itunes not adding folder to library error occured 1001

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itunes not adding folder to library error occured 1001

When trying to add a folder to I tunes I get the usual converting wma to aac message, when I click convert I get a message box stating an unknown error occurred (1001) at the bottom left hand corner it says + 10 total errors, when I click on the + it shows 1 unknown error occurred (1001) and 9 unknown error occurred (-54). This same folder used to be on my iTunes but took it off at some point. The problem has only started since upgrading windows to Windows 10. Can someone help me resolve this issue.

The folder is an album I downloaded on to my pc direct from official cd

iPhone 5c, null

Posted on Jan 12, 2016 3:35 PM

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turingtest2

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Jan 12, 2016 4:31 PM in response to Stephenherd

The errors themselves don't ring any bells. In the meantime try Repair security permissions for iTunes for Windows. Apply to both your library folder and the source folder where the WMAs are.

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TazsDev

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Apr 20, 2016 12:01 PM in response to Stephenherd

I have the same problem as Stephenherd and tried the "Repair security permissions for iTunes for Windows" as suggested by turingtest2. This did not help. Windows keeps adding the Read Only mark on the folders. I am running Windows 10 x64.

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turingtest2

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Apr 20, 2016 1:03 PM in response to TazsDev

I should have made it clear that folder properties will still show as read-only after you perform the permissions repair steps. I've just updated the user tip to this effect. iTunes cannot convert protected WMA, but I would assume (bad move) it would issue a more meaningful error if that were the problem.

It might pay to copy the WMA files to a folder (which you create) such as ..\iTunes\iTunes Media\WMA to Convert\ before you attempt to add them to the library.

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