USB flash drive play back songs

Does it work best to put the MP3 files in one folder or in several folders?

 

I've always dumped them all in the drive without even using folders

 

I keep mine in folders on my local network, for organization purposes. Then I use that to keep my USB drive up to date.

The stock system in my 2015 ignores folders and relies on the album MP3 tag, which I don't use for anything. So I have to update them, which is easier when things are in folders.

 

I put over 1000 songs on my flash drive after formatting it. Put them all on the drive without folders.
Went to try tunes in truck and it showed me that I was playing a song out of 499. ( not out of 1000)
Going to format drive again and put songs into folders this time to see if that works on my truck.
I guess all of the head units are different.

 

How big is the jump drive you used? I forget the limit on how big a drive can be but there is one

 

It worked! Just had to put the songs in folders and now the truck can see them all. Thanks.