gotzero Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 I have tried searching about this and checking the online manual, but I am unable to figure out why all of my files are being duplicated. I have .wav .mp3 and .m4a files, from an itunes library, reduced to one album folder each, per the one folder level "requirement" for the F-series. In each album, I have every track with a "._" before it, and then below that, each track. The "._" files do not play, and the headunit constantly says "non-playable files will be skipped" or something like that. The files were put onto a FAT formatted SD card from OS X. When I put the card back in the computer, there is only one instance of each file, none of the "._" files, and I cannot find any hidden files. If someone could let me know what I am doing wrong, I would really appreciate the insight. Also, I have been unable to search successfully for a fix to the iphone phonebook number porting. I was able to install my phone book onto the headunit, but if I get an incoming call, it will not show because of the ()- characters in the phone numbers. Is there a hack anywhere to compensate for this? Thanks everyone! I have been lurking so far, but this forum has been a fantastic help to me, and I have my headunit software modified to my satisfaction besides the two issues above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BorisM Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 ._ are the files that OS X saves to any FAT-formatted disk. Some kind of metadata about files that OS X uses. There might be some way to turn it off (you'd need to ask a Mac expert for that) or find a PC and delete files from there.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gotzero Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 There are no extra files visible in a Vista or XP VM when I open the file in there natively, I will try a Vista physical machine next. Thanks for the help! EDIT: Found them in OS X. I have been using Macs for years, but never had anything besides podcasts in my iTunes library. I actually put everything in iTunes thinking it would make it easier to port to the F. Boy did I learn a lesson... Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BorisM Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 There are no extra files visible in a Vista or XP VM when I open the file in there natively, I will try a Vista physical machine next. Thanks for the help! EDIT: Found them in OS X. I have been using Macs for years, but never had anything besides podcasts in my iTunes library. I actually put everything in iTunes thinking it would make it easier to port to the F. Boy did I learn a lesson... Thanks! Y/w. As a note, those files would probably be marked "hidden" so unless you configure Windows Explorer in your VM to display them, it won't... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gotzero Posted January 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Thank you. I do have hidden files shown as a default. I think it has something to do with the fact that I was accessing the SD card through a VM. When I put it in a dedicated machine they were right there. Everything is working "normally" now, but it is a little disappointing to see how crippled the SD interface is compared to the ipod one. Thanks again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BorisM Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 You're welcome. They certainly did not put much thought into USB/SD interfaces. Even stock Windows Mobile Media Player is better than what they got... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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