File conversion from the "not added" folder.

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File conversion from the "not added" folder.

How long does it take to convert the files? I see no status/progress bar like I used to when iTunes was converting WMA to a compatible file format.

iPod touch (4th generation), Windows 7

Posted on Mar 3, 2013 2:27 PM

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Answer 1

turingtest2

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Mar 3, 2013 2:33 PM in response to Onehappylittletree

Anything in the Not Added folder has been rejected. iTunes will ignore anything it has put in there. It is used for non-media files in the folders that were dropped into Automatically Add to iTunes, and any media files that could not be successfully processed. E.g. mp3 files with corrupt header information (try mp3val) or protected wma.

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Answer 2

Mar 3, 2013 2:37 PM in response to turingtest2

The files were on itunes before it changed up.
Then they were gone.
Itunes originally ripped the music from a CD, but now it won't.

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turingtest2

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Mar 3, 2013 2:45 PM in response to Onehappylittletree

What format do the files appear to be in?
Have you moved them into Automatically Add to ITunes to see if they will be absorbed into the library?
Have you tried repairing if mp3?
What error messages do you get if you try to re-rip the original CD?
Is it a music CD or a data CD?
Do you have a backup of your library from before the upgrade?
Have you checked the location where the files ought to be in case they are in fact still there?
If you don't have a backup are they still on your device?

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Answer 4

Mar 3, 2013 2:51 PM in response to turingtest2

I thought they were WMA, but I checked and the properties thing just said Audio CD format

Yeah, I've moved them to that folder a few times, this is the first time they've showen up in the not added folder, but they have yet to show up in my itunes

Repairing an mp3?--they're not broken, itunes is just being stubborn, they play perfectly fine using windows media player

I don't get an error message when I try to rip, itunes just stops trying.

It's a music CD

Yeah, and they're in there.
Yeah, I've checked all over itunes for it, and it's in a few places in my computer from where Ive tried to add the files to itunes
The files went bye bye when I synced my ipod.

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Answer 5

Mar 3, 2013 2:58 PM in response to Onehappylittletree

Reburned the CD and itunes won't recognize it.

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turingtest2

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Mar 3, 2013 2:59 PM in response to Onehappylittletree

AudioCD or .cda files are shortcuts to the tracks on the CD. iTunes won't play them. Although they will work with WMP if you remove the CD from the drive they are no longer relevant. If iTunes won't rip the CD then rip to mp3 with WMP.

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Answer 7

Mar 3, 2013 3:04 PM in response to Onehappylittletree

.CDA file

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Answer 8

turingtest2

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Mar 3, 2013 3:15 PM in response to Onehappylittletree

Yep. .CDA file is what you get if you drag & drop from a CD into Windows Explorer. It is a link to the track on the CD, not the audio content. Use iTunes, WMP, Media Monkey etc to rip into your preferred audio data format, mp3 for widest compatibility.

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