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Unable to update iTunes track information

So I recently got an iPod, and I decided to take my existing MP3's I have ripped over the years from my CD's and import them into iTunes and get my iPod loaded up.

Upon doing this, everything worked fine... I dragged and dropped my MP3's straight onto iTunes and let it sit for a few hours.

Now I'm trying to go in and fill in some missing/incorrect information on my files (add track info, number of discs in album, etc.) and I find that I am not able to on my older MP3's.

The MP3's say according to iTunes that they are version 2.3 of the ID3 tag. When I try to change one or multiple track information, it just simply doesn't change after I click OK.

I also noticed that I can't convert my ID3 tags when I choose the option. I get the message "Could not convert ID3 tags for all of the selected songs. The song may be write-protected or of the wrong type."

From what I can surmise, all of the MP3's I ripped a long, long time ago with MusicMatch are giving me the problem. I haven't used that program in ages. I was able to change song info with a rip of a CD which I believe was done by Windows Media Player.

How can I get these MP3's to work so I can change the song information in iTunes without going back through all my CD's and rerip them directly into iTunes? That would be a huge pain.

Thanks.

Andre

Windows XP

Posted on Sep 8, 2007 7:59 PM

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Sep 12, 2007 5:39 PM in response to pendragon69

You'll want to right click on your "iTunes Music" folder (My Music\iTunes\iTunes Library\iTunes Music) and choose Properties. Once XP/Vista shows the property window, at the bottom of that window in the Attributes section. You want to clear out any checkmark or grayness in that and it will go through your music files and clear your read only attribute.

If that doesn't work, you'll want to look at the Security tab in that same box and make sure that the user you are logged in as has "modify" rights to the music files.

Andre

Unable to update iTunes track information

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