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adding MP3 files ON hard drive to itunes

Have an Ipod mini and iTunes (v 7)

I recently had occasion to have an audio book downloaded form a site that I usually purchase the CD's form as "gift" for past orders

I downloaded the MP3 file that was "for itunes"

it is an MP3 file

it will NOT play in itunes

I CANNOT add it to the itunes library by dragging OR by importing

If I burn the mp3 to a CD and then convert to an AAC file it will play import and play, but that seems like a lot of work

SO -- the questions:

1) why cannot itunes not import from the hard drive (desktop, or other folders)

2) how does one convert files from mp3 to AAC when they are on the desktop -- this seems to be only available when they are on a CD

thanks

Windows XP Pro

Posted on Oct 20, 2006 2:06 AM

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Dec 2, 2006 8:45 PM in response to phillyceltic

I'm also having the same exact problem. I can hardly add any music to iTunes.

I did not have this problem until I initialized my hard drive and started from scratch. Before I initialized the drive, I was running the latest version of iTunes and 10.4.

I deleted my iTunes prefs and re-booted iTunes, but that did not work. I restarted my computer but that did not work. This is weird.

Dec 2, 2006 10:17 PM in response to bmjohnson

I just resolved my problem -- user error.

After initializing my OS drive and re-installing everything, I forgot to re-install Intech's ATA Hi-Cap Extender (which lets old G4 users use all of the space on hard drives over 128GB). All my music was on a 200GB drive, and most of it couldn't be imported into iTunes because those sectors couldn't be read b/c I hadn't re-installed the Hi-Cap Extender. Ta da.

adding MP3 files ON hard drive to itunes

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