FAT32 on a larger than 32GB Memory Stick issues with Ford vehicle software
Hey Folks
I have a kinda complicated question, that probably has an easy answer, but I just don't know achieve it.
I'm looking to put music on a 64GB memory stick for use in my Ford vehicle. The version of the Ford interface software that is in my vehicle is called SNYC and only works with FAT32 formatted external drives.
I had until recently believed that a 32GB USB drive was the largest that could be used, as the vehicles software won't recognise larger devices than that.
However, I came across this post which claims that it is not limited by the size of the device, but by how FAT32 devices are formatted.
I've since tested this with a 64GB drive and yes the vehicles software will work with it, but only up till a point. The second I put more than 32GB of music data on the drive, the vehicle no longer recognises the stick. However, from the post I have linked to, it is suggested there is a way that you can format a stick in FAT32 that is larger than 32GB and all of the stick remains readable to Fords software.
So does anybody have idea how to do this on Mac? I've tried "Disk Utility" but get the results I outline above.
iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS 10.15