Q: iTunes syncing: unknown error (-50)

Hello Nick,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!

Have you had a chance to look at this Apple support document related to this error message? If not, it would be a good place to start.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1539

B-rock

Hmm. Have you tried completing uninstalling and re-installing iTunes using the steps outlined in this Apple support document?

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1925

B-rock

If it's any help I've found that it won't sync only a certain foreign album. If I untick it and have 'Sync only ticked songs' on then everything else syncs fine. Could it be something wrong with the files themselves

Aha. Could be the missing link here. Were these files imported to iTunes from an outside source or downloaded from the iTunes store?

If they are imported from outside of iTunes, try removing these tracks and re-ripping them if at all possible. What format are they in?

B-rock

Sounds like fantastic advice. I've been tearing my hair out trying to solve this problem, but tell me, where is this option? I'm running the latest itunes on Windows XP and there's nothing about bitrate that I can see. thanks

I recently activated the option to "convert higher bit rate..." and since have had this problem with a couple tracks. Both involving tracks I ripped from a CD I have. At first it was one track so I deleted it from the playlist to avoid seeing that error every time I synched. Now it's happening with another track from that same playlist.

Guess I'll have to uncheck the "convert..." option. Grrr! It really saved room on my iPhone.

It clearly is the "convert higher bit rate songs to 128 kbps AAC". I have had this problem for some time. However, it's a really nice feature and saves me a lot of space on the iphone. I am assuming it has to with the fact that iTunes cannot convert certain encoders, bit rates etc. Anybody know exactly what is going on here?

I tried experimenting a bit and the problem comes up when one has used "Apple Lossless audio file" encoded with iTunes v4.5. Could be with other encoders and combinations as well but this one clearly doesn't work.

RE: the error -50 issues


Try the solution here: http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-199420-sync-ipod-shuffle

It worked on my sisters' (yes plural) 2nd gen shuffles. Took all of 20 seconds!!!

Message was edited by: vickielayn

I have tried all of these solutions.....numerous times. I still get the error message. I think it might be time to use the hammer. That'll fix it. Fix it good. Very frustrating.