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USB Folder/Artist Sort Order

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by carlosfpr, Jul 19, 2013.

  1. carlosfpr

    carlosfpr Junior Member

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    Hello everybody,

    I've been trying to figure out how the hell the Prius sort the folders or artists on the USB.

    I tried to add a number at the beginning of the folder (001-Artist X, etc...) to control the order, but the Prius sort it in a strange way.

    Does somebody knows how to control the sort order?

    Thank you!


    Carlos
     
    #1 carlosfpr, Jul 19, 2013
  2. mrstop

    mrstop PWR Mode

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    The answer is not very well... I think I am one of the few that stills prefer to listen to an album the way the artist intended.

    Here's a thread that may help. I haven't had the time to follow the suggestions though.
    Playlists on USB thumb drives | Page 3 | PriusChat
     
    #2 mrstop, Jul 19, 2013
  3. BillyBuerger

    BillyBuerger Junior Member

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    Yeah, this was one of the first things I had to figure out when I got my Prius. Short answer is it lists/plays the files as they are found on the drive. So in general, all new files will always be at the bottom. I found DriveSort works pretty well to deal with this issue.

    I'm still bummed that it doesn't support nested folders. So you can't do \Artist\Album\Tracks. It basically treats all folders at playlists. Makes it really hard to organize music.
     
    #3 BillyBuerger, Jul 21, 2013
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