolders consisting of the artists' names/albums pero di nga nya nabasa lahat. next thing i did was to put all the folders artists' names/albums into the main root/directory pero ganun pa din po.

before ko po binenta, i used to plug in an 80gb ipod classic and nabasa po lahat ng hu, but when i decided to just go with the wd passport, hindi nga niya ma-read lahat even if it comes from and contains the same data source.

sir, pag na-merge ko naman lahat ng mp3 files sa isang folder, hindi na maso-sort yung music. i guess i'll try na lang bawasan muna yung folders. baka nga po may limit yung number of folders that can be read. yun nga lang, sayang naman kasi di maximized yung hdd.

thanks po uli!!

Format your portable drive to FAT32. By default kasi NTFS ang fie system nya. Some HU or even VCD/DVD with USB port cant properly read NTFS. Avoid longer names and space if possible for you naming convention.

[mey0r]

Or there could be a limitation on the HU. Some headunit can recognize up to 500 folders with 128 tracks each when connected to a USB Drive. Try to limit first to this capacity.

Sagad ba 160GB mo? Even if you put it in single folder, pag sinagad mo, mahihirapan basahin ng HU mo yan. You'll have atmost 40 million files at 3KB per song for 160 GB mass storage.

[mey0r]

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[alas]

sir, formatted po sa fat32...otherwise, hindi po talaga makikita yung files pag naka-ntfs.

weird nga kasi hindi sagad yung 160gb...at best, up to 90gb lang ang gamit ng files ko.

ganun na nga po siguro. bawasan ko muna yung files or folders to check kung hu limitation yun. thanks for the help!!

[testament11]

ganito po kasi ginagawa ko sa music files ko. i rename them in this manner para hindi mahirap hanapin:

artist name - song title.(extension)

all of my music files are in .mp3 format. at lahat ng mp3 files ko, nasa iisang folder lang, as in root directory ng my music folder ko. kaya nga tuloy yung mga tumitingin sa folder ko (naka-share kasi sa network ang mga mp3 ko), nagugulat sa dami ng kanta meron sa folder ko. so more or less, kung gagamitin ko eto sa head unit ko with usb port, hindi eto mahihirapan basahin at play agad.

as for ipod's, automatic supported naman kasi ang ipod ng mga head unit with usb. by the way po sir, ano pala head unit nyo? mine is a pioneer deh-p5050ub, na ipod supported

[alas]

noted, sir. mukhang mahaba-habang trabaho nga lang ang gagawin ko para i-rename yung files by the way, i'm using a jvc avx810

looks like deleting some folders worked. lumabas na yung folders from "A" to "P"...am still choosing kung alin ang iiwanan ko sa hdd na selected folders.

[mey0r]

noted, sir. mukhang mahaba-habang trabaho nga lang ang gagawin ko para i-rename yung files by the way, i'm using a jvc avx810

looks like deleting some folders worked. lumabas na yung folders from "A" to "P"...am still choosing kung alin ang iiwanan ko sa hdd na selected folders.

It will work. As long as kaya ng HU basahin yung storage mo. Try to limit it first to 500 folders at 128 songs per directory..

[jatcos]

I have avx814, maybe our specs are he same for this model series. From maual it says it can recognize 5000files, 250folders(999files per folder max), max of 25-character for folder names.

Also try scanning user-manual. Hope this helps.

[jatcos]

I have avx814, maybe our specs are the same for this model series. From maual it says it can recognize 5000files, 250folders(999files per folder max), max of 25-character for folder names. Also try scanning user-manual. Hope this helps.

[cc81352]

check mo din mga file names ng mga music files mo sir, as per experience ko po kasi, di din nia mabasa kung mahaba-haba ung file name ng file

[Burai]

panong hdd ba? as in yung drive mismo o sealed katulad nung wd passport? kasi mga ganyang mga disk e dapat may supply ng power na 5w+ to work, kasi hindi lang siya basta basta usb just like any flash drives eh.. passports need 5w+ na kinukuha niya rin directly kung san siya sinalpak so does your HU give power sa mga nakasalpak sa kanya o does it only read?

[alas]

*burai
sir, it's a wd passport 160gb hdd. it can read the folders and play the music, pero hindi lahat ng nilagay ko lumalabas.

*jatcos

yes pareho nga ng specs pero i'm sure di ako umabot ng 250 folders and ang largest number of files ko in 1 folder is a little less than 400.

*cc18352

short na yung names, sir. e.g. one folder is titled "sweet soul" with about 25 songs in it...isa ito sa hindi makitang folder. even the file names are limited to the song title only. nevertheless, i will double check