With my Mk2, all my media was on SD cards (the system would ignore the excess tracks after 1024, so I needed 3 SD cards for my complete collection).  Despite the limitation on the number of tracks it was fine.  Each track was set up with track name, album name etc; On each SD card I had a directory structure of artists and albums so finding a given track was easy (the filing system track name (with track numbers added) was slightly different from the track name stored in the file that the Bolero displayed - no problem).

 

With my Mk4 it's a disaster.  I copied the files onto a USB stick (all on one stick, I figured the 1024 track limit would be cured).  The Mk4 ignore all the directory structures, says its all 'unknown',  it then displays all the tracks '01 ...' then all the tracks '02 ...' and also seems to have a track limit, as the main part of the lower listing just has '...' for all the files and plays nothing.  The tracks it does display the filing system name for it will play the tracks, but gives none of the embedded information (meta data) about the track.

 

So, where do I find out how to structure my tracks so I can at least get the same standard of interface as I had with my 2011 Bolero?

Curious!

 

Mine displays the folder structure fine (or it last time I used it). Later today I’ll have look on the computer at how I set it up.

I put the USB stick back on the computer and it complained about the device.  I let it scan and repair it.  Put it back on the car and it worked - sort of.  After I had put it in I had back up through the menu system until I found the option to just show the device (instead of selecting any of the sub groupings the infotainment thought it had found).  Then I could go back down the directory structure I had created.  The meta data then appeared after I went back to the main media/radio screen.

 

So the final thing I haven't found - do you have to do a 'safe eject' before removing the USB device, or, as you aren't writing to it, is it ok to just pull it out at any time?

Good to know you’ve got it [sort of] working.

 

On selecting Media I get the choice of USB or Bluetooth. Selecting Media I then get a listing by Artist, Album, Genre, Tracks etc. so not strictly the folder structure. Having said that, my folders are by Artist name with any of their Albums in subfolders containing the tracks.

 

Did you know it can also play video? Out of curiosity I added a couple of .m4v files to a test folder, in car selecting one just plays it - but ONLY audio while the car is moving. What is a bit worrying is that stopping at a junction, pedestrian crossing, etc the video moving image is shown - until owing again. Massive danger of distraction in my book! Needless to say the video files are deleted.

 

36 minutes ago, avi4tor said:

So the final thing I haven't found - do you have to do a 'safe eject' before removing the USB device, or, as you aren't writing to it, is it ok to just pull it out at any time?

 

I haven’t found any ‘safe eject’ either - nor have I had a problem just unplugging it when the system is off. The drive has worked fine both in the car, on my iMac and iPad. 

Yes, the default is the first option alphabetically, Artist, then the first artist (alphabetically), etc. etc. which determines the first track played when the device is plugged in.  Go all the way back up to the top option list, scroll all the way down to USB#1... and that gets you the folder structure.  Hopefully when I next start the car up it will still be there and I won't have to find it again.  The plan is to leave the device in permanently.

 

Happy for now.

Edited 23 April, 20233 yr by avi4tor