Cowon Plenue D
Mar 27, 2017 at 6:13 AM Post #4,115 of 4,944
hi, just loaded around 100gb worth of songs onto a 128gb card.  Inserted the card and pd keep showing "Database update".  May I know how long did your pd take to update the database? The card has been formatted to fat32. Thanks.
 
Mar 27, 2017 at 11:25 AM Post #4,116 of 4,944
  hi, just loaded around 100gb worth of songs onto a 128gb card.  Inserted the card and pd keep showing "Database update".  May I know how long did your pd take to update the database? The card has been formatted to fat32. Thanks.

 
With about 80Gb of music, mine takes about 2-3 minutes.
 
You might have a card format issue.  I know that when I formatted my card for use with the PD, I followed these instructions with my 128 Gb SDXC Sandisk card.  Worked correctly first time.
 
GLTY
 
(Here's the key content from the instructions)
 
The maximum number of files and folders that can be recognized by the product

* 12,000 (Built-in : 8,000 files + 4,000 folders)
  24,000 (microSD : 16,000 files + 8,000 folders)
 
That's right baby - a total of 36,000 files. With my Samsung Evo 64GB SDXC I can fit my entire library with 300MB to spare on each the internal and external. So a 128GB micro sd will soon become one of my more recent purchases.
 
Now onto FORMATTING YOUR SDXC for use in the Plenue D.
 
This combination of steps was the ONLY way I could get the Plenue D to recognise my Samsung micro sd. This may vary depending on what brand of micro sd you own:
 
1. Download SDFormatter from (https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4). Format your sd card IN the Plenue D using this software. Format to EXFAT FIRST. Quick format will suffice.
2. Download guiformat from (http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm). Now format your sd card STILL IN the Plenue D using this software. Format to FAT32 with Allocation unit size 32768. Quick format will suffice.
3. Now you can copy your files onto the sd card ONLY when mounted INSIDE the player.
3. Do not attempt to create separate FAT32 partitions with partition managers.
4. Do not label the sd card during any of the format processes.
5. Do not attempt to use with the EXFAT file system.
6. Do not cough or make any loud noises as these Cowon players are very sensitive when it comes to external file systems.
 
Don't expect files to copy fast - they copy at anywhere between 3MB to 6MB per second. This is another downside Cowon should really look at. Some argue it is to maintain file integrity. I think that's a load of crap as high resolution video recorders and other devices copy to these sd cards at insane rates without compromising file integrity.
 
Mar 28, 2017 at 3:08 PM Post #4,119 of 4,944
Thanks for the info. Copied a few gb and pd recognised the files. Once I copied around 80gb over, pd will not stop updating database. Will reformat the card and try again using the steps.


You likely have a corrupt entry somewhere in the database that you are attempting to use. Mine updates 64gb in about 8 seconds.
 
Mar 29, 2017 at 8:55 AM Post #4,122 of 4,944
  You are absolutely right.  One particular folder is causing the issue.  Once deleted, everything works!!  

Is there any way to identify related folder 
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Mar 29, 2017 at 9:25 AM Post #4,123 of 4,944
Is there any way to identify related folder :smile:


I transferred my folders in alphabetical order. After every transfer, I will check to see if pd is able to recognise the files. That will help narrow down the particular folder causing the problem. Next, applied same steps on the sub-folders in that problematic folder. Kind of painful process but glad all is good at the end of day!

Btw, I did not follow the steps shared by others. Think all need you to do is to format the card to fat32 and it should be good to go. If not for that one specific sub-folder, the pd should be able to read all the files the first time round. Be mindful of the cap on number of files and folders though.
 
Mar 29, 2017 at 9:52 AM Post #4,124 of 4,944
If they are mp3's you can use mp3tag to verify. Just thinking and have not tried this, if they are aac, alac or aiff you could try to import them into iTunes and see if iTunes through an error on a corrupted file. With flac you can use the flac executable to verify as well. I believe you use the "-t" flag.


rr12267
 
Mar 29, 2017 at 8:50 PM Post #4,125 of 4,944
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Btw, I did not follow the steps shared by others. Think all need you to do is to format the card to fat32 and it should be good to go. If not for that one specific sub-folder, the pd should be able to read all the files the first time round. Be mindful of the cap on number of files and folders though.

My PD had trouble reading fat32 format of 16,384  Allocation. 
 
I had to reformat fat32 with 32768 Allocation.
 
Allocation size is important, it seems; at least it read with the fastest speed possible.
 
FWIW 
 

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