Convert all images to DNG without stopping for errors

When I convert images to dng format i don't sit around by my computer and wait for them all to convert. I have better things to do. I will go run an arrand or convert a bunch while i go to sleep. The problem is that lightroom stops converting when it encounters an error. Can you make a feature that will skip the picture with the error and log it to a log book so I know which ones didn't get converted. This way, when i come back to my computer the next day, I don't have to start the long agonizing process all over again, I can just work with the error photos to see what the problem is.
The same problem could happen with importing, or exporting, or converting to jpeg and exporting. These are all very time consumeing batch processes that need to have the option to skip error photos and log them to a log book instead of suspending the whole export, import, etc.
Thanks!!!!!

I want to claw back some space from iTunes by making all my music AAC, as this seems to be about two thirds file size compared to AIFF and MP3.
This is incorrect.
AAC and MP3 are almost identical in files size at the same bit rate.
At 128 kbps, songs are ~ 1 MB per minute.
At 128 kbps, file sizes are ~1/10th the size of AIFF or WAV.
Is there a quick way to do this without duplicating each file in the process using export?
You don't use export to convert songs.
Ideally, you want to convert from the best quality file (the CD) available.
Converting from one lossy format (AAC or MP3) to another lossy format will further degrade the quality.
If you want to convert all your music to AAC;
Open iTunes prefs -> Advanced - Importing.
Select AAC 128 kbps. This is the default and a good compromise between size and quality. MP3 at 128 kbps will not be as good as AAC at 128 kbps.
Select all the songs you want to convert.
Go to menu Advanced -> Aconvert selections to AAC.
Once it has finished, you can delete the old files.
To find them easily, menu Edit -> View options and select Kind.
Click on this box in the column header to sort on this. Delete the files which are not AAC.

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