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2020 Denali infotainment reading USB thumbdrive

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I have a new 2020 Sierra Denali and the infotainment manual states that I can insert a usb drive, then select a new audio source called "USB".  I have plugged in multiple USB drives with varying numbers of MP3 songs and have yet to see the USB audio source. 

 

- Is there a particular type/size of USB drive that it wants?

- Is there a specific USB port (I have 3) to use?

- Should the songs be on the root?  In folders?

 

Also, has anyone connected a CD drive to play CDs?  I know its old school, but I still have CDs that I have not ripped.

 

Thanks for the help.

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I have a 128GB stubby drive plugged into the usb port under the lid of the center console. Pretty sure I created genre folders on my drive and just copied and pasted the music files from my itunes collection into the appropriate folders. You don't need to place the music into folders so they can go directly into the root directory. Most of my music are ripped from my CD's.  You can also rename your usb drive with your computer (DENALI USB) or what ever you choose and that name will show up as a music source option. The drive will have to be indexed by the infotainment system to sort all of the data and you'll see the progress bar on the screen. The more music you have, the longer it may take. The music can be sorted infotainment system by song or group name etc. It plays the music just fine but I do notice some delay in response when I press skip track forward or back. 

You might as well spend some time ripping your CD collection and putting your tunes on the usb drive. It's worth the convenience.

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