How to install music on a USB drive Solved

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Hello,

I posted my question yesterday, but I can't find it in my profile; so I'm asking it again!

I want to download music onto a USB drive so I can listen to it in the car.

Unfortunately, every time I save a track from my iTunes library to this drive, the songs are numbered... So, they can't be played by my car's radio...

Can anyone tell me how to remove this numbering?

Thanks in advance!

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amcop51

*_Francis_* · Accepted Answer

Good evening,

Normally, having a number in front of the title should not prevent the USB key from being read by the car radio.

I suspect another cause. The format of the USB key. Usually, in order for the car radio to recognize a USB key, it must be formatted in MS DOS (FAT 32), or possibly in NTFS. But never in Mac OS extended.

You should check with Disk Utility the format of this key, and possibly reformat it, if possible using the MBR scheme.

You should also check the manual, not only for the accepted formats of USB keys but also for the formats of the audio files themselves.
Because there could also be an issue if, for example, the car radio accepts music tracks in .mp3 but not .aac (that's just an example).

I had written a procedure for this formatting, if needed:
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-3736736-formater-clef-usb-sur-mac#1

Good luck...

EDIT: In the meantime, I have written a complete procedure for creating a music USB key here:
https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/48793-comment-creer-une-cle-usb-de-musique-sur-mac

Have a good day, or good night..:).
Francis

jackevans · Answer

Good evening,  Personally, I copy/paste the music into the key (MP3) and put it in the car's MP3 player and HOP! It plays normally.

amcop51 · Answer

Actually, I would like to download onto the SDHC Card (Samsung)!

With the USB key, I tried using numbering: the playback of the unnumbered tracks works normally; for the others, it skips the tracks!
So, I deleted all the numbering but stopped at around 100... It was really taking too long to do...

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amcop51 - The time of the "finished world" begins!

amcop51 · Answer

My SDHC Card is indeed "MS-DOS (FAT 32) !!!  -- amcop51 - The time of the "finite world" begins!

amcop51 · Answer

Too bad I can't send a screenshot...   -- amcop51 - The time of the "finished world" begins!

*_Francis_* · Answer

Odd,

To rename files in bulk (remove/add characters), I use software like Quick File Renamer,

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-file-renamer/id420107228

It was free, but it’s paid now,

I need to remember the name of another free one that I also use sometimes... I’ll be back..

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Have a good day, or good night..:).
Francis

amcop51 · Answer

I don't know if this is what you want... amcop51 - The time of the "finished world" begins!

amcop51 · Answer

In fact, I need to find a solution to re-download my CDs so that the tracks appear in alphabetical order, rather than by the track listing of the CD!
Is there a solution to do that?

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amcop51 - The time of the "finished world" begins!

*_Francis_* · Answer

I'm back,

I did a test on an SD card, where I had some pieces with track numbers instead of the title. This is due to the fact that the files themselves in the iTunes Media (or iTunes Music) folder carry this numbering, which is the track number from the CD.

It will be easier to remove these initial characters with software like
Renamer4
There is a demo available here:
https://renamer.com/

You set it up like in this example where you can visualize the result before confirming

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Have a nice day, or Good Night..:).
Francis

*_Francis_* · Answer

I found the free version that I appreciated a lot: http://pecora.io/en/mac/Renamer4Mac/  And how to use it:    -- Have a good day, or good night..:). Francis

amcop51 · Answer

I think I have understood, after several attempts, how to "manipulate" this software!

But I have another question...
When we have modified the titles of the tracks, how do we download them to a card or a USB stick?
Thank you for going to such lengths for me!

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amcop51 - The time of the "finished world" begins!

*_Francis_* · Answer

I think I have understood, after several attempts, how to "manipulate" this software! 

But I have another question... 
Once we have modified the titles of the tracks, how do we download them onto a card or a USB drive? 
Thank you for going through so much trouble for me!

What I will do to avoid false manipulations: no modification of titles on the folders located on the Mac. Only on the card itself.
The track numbers are used by iTunes.

So, once the files are on the card, you drag them into the Renamer4Mac window, and you adjust based on my example.
Basically, "remove characters from the left, from character 1 to... as needed...

You only confirm when the preview satisfies you.

It is on the card itself that the modification will take place.
Otherwise, another alternative is to first copy the files into a designated folder. This is to avoid modifications in the folder that belongs to iTunes.

Good Night :))

Have a good day, or Good Night..:).
Francis

amcop51 · Answer

Thank you also to YOUPIYA whose message I can no longer find, for their late help.  Have a good weekend.  -- amcop51 - The time of the "finite world" begins!

*_Francis_* · Answer

Hello,

In the meantime, I’ve written a complete procedure for creating a music USB stick here:
https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/48793-comment-creer-une-cle-usb-de-musique-sur-mac

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How to install music on a USB drive

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