Why won't my iTunes add my mp3 files
this morning i was adding some mp3's to my itunes library, the same way i have been doing it for the last 2 years. all of a sudden my itunes just stopped adding my songs i tried importing it i tried dragging and dropping , literally everyithing i could think of, i never used a mp3 converter for my songs before , so i highly doubt i need one now, since i have been downloading my music in the same way for the last 2 years. any ideads on how i can get my itunes to add my music again ?
I'd suggest trying MP3 Validator even if you don't think it should be necessary:
Mp3 Validator Mac version
iTunes is really picky about headers, so if something changed in the encoder that created these MP3s, they may now not work.
If QuickTime Player won't even play the tracks, though, then it may be a problem in the tracks themselves. From where did you get them?
Regards.
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