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I use two of these PNY 128GB Elite Fit USB 3.0 flash drives in my car for audio. Odds are if your truck has USB ports that you can access, these will probably work fine - PROVIDED you store the music (or audio books, or whatever) in a format it recognizes. Most automotive media players will recognize the mp3 audio file codec, the USB flash drive file system is often FAT32, and the USB size limit is often 128 GB (yours might be different). Conveniently, these PNY 128 GB flash drives come already formatted in FAT32 and mp3 files are common. However, there is no universal standard, car companies normally won't provide help because that's what their dealer network is for (they'll usually just refer you to your dealer), and very few dealers or auto technicians have experience in setting up a music or video library on vehicle media systems. It might be possible to find a book or online reference for the 2017 GMC specifying the exact requirements you will need to follow; suggest asking a GMC dealer if they have anything like a detailed shop manual for the audio and media system. Lacking that, the best and quickest way to get help is a Google or Bing search for the steps to do it yourself, being careful to specify your exact make, year, and model. If you have a spare medium-size USB flash memory available, experiment with that; if not, start with a low-cost 16 GigaByte PNY or SanDisk. Until you find out the detailed specs, start with a smaller USB flash drive, like a 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB, formatted FAT32, and audio files in variable bit rate mp3 (and DO NOT mix file types, that seems to confuse many auto media systems). Once you determine what works (and what doesn't), then you can expand from there. Don't be concerned about USB 2.0 vs. 3.0, both are excellent and fast enough for media use, the only difference will be how long it takes to copy a large amount of audio files from your computer or another USB drive to the USB flash drive for your truck. I have played audio files in mp3, FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), and WMA (Windows Media Audio). The book says it will use AAC, but WMA must be lossless and mp3 must be VBR or Variable Bit Rate - that's an example of how finicky these things can seem. I always use FLAC with both USB flash drives currently plugged in my car, because, since I rip the original CDs in FLAC to store in my master archive, it saves the step of down-converting to mp3. FLAC files are larger, yet lossless, providing "perfect" sound reproduction. In reality, "lossy" mp3 files will almost certainly sound as good as lossless FLAC files, especially with the background sound level of a moving vehicle, and since mp3 files are compressed to a much smaller size, your USB media stick can hold a lot more audio in mp3. I’ve had some of my 128GB USB flash memory sticks loaded with over 10,000 audio mp3s in 600 folders, and they work great. Essentially it's like having every CD you own right at your fingertips in your pickup (assuming the GMC is a pickup). Your owner's manual should have a section at least mentioning how to select media or music files, but probably won't go into details about file types or limits. Once you get it to work, the next step is to organize your music (or media) collection. If you have the original CDs, you'll need to rip the tracks. I've ripped all my CDs (about 600-700 or so) in (lossless) FLAC format to the hard drive on my desktop, and that serves as the master archive. To guard against loss, I make backup FLAC copies on a portable 4 TB hard drive and two or three USB flash drives because ultimately this represents a lot of time and work. My car's audio system allows the use of folders, and I use that capability a lot to organize by type of music, or playlists, or artists, or even audio books. You’ll need software to rip the CDs. I started with Windows Media Player, but found a 3rd party app called dBpoweramp that I prefer for its flexibility and features.
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