Files no longer readable on Mac

I have upgraded on iMac and iPad today. Why are a couple of numbers files which I opened earlier on iPad now showing this error message, even now I have upgraded on my iMac, please? Very angry about this - don;t have time to sort it out, tbh ... Thanks!

Make an appointment with a Genius if you're in a hurry. Without your even telling us what the error message was, there's not much we can do to help you.
Jerry

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An FCP X project with this .WAV files has already been edited, with multiple cuts (46 to be exact) throughout the 35 minute timeline. The file is still visible on timeline with all cuts but is now silent. Looking to relink that audio with a working file. The original files' timecode starts at 09:46:30:09, with 7 channels of audio. What I tried to do:
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The original file and new file have different audio source and channel counts.
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3.4 GHz Intel Core i7
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Thanks Martin. Thats just what I'm going to do. For the record, I have been dealing with Apple support concerning this issue for the last month. It's been a frustrating and exhaustive process and the outcomes has been underwhelming to say the least:
It seems that under OSX Yosemite, Apple Core Audio , which plays audio in all the apple apps: QT, iTunes, FCPX, Logic Pro X etc, can no longer read multi-track WAV files larger than 2GBs. I tested this extensively myself, and the support staff member I was dealing with was able to re-create the problem at his end.
Apps that do not use Core Audio CAN play the WAV files: QT7, Adobe Premiere, Audacity etc.
Using this information the support member helping me escalated the issue to the Apple developers teams for both FCPX and OSX. He said he was really unimpressed by their response, and that while they acknowledged that there 'may' be an issue with Core Audio they didn't care enough to investigate it. He said that while a fix may come in the future there is no timeline for it to happen. He said he wasn't allowed to recommend that I downgrade, but he then rather embarrassingly admitted that I have no choice if I want to have a functioning project again.
Which makes a mockery of my decision to use FCP over Premiere based on the assumption that Apple would better support their software. FCP has pretty much ****** me off right from the start with its babyish interface and glitchy behaviour. Now I have to downgrade my system to Mavericks, in order to limp to the finishing line with this edit, before I will be ridding myself of this junk for good.

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So far many email replies from Audible . . . zero from Apple . . .
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Dear Kelvin,
Thank you for all your information regarding the iPad since the Mac iOS update.
There are many iPad specific issues that have been caused by the iOS5 update. At this time, we are awaiting for Apple to resolve these issues. Apple has told us this issue will be resolved by the next update, although, this release date is still unknown. In the meantime, you will need to transfer your titles via the Audible application. I do apologize for this inconvenience.
I thank you for your patience during this time of inconvenience!
Sincerely,
Monica V.
Audible Customer Support
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I know it's not a fix only Apple can do that . . . and it's an Audible issue which is not there product . . . . they just have a relationship with Audible. . .
Apple probably hopes people will buy their overpriced Audio books . . .
I have never under stood why anyone would when you can save at least 1/2 the cost and have a bigger selection available to you on Audible
Nuff Said
PS i know i spelt enhanced wrong on my first post but i don't think Apple allows editing of posts
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