Copy songs to a pen drive or car USB

Car stereos and speakers play files in name order, so Paatu Cassette numbers the songs (01, 02, 03…) to keep your running order.

Option 1: Export to Folder (recommended)

1. 1Plug in your pen drive.
2. 2Open a playlist, mixtape, Favourites or Recently Played and click Export to Folder… (or right-click an album, folder or song and choose it there).
3. 3Choose the pen drive. Paatu Cassette creates a folder named after the playlist with files like 01 - Title.mp3 and a playlist file (.m3u).
4. 4Watch the progress at the bottom of the sidebar (Exporting N of M). You can cancel with ×.
5. 5When it’s done, click Eject (drive) and unplug it.

• It checks there’s enough free space before it starts.
• File names are made safe for FAT32 and exFAT drives, which most car stereos use.
• Exporting again only copies new songs, so updating the drive is quick.

Option 2: Copy and paste

1. 1Click Copy Files on a playlist (or Copy File / Copy N Files from a menu).
2. 2Open the pen drive in Finder and press ⌘V. A folder with the numbered songs appears.