Max. USB Stick Capacity?
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Max. USB Stick Capacity?
Can anyone please confirm if there is a max size capacity for USB sticks that can be used with the nav system? I have used an 8GB stick without any issues, but I just bought a 64GB stick and loaded it with music... when I insert it, the nav unit indicates it is "not compatible".
I logged into syncmyford.com and apparently my truck is up to date with ver. 3.1, but I have read threads that indicate some of you have ver 3.2. Does the SYNC version dictate the max USB stick capacity? If so, how do I get ver. 3.2?
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I logged into syncmyford.com and apparently my truck is up to date with ver. 3.1, but I have read threads that indicate some of you have ver 3.2. Does the SYNC version dictate the max USB stick capacity? If so, how do I get ver. 3.2?
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OK, well I have found the solution to the question I posted above. It seems that the USB drive needs to be formatted to a FAT32 system. Normally this doesn't work for drives that are over 32GB in size, hence my problem.
I found a forum thread that discusses this issue and in the last post there is a link to nifty little utility that allows you to format any size drive to the FAT32 system. Just download the utility and away you go!
This will work for any sized drive that you may wish to connect to the SYNC system whether it is a USB stick or even an external hard disk drive connected via USB cable.
I found a forum thread that discusses this issue and in the last post there is a link to nifty little utility that allows you to format any size drive to the FAT32 system. Just download the utility and away you go!
This will work for any sized drive that you may wish to connect to the SYNC system whether it is a USB stick or even an external hard disk drive connected via USB cable.
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OK, well I have found the solution to the question I posted above. It seems that the USB drive needs to be formatted to a FAT32 system. Normally this doesn't work for drives that are over 32GB in size, hence my problem.
I found a forum thread that discusses this issue and in the last post there is a link to nifty little utility that allows you to format any size drive to the FAT32 system. Just download the utility and away you go!
This will work for any sized drive that you may wish to connect to the SYNC system whether it is a USB stick or even an external hard disk drive connected via USB cable.
I found a forum thread that discusses this issue and in the last post there is a link to nifty little utility that allows you to format any size drive to the FAT32 system. Just download the utility and away you go!
This will work for any sized drive that you may wish to connect to the SYNC system whether it is a USB stick or even an external hard disk drive connected via USB cable.
That utility is how I got mine to work. I have a 32G stick with 9000 songs on it. It's been playing for 3 months now and am only on song 1900....of course I don't drive it much right now. Also, I have a 2010 F350 with Sync. But they will work
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sounds like you boys are running win xp still.support (security updates) ends April 8, 2014 fyi.
keep your eyes open for newer pc's/see about win7 (or 8) compatibility for your current ones.you've got over a year,but your missing out on win 7 now.so much faster and smoother guys.no limitation to the 32 gig fat32 format among a massive list of other upgrades of course.
keep your eyes open for newer pc's/see about win7 (or 8) compatibility for your current ones.you've got over a year,but your missing out on win 7 now.so much faster and smoother guys.no limitation to the 32 gig fat32 format among a massive list of other upgrades of course.
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sounds like you boys are running win xp still.support (security updates) ends April 8, 2014 fyi.
keep your eyes open for newer pc's/see about win7 (or 8) compatibility for your current ones.you've got over a year,but your missing out on win 7 now.so much faster and smoother guys.no limitation to the 32 gig fat32 format among a massive list of other upgrades of course.
keep your eyes open for newer pc's/see about win7 (or 8) compatibility for your current ones.you've got over a year,but your missing out on win 7 now.so much faster and smoother guys.no limitation to the 32 gig fat32 format among a massive list of other upgrades of course.
One possible workaround would be to go into the Computer Management/Disk Management snap-in (run> compmgmt.msc), delete all volumes off the USB mass storage device, then create a new volume spanning the entire available free area using FAT32. It may work that way, but then again there are free utilities floating around on the internet that will do the job as well.
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