flinking i-tunes...!!!
04 July 2006, 09:23 PM
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flinking i-tunes...!!!
my i-tunes seems to have spontaneously decided to give me the runaround...!!!
when trying to select certain tracks (most of them!) i get an exclamation mark icon and a prompt saying it cant be located, etc, etc...
some of the files i can find, but some i cant...!
its happened before im sure but i cant remember how i fixed it...
any ideas...?
cheers in advance, bri...
when trying to select certain tracks (most of them!) i get an exclamation mark icon and a prompt saying it cant be located, etc, etc...
some of the files i can find, but some i cant...!
its happened before im sure but i cant remember how i fixed it...
any ideas...?
cheers in advance, bri...
04 July 2006, 09:38 PM
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The exclamation mark usually means it cannot find the track you are trying to play (you know that already though). Is the track on a removable hard drive/cd or something that isn't inserted? Have you moved the files from one folder to another?
04 July 2006, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Markus
The exclamation mark usually means it cannot find the track you are trying to play (you know that already though). Is the track on a removable hard drive/cd or something that isn't inserted? Have you moved the files from one folder to another?
downloaded an update tonight and thought that may have affected it but did a system restore and still the same problem...!!!
04 July 2006, 09:46 PM
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OK, the file that is giving the exclamation mark, is there another file from the same ablum that is ok, if so, right click on it, select the "show song file" option, which should show you where the file is on the disk. Have a look and see if there is actually a file there for the other song that is giving you problems. Try copying the file to somewhere else. If it won't copy then it's possibly a corrupt file.
It's possible the iTunes Library File might have become corrupt, so it cannot find the files, or the files might be missing on the disk.
It might be worth running and disk checking software you have to make sure there isn't a problem with the drive.
It's possible the iTunes Library File might have become corrupt, so it cannot find the files, or the files might be missing on the disk.
It might be worth running and disk checking software you have to make sure there isn't a problem with the drive.
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04 July 2006, 10:12 PM
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when i follow the prompts to locate the file myself i can play the tunes...problem is, some of the songs in my library i cant find the files for...?!?
songs ive downloaded recently seem unaffected, but songs ive downloaded a while ago i cant locate or wont play either...?!?!
songs ive downloaded recently seem unaffected, but songs ive downloaded a while ago i cant locate or wont play either...?!?!
04 July 2006, 10:15 PM
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It's a new initiative from the music industry, they're stealing records from PC's. They don't think it'll stop piracy but it's free to do and they're having a laugh reading messages like yours.
04 July 2006, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JackClark
It's a new initiative from the music industry, they're stealing records from PC's. They don't think it'll stop piracy but it's free to do and they're having a laugh reading messages like yours.
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I often get the exclamation mark when I alter the tracks info - like correcting a spelling mistake or adding what album its from (iTunes will change its folder). Most of the time iTunes sorts it out, it still happens from time to time, a minor annoyance.
What I wish they'd let you do is let tracks have multiple albums - would make greatest hits compilations much easier...
What I wish they'd let you do is let tracks have multiple albums - would make greatest hits compilations much easier...
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