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How to Upload Audio to a Car's USB

Today's car stereos sometimes come equipped with USB connection ports to play music from an external device. These stereos are able to locate compatible music files and play them. You must put the files on the external device before you can listen to them in your car's stereo system. Once you have your audio files transferred to a USB Flash drive, you will never have to spend money or time burning CDs again.

Things You'll Need

  • USB flash drive
  • USB-compatible car stereo
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Instructions

    • 1
      Plug the USB Flash drive into the computer to transfer audio.

      Plug your USB Flash drive into your computer's "USB" port. The drivers will take a second to load, but you should see a message on the bottom toolbar indicating that "This device is ready to use."

    • 2

      Go to "Start" on the left end of the toolbar and click on it. Go to "My Computer." Then click on the USB Flash Drive icon on that screen. This will give you access to see what is contained on the drive already, and what is being put on it.

    • 3

      Drag the audio files that you want to listen to, into the folder for the USB Flash drive screen that you opened in step 2. When you are satisfied with the amount of audio, you can safely remove the hardware by right-clicking and selecting "Safely Remove Hardware."

    • 4
      USB Flash drives upload audio to car stereos for playback.

      Insert the USB Flash drive into the car stereo's USB port. Select the appropriate input from the stereo's menu. Now you can listen to the audio that you transferred from your computer to the USB Flash drive any time that you would like.

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