I cannot play mp3 file on itunes after i recover it from an external hdd

hey guy'z i need a little help here
i have a large mp3 file from an old 2TB which had a problem and then recovered and transfered to a new ext hdd.
now after the recovery was done and i'm trying to play my music on the itunes it wont play
any solution guys?
and another thing is the wma file why i cant i play it also on my itunes?

iTunes cannot play WMA files. Use a conversion program such as Switch or EasyWMA to convert the WMA to MP3 or AAC.
For your problem MP3, make sure it is a valid file by playing it in another player such as QuickTime. If it plays there but not in iTunes, then it needs to be cleaned up with a program such as MP3 Validator.

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