Model Y Dashcam USB formatting

[TrevTremaine]

In order to get the Dashcam set up, can one format the drive in the car? I see a button for format drive, but it's disabled. I assume one has to actually format the drive on a computer in FAT32?

 

[lolguy]

Yes, I formatted the drive on my computer as FAT32 before installing in my MY.

 

[oakvillemike]

Tried NTFS to use the car to format, no good. Formatted to FAT32 and the format drive button was enabled so reformatted with the car. Works fine but I wonder if it would have worked with FAT32 anyway.

 

[Impaler]

I used my MacBook Air to format the drive. Disk Utility lets you format in FAT32 for larger sizes - mine is 512MB. It took maybe a minute to do.

 

[SenseX]

Solution to Tesla 'Format USB' Grayed Out issue:

1. On Windows, download / install free software aomei partition assistant (Download Magic Free Partition Manager Software - AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard)
2. Open AOMEI Partition Assistant -> locate your USB disk -> Remove All Partitions -> Format USB Disk FAT32 (32kb)
3. Close AOMEI Partition Assistant and open Windows File Browser -> USB Disk -> Create folder TeslaCam
4. Eject USB Disk
5. In Tesla the 'Format USB' button will be enabled, DashCam will launch instantly as expected.

The issue is related to multiple partitions in USB disk (included unallocated partitions or invisible partitions). The solution above worked in latest 2020.36.11 version. Before the USB partitions deletion/reformat FAT32, tried various suggestions, including Tesla reboot, power off, etc.

 

[acarney]

Speaking of which... are there any front USB ports that not NOT USB C? I was going to take my USB flash drive from my Model 3 and just transfer it to my Model Y... but maybe I need to change it if Model Y only has USB C?

 

[amnesty_that]

Speaking of which... are there any front USB ports that not NOT USB C? I was going to take my USB flash drive from my Model 3 and just transfer it to my Model Y... but maybe I need to change it if Model Y only has USB C?

Left is usb c right is usb a

 

[frankvb]

exFAT will work from a certain software version (definitely from 2020.36)

 

[stactum]

You need to select Master Boot Record while formatting.

 

[toneman82]

And if you are wanting to partition a drive with 2 partitions, dash cam and music, I discovered some issues. Firstly, I formatted the cam partition as exfat (best for large video files) and the music as fat32. The car wouldn't recognize the music partition unless it was exfat also.

The music partition was sometimes there, sometimes not. Often I would get in the car with nothing playing (not where I left off) and had to search for that album again. So I decided that 2 partitions is flakey. Setup a separate drive with the tapta hub for music (fat32) and video (exfat) and all works well.

 

[Kimo]

I can confirm exfat does now work witn 2020.36.12. I just went through the process above and I got the format option. When I selected it the message back was the drive would be formated exfat. I am using a 250gb ssd.

 

[tdwin2000]

I was under the impression all you have to do is use the 2nd USB drive on the right, make sure nothing is connected to the first drive on the left when formatting. Insert the USB drive, go to security on cars menu and the FORMAT button will be enabled. Push and it gives you a warning about deleting all current files on the drive and that's it. It formats everything for you as mine is working.

 

[Hoowzer]

I was under the impression all you have to do is use the 2nd USB drive on the right, make sure nothing is connected to the first drive on the left when formatting. Insert the USB drive, go to security on cars menu and the FORMAT button will be enabled. Push and it gives you a warning about deleting all current files on the drive and that's it. It formats everything for you as mine is working.

Some reader won't work. I bought an anker one off of amazon that has dual slots for different sized sims and it didn't work. It has to be a usb adapter that only has one slot. Once I got that fixed the formatting worked without issues.

 

[Laguna M3]

I am using an endurance 256gb SD card and followed the instructions in the owner's manual to format it on my MacBook and it works perfectly.

 

[jeffbco]

No need to use your computer. I just took a USB drive right out of the blister pack, plugged it into the USB-A port and selected format from the screen menu - done in 10 seconds.

 

[Laguna M3]

No need to use your computer. I just took a USB drive right out of the blister pack, plugged it into the USB-A port and selected format from the screen menu - done in 10 seconds.

I tried that first and it didn't work. It seems like I read that if the SD card is greater than 32GB that it's better to format in a computer. For instructions on formatting on your computer, go to page 141 of your Model Y owners manual.

 

[NY_Rob]

I took my 128GB flash card out of it's blister pack, put it in the USB adapter and simply plugged it in to the USB-A socket in the console. Went to Security, and formatted it.. easy pesy.. no PC involved.

 

[Hoowzer]

I took my 128GB flash card out of it's blister pack, put it in the USB adapter and simply plugged it in to the USB-A socket in the console. Went to Security, and formatted it.. easy pesy.. no PC involved.

Same - the whole reason why you can format (if needed) in the car is to eliminate the need to use your computer

 

[Bluejug]

I took my 128GB flash card out of it's blister pack, put it in the USB adapter and simply plugged it in to the USB-A socket in the console. Went to Security, and formatted it.. easy pesy.. no PC involved.