problems with putting mp3 files on usb drive

[lake beck]

I have been trying to put an audio book on a flash drive to play in my truck. I format it in FAT32 and download the ffiles by going to "my files" on my computer and just click and drag to the sub drive. when I do this my computer recognizes the files without issue but when I plug the usb into my vehicle it says "no media files found"  I have no clue how to fix this

[Mindovermaster Global Moderator]

what file format is the audio books? That might be your answer.

[Open Minded]

2 hours ago, lake beck said:

I have been trying to put an audio book on a flash drive to play in my truck. I format it in FAT32 and download the ffiles by going to "my files" on my computer and just click and drag to the sub drive. when I do this my computer recognizes the files without issue but when I plug the usb into my vehicle it says "no media files found"  I have no clue how to fix this

Try a different flash drive.  My X's car couldn't read my Sandisk Cruiser drives, bought a low end flash drive and it worked fine after that.

[T3X4S]

7 hours ago, Mindovermaster said:

what file format is the audio books? That might be your answer.

I would think, if they are Audible files, unless your car, has that ability to play those specially-coded mp3 files, you will need to go about it another way.

I have tried this before, as well.  I do not listen to music that much, and when on a long trip, there is no better time-killer than an audiobook.  (Just finished Sapiens by Harari)

Even if you were able to get it to work somehow, you wouldnt be able to pick up where you left off (with an auto roll 5 seconds back when you get back in the car), skip chapter, skip section, roll back 20 seconds, etc - all the features the Audible player gives you.

This is a bit of a guess as I have tried it myself, and chalked it up to the reasons I stated.  (I have not researched it, as I quickly realized any attempt to get it to work, was defeating the purpose - which was "an easy way"

FWIW - My father just went and bought a cheap little $150 iPod nano as his dedicated audiobook player, and throws it in the center arm rest console - it stores plenty of audiobooks and uses the Audible features.

[lake beck]

17 hours ago, Open Minded said:

Try a different flash drive.  My X's car couldn't read my Sandisk Cruiser drives, bought a low end flash drive and it worked fine after that.

I tried it on 2 different flash drives. Unfortunately SanDisk was the only brand they had but I tried a high end and a cheapo from them with the same results. 

Thanks for the reply guys

 

[Jim K Global Moderator]

Would help to know the make / model ... and/or refer to the vehicle's owner manual about the supported file format.  Vehicles infotainment systems can be extremely picky ... so it is hard to assist without knowing more information.

[lake beck]

On Sun May 07 2017 at 5:45 PM, Jim K said:

Would help to know the make / model ... and/or refer to the vehicle's owner manual about the supported file format.  Vehicles infotainment systems can be extremely picky ... so it is hard to assist without knowing more information.

It is a 2012 ram 3500. I wasn't able to find any helpful info in the owners manual.