Changing bpa files to mp3

my girlfriend recently imported her itunes library to her external harddrive, she wanted to put them back on the computer again, but when she did half of her itunes worked because most of them were bpa files. is there a way to convert them or encrypt them into mp3 files?

*but when she did half of her itunes worked because most of them were bpa files*
They worked because they were bpa files?
If they were MP3 files, they still are unless she did something to change them.
Right click - open with and select iTunes.
Tick Always use this to open this file type.

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I just bought a new MP3 dj controller for my computer but it is only compatible with MP3 and wma files. Is it possible to change my library to mp3 instead of the format they are allready in now??? I´ve changed my import format so that i dont have to do it in the future:-)
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> I asked this question in others boards and they told me to post it here since you guys are more familiar with this problem.
First of all here in the forum you will meet the same guys like in other forums ;)
Only one difference is that here are more Toshiba notebook owners as in other forums :)
But I dont know why we should be familiar with such issue ?:|
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Aaron
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I have changed my import settings in itunes preferences to encode incoming wav files to mp3, restarted my computer, but when I import the wav file, it stays a wav file, no matter how I set my preferences.
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PaulSimpson wrote:
The files are on my hard drive Steve. They were audio files that I downloaded from my personal camera. I didn't even think these kinds of files had permissions.
OK just wanted to make sure. Sometimes, read/write errors occur when write protection is enabled on, say, an SD card. (that little tab on the top)
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However, you mentioned that the original WAV files came from your digital camera. What happens if you try to open these WAVs with the QuickTime Player? Do they play as per usual?
PaulSimpson wrote:
If you still think repairing my permissions with my install disc is the way to go, I'm game, but I'm going to need a bit more step by step.
We'll save that for a little later. Originally, I was leaning toward the feeling that the hard disk may have needed verifying/repairing (through Disk Utility) - because of the read/write errors. But it is possible that it may be an issue with the WAV files themselves.

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I tried to convert my selections to MP3, however, a pop-up said that the files were protected. The selections are all authorized to play on my PC so how come it would not let me convert the files?

I will reply to my own post from what I found searching the forum. Thanks for noth'n...
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Jims, store purchases are in protected AAC format & because of the DRM, they can't be directly changed to mp3. The only way to change your purchase to mp3 is to burn your purchase to an audio CD, use the audio CD to re-rip into iTunes as mp3. All music download sites will have some type of DRM on their downloads , the most common being protected WMA which is not compatible with iPods.
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Thanks for your help. I tried what you said, and I'm still having trouble. Here's what I did:
First, I tried burning the CD as an audio CD. That worked fine, but I couldn't import them back into iTunes. It couldn't "see" the files. (The computer only can see .txt, .xml, and .m3u files - not .cda files). I can click and drag them okay, but then they still aren't the right format.
Then, I tried to burn a CD as an MP3 CD, but it said "None of the items in this playlist can be burned to disc." Didn't say why. The help box says, "If your playlist includes songs in formats other than MP3, they will not be burned on the CD." Well, if the only way to get them to be MP3 is to burn them to a CD, and I can't burn them to a CD because they're not MP3, then what do I do??
I'm getting really frustrated. There's probably a really simple step-by-step instruction for this, I just can't find it. Please help!
You are on the right track.
Take the Audio CD that StarDeb had you make. Put that back into the CD drive. iTunes should automatically see it and take you to the CD import screen (just like importing a commercial CD). From there you would import the tracks using the MP3 settings you need.
You do not use the 'File=>Import' feature within the iTunes contextual menus.

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