Playing MP3's on USB stick

Timothy2 · Jan 11th, 2015, 14:33

Hi all,
I have a Volvo s60 NAV, I love the car but I've found another annoying niggle with car's sound system. I often listen to audio books and some for some reason my car does not play the MP3 file in the order they should be played. At first I thought it was my files but I’ve tested them on other devices and they play in the correct order. I have even checked the IDtags on the files and they are correct. It plays CD’s in the correct order.
Has anyone else come across this issue?

oldn07 · Jan 11th, 2015, 16:22

I came across this problem with some of my albums as well, it turned out that the stereo lists files in the order that they were written to the stick rather than alphabetically or numerically.

This is evident if you add a new album folder to a USB stick it is always the last album in the list rather than fitting in according to the name.

Someone posted about a free program called FAT Sorter which re-writes the file tables on the drive and orders the files alphabetically and fixes the issue, all you have to do is point it at the stick and press sort, fixed the issue for me

direct download link

HTH

Timothy2 · Jan 11th, 2015, 17:32

Nice one.
Thank You.

Jan 11th, 2015, 16:22	#2
oldn07 New Member Last Online: Aug 22nd, 2019 22:22 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: North Staffs	I came across this problem with some of my albums as well, it turned out that the stereo lists files in the order that they were written to the stick rather than alphabetically or numerically. This is evident if you add a new album folder to a USB stick it is always the last album in the list rather than fitting in according to the name. Someone posted about a free program called FAT Sorter which re-writes the file tables on the drive and orders the files alphabetically and fixes the issue, all you have to do is point it at the stick and press sort, fixed the issue for me direct download link HTH __________________ V60 R-Design MY 2012 Last edited by oldn07; Jan 11th, 2015 at 16:28.

Jan 11th, 2015, 17:32	#3
Timothy2 Junior Member Last Online: Mar 1st, 2024 23:04 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Huddersfield	Nice one. Thank You.

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