cannot load music from USB

[Indigo Joe]

Sorry, this has probably been gone over no doubt but I can't find anything, plus i looked but am not sure where exactly to post this... 2019 redeye with HK, music is on a USB drive and I see no way to get it into the vehicle system, or create a playlist.. I can look for a playlist which there are none, but no provision that i can find to move the music off the USB and create one. Thanks for any ideas. The 8 and 10 year olds across the street are not available to help, so I am dead in the water.....thanks for any advice.

 

[EricG]

Yo @Indigo Joe! Can you just plug the USB into the port that is inside the center console?

 

[Indigo Joe]

Hey @EricG , Hope all is well, long time no talk..yes that's how i listen to music but if i forget to pull the stick it gets warm, I want to load the music and pull the stick and leave it out. I was able to pair my laptop with the car, amazingly, using blue tooth and it said i could not transfer a folder, so i tried to send individual songs and if errored out again. So I am up against the ropes for the time being

 

[Indigo Joe]

I am just not real user friendly I suspect lol

 

[MikeD1]

I've seen nothing that leads me to believe Uconnect 'downloads' your USB. It does seem to make/retain some sort of 'index' of the metadata to facilitate the built in play functions (i.e. by artist, album, genre etc.), but not the actual music files themselves.

If you want a play list, you need to roll your own on the USB by making a file folder (Joes Tunes) and copying the tunes you want into it, then selecting it via the Uconnect controls.

Seems odd the USB gets hot, mine seems OK & I leave it plugged in all the time.