Length of songs played on a Shuffle

I was wondering, since the Shuffle is flash based only, can it handle a 100MB long mp3? Or perhaps if I converted it to a 80MB AAC file.
I know iPods can't handle it due to limited 32MB memory, bu the Shuffle is all 512 memory.
Can it keep playing it without damage to the memory and well not too much of a drain on the battery.
Thank you!

I'm having the same problem. I have audiobooks that I enjoy listening too, so I bought my IPOD to make it easier on the go. Well 1 audiobook I have on my computer in 2 versions. One with 6 files of approx 20-30mbs each. The other is 70 files of approx 2-3mbs each. The smaller size files load to Itunes and IPOD just fine. The larger files won't load to Itunes, won't open with Itunes, nothing. Seems that the larger files can't be played on Shuffle. But doesn't make any sense as their help sites, the manual, nothing says you can't. Additionally you would think that if you couldn't load large files you would get an error saying something like "the file you are loading exceeds the maximum allowable single file size" or something like that. I can't figure out why the larger files won't load.

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You're welcome.
Going back to your original post:
5) Tried running Itunes in 'safe mode', running itunes as an administrator..nothing.
Was that iTunes' safe mode as opposed to Windows' safe mode? iTunes safe mode is invoked by holding down CTRL+SHIFT immediately after clicking the icon to launch iTunes and continuing to hold until this message pops up:
Click continue, then close iTunes and reopen. With luck iTunes now opens normally every time.
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Select the songs, press CTRL+I to Get Info, on the Options tab set Skip when shuffling to Yes.
If you want to the hide the songs from your main music view you could consider changing the media kind to audiobooks or podcasts if you don't mind the side effect of them showing up there instead.
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Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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Length of songs played on a Shuffle

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