What is the max USB size?

[jasno999]

I am trying to figure out if there is a max size you can have for your USB stick. That or is there a version or speed requirment?

I purchased a 34GB small USB drive on amazon and it will not work in my Genesis. I have an older 7GB stick type that will - tested both with the same data and one works (7GB) the other (32GB) does not.

Before I go but a different USB stick I wanted to see if anybody knew if there were size or speed or version (2.0 vs 3.0) limitations for the genesis??

 

[mky]

I will go on a limb and say that it only takes usb 2.0, it is still not as advanced for 3.0

 

[pmckechnie]

Just for your information.

I have a 32gb SanDisk Cruzer Glide usb2.0 that works great.

 

[Ernie3647]

I am trying to figure out if there is a max size you can have for your USB stick. That or is there a version or speed requirment?

I purchased a 34GB small USB drive on amazon and it will not work in my Genesis. I have an older 7GB stick type that will - tested both with the same data and one works (7GB) the other (32GB) does not.

Before I go but a different USB stick I wanted to see if anybody knew if there were size or speed or version (2.0 vs 3.0) limitations for the genesis??

Make sure it's formatted "Fat 32".

 

[StarPower]

I have a 128 GB USB 3.0 stick and it works just fine. USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Like Ernie3647 posted above, make sure it's formatted as FAT32.

 

[jasno999]

How format it for fat 32 exactly?

 

[StarPower]

Assuming you use Windows:

To check the filesystem:

• Connect the drive to your computer.
• Open File Explorer.
• Right-click on the drive and select Properties.
• The file system will be displayed between the drive name and the used/free space. If it says NTFS or anything else, you'll need to reformat it as FAT32. If it says FAT32, you could still try reformatting it.

To reformat as FAT32:

• Back up any files you have on the drive, as formatting will erase all data.
• Right-click on the drive in File Explorer.
• Select Format.
• Under File System, select FAT32 (other options are NTFS and exFat).
• Click Start to begin formatting.

 

[jasno999]

Yeah my default is FAT32 so I am really not sure why this drive will not work in my car but works fine on my laptop.

The item I purchased1;

SanDisk Ultra Fit 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive (SDCZ43-064G-GAM46) [Newest Version]

IT was actually a 64GB. My sugesstion is stay away from this one for the Genesis as it does not seem to work.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BGTG3JA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[dareckibmw]

Some brands just won't work in Hyundai cars - been there, done that.

After flipping them around, I have found this particular model works on our cars, starting with a '10 '13 '14 Santa Fe and '13 '15 Genesis

Kingston Digital DataTraveler 16GB https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Dig..._SR160,160_&psc=1&refRID=JJ90ZTF87GMSE8Q5WSE9

 

[StarPower]

Yeah my default is FAT32 so I am really not sure why this drive will not work in my car but works fine on my laptop.

The item I purchased1;

SanDisk Ultra Fit 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive (SDCZ43-064G-GAM46) [Newest Version]

IT was actually a 64GB. My sugesstion is stay away from this one for the Genesis as it does not seem to work.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BGTG3JA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mine is a SanDisk Ultra 64 GB (not 128 GB like I posted earlier), but it's the full-size version instead of the smaller Fit. Mine fits in the console with the 3 ft charging cord for my phone, but just barely. Here's a link to the one I have: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P8XQPY4/ref=twister_B00LGCEX7C?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Some users have also noticed that they can only read a certain number of songs (there's a thread around here somewhere). I have around 4,000 songs and I haven't encountered any that I can't read. I don't know if this is dependent on the drive or caused by something else.

Edit: I also have an Ultimate with the 9.2 inch screen and DIS knob. The hardware and software are different enough that it may make a difference.

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[wchettel]

Yeah my default is FAT32 so I am really not sure why this drive will not work in my car but works fine on my laptop.

The item I purchased1;

SanDisk Ultra Fit 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive (SDCZ43-064G-GAM46) [Newest Version]

IT was actually a 64GB. My sugesstion is stay away from this one for the Genesis as it does not seem to work.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BGTG3JA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have that very same USB Flash drive in my 2013 R-Spec. It works great! But I only have about 40GB of music on it now.

 

[Brunovm]

what is the biggest USB drive used for music in the GV80. I have used 128GB but it doesn't seem to read everything properly