Car USB 2.0 port not detecting usb 3.0 thumb drive

[KhorCS]

Anyone has similar experience? Not sure why it's happening but I know usb 3.0 should be backwards compatible 

[KarathKasun]

3 minutes ago, KhorCS said:

Anyone has similar experience? Not sure why it's happening but I know usb 3.0 should be backwards compatible 

Wrong filesystem format.

 

Most things still want external storage to be formatted with FAT32 or exFAT.

[KhorCS]

Just now, KarathKasun said:

Wrong filesystem format.

Good to know, can u tell me what format it should be for it to work please? 

 

[Windows7ge]

5 minutes ago, KhorCS said:

Good to know, can u tell me what format it should be for it to work please? 

 

Most likely FAT32.

 

Do note the FAT32 File System has a 4GB file size limit. Also partitions can only be created up to 32GB in size.

[KarathKasun]

Just now, Windows7ge said:

Most likely FAT32.

 

Do note the FAT32 File System has a 4GB file size limit. Also partitions can only be created up to 32GB in size.

exFAT doesnt have the maximum disk size limit, but the device needs to be considerably newer to support it.

[Windows7ge]

1 minute ago, KarathKasun said:

exFAT doesnt have the maximum disk size limit, but the device needs to be considerably newer to support it.

I haven't played with exFAT myself. Was this an iteration in-between FAT32 & NTFS?

[KarathKasun]

Just now, Windows7ge said:

I haven't played with exFAT myself. Was this an iteration in-between FAT32 & NTFS?

No.  It came after NTFS.  It exists for low power/complexity devices that need disk IO.  Its also fairly platform agnostic where NTFS support outside of the MS world is pretty crap.

[Windows7ge]

2 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

No.  It came after NTFS.  It exists for low power/complexity devices that need disk IO.  Its also fairly platform agnostic where NTFS support outside of the MS world is pretty crap.

I would like to see Linux be able to work with NTFS partitions a little better. A little more functionality/control. Well, OP can try exFAT first since it's a better option and with any luck the car will support it. If not, FAT32 then.