Not an intuitive system
USB upload to HD mini F55S mediaXL
I thought I share a quark that I found while trying to upload MP3 files to the MINI HD.
When you are deleting the entire content in the HD (1G plus size), you have to wait for few minutes for the HD to clear its all data. The system does not tell you, and it reacts as if the deletion is done.
When you try to upload fresh new files into the HD right away (the MMI response is fast to do this) using USB port, the upload will fail stating "your file already exist".
I tried web search every where and checked the manual but there isn't seem to be a post that explains this.
Thought I share it here and ask others, if you ran into this problem.
When you are deleting the entire content in the HD (1G plus size), you have to wait for few minutes for the HD to clear its all data. The system does not tell you, and it reacts as if the deletion is done.
When you try to upload fresh new files into the HD right away (the MMI response is fast to do this) using USB port, the upload will fail stating "your file already exist".
I tried web search every where and checked the manual but there isn't seem to be a post that explains this.
Thought I share it here and ask others, if you ran into this problem.
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Definitely an opportunity for improvement.
How often do you want to delete the hard drive then add stuff? I've had my car 1 1/2 years and still haven't filled the hard drive and when i do i will only delete individual albums as i like what i've put on. Therefore the only time i'd do it if i was the new owner and mini or whereever i bought the car from hadnt deleted the previous owners (mind i would probably do that myself as it's personal to me!). It seems pretty quick to import stuff and certainly tells me how that is progressing.
I agree however that it is definitely worth knowing and making a note of; give the hard drive time and might come in handy ! If i were a mini software engineer however i wouldnt be busting a gut to rewrite my code .
I agree however that it is definitely worth knowing and making a note of; give the hard drive time and might come in handy ! If i were a mini software engineer however i wouldnt be busting a gut to rewrite my code .
When I got my SD found HD full of soundtrack from Frozen 
. Guess the dealer didn't check if there was anything on it
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. Guess the dealer didn't check if there was anything on itSent from my iPad using Tapatalk
What is the capacity of built in hard disk?
20GB available for music
That is a decent amount of music! Nice
Cheers,20GB available for music
Is there a way to see how much space is left?
Saurabh
Yes, though the exact details are not on the top of my head.Cheers,
Is there a way to see how much space is left?
Saurabh
You go into MUSIC COLLECTION and hit the OPTION button on the iDrive controller and find "Manage"....something... It will show the free space
I'm trying to find how to 'add' to my collection. I did an import from USB (which was labeled MUSIC), and now I have a folder on the hard drive called MUSIC, with all the albums from the initial import. All fine so far. Now, I want to add more albums to the MUSIC folder on the HDD. I load different albums on the USB, plug it into the car, select import and it creates a second folder on the HDD called MUSIC, and copies the new albums into there. How can I keep adding to the already created MUSIC folder? It's driving me nuts.
I don't think you can .it doesn't work like that. Although I await others comments!
Jorders,
I keep a exact duplicate of music folders and files in my 8G thumb drive. As I modify my music folder on my thumb drive, I scrub the Mini HD and import the thumb drive content. I found this most convenient thus for the quark I found. Maybe others have figured out a better way but keeping a duplicate file make the configuring much easier when deciding what to add or delete at your computer.
I keep a exact duplicate of music folders and files in my 8G thumb drive. As I modify my music folder on my thumb drive, I scrub the Mini HD and import the thumb drive content. I found this most convenient thus for the quark I found. Maybe others have figured out a better way but keeping a duplicate file make the configuring much easier when deciding what to add or delete at your computer.
Thanks Sipclark, I may have to look at that approach.
I simply put an album on my usb stick and import it to the drive. I can delete albums if I want. I'm not sure why you can't do this?
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