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Windows Forum / Windows Media / General Topics / November 2006Window Medial Player doesn't import / recognize all MP3's
I recently installed WMP Rel 11. When I add the path where my MP3 songs are stored and let WMP search for Mp3's to be imported in the library, the result is 2643 songs imported. When I do the same procedure with Real Player V 10.5 , I get a result for the same search path of 3984 songs imported in the library. Why doesn't Windows Media Player recognize all MP3's ? Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. Any help would be much aprreciated ! Do the files that aren't found play correctly in WMP?  SignatureSpeaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- >I recently installed WMP Rel 11. > When I add the path where my MP3 songs are stored and let WMP search for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. > Any help would be much aprreciated ! Yes, when I click on a non found file, it plays correctly in WMP > Do the files that aren't found play correctly in WMP? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. > > Any help would be much aprreciated ! Is there any commonality to the missing files? If you reset/rename the WMP database folder (not just the database file) ala-- http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html#medialibrary , does that fix you up? SignatureSpeaking for myself only. See http://zachd.com/pss/pss.html for some helpful WMP info. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -- > Yes, when I click on a non found file, it plays correctly in WMP > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> > Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. >> > Any help would be much aprreciated ! Missing files are all regular MP3's with ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags. Path names are correct. My settings: I have an external 250GB Lacie Harddisk G: My watch/search path in WMP for music files = G:\MY MUSIC When I add a specific path name to the library search path WMP does find the Mp3's located in that directory and which was originally not found e.g. G:\MY MUSIC\Rolling Stones\Sticky Fingers Directories are not hidden The path search setting G:\MY MUSIC is for Real Player sufficient to find all MP3's > Is there any commonality to the missing files? If you reset/rename the WMP > database folder (not just the database file) ala-- [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >> > Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. > >> > Any help would be much aprreciated ! Add. Info: I did reset/rename/delete the WMP database folder and the database file and tried the proces from scratch, without result so far. > Missing files are all regular MP3's with ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags. > Path names are correct. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > >> > Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. > > >> > Any help would be much aprreciated ! I have the exact same problem here with WMP11. Bunch of music purchased on emusic residing in d:\emusic I added that folder as a watch folder but many songs aren't found. If I manually add a specific subfolder as a watch folder, then it does find the "missing" songs. They are all mp3s, properly tagged with id3v1 and v2, and all playable. > Add. Info: > I did reset/rename/delete the WMP database folder and the database file and [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > > > >> > Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. > > > >> > Any help would be much aprreciated ! I did a batch update on the file and directory attributes and believe it or not WMP was able to import / recognize all MP3's. > I have the exact same problem here with WMP11. > [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > > > > >> > Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. > > > > >> > Any help would be much aprreciated ! What attributes did you change exactly? I tried reapplying security settings and removing read-only attributes, but that doesn't seem to work either. Thanks. > I did a batch update on the file and directory attributes and believe it or > not WMP was able to import / recognize all MP3's. [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] > > > > > >> > Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. > > > > > >> > Any help would be much aprreciated ! Change All the File attributes of the MP3 files to A (Archive) > What attributes did you change exactly? I tried reapplying security > settings and removing read-only attributes, but that doesn't seem to [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] > > > > > > >> > Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. > > > > > > >> > Any help would be much aprreciated ! Thanks for your response. I tried it, but it doesn't work either. Strange... > Change All the File attributes of the MP3 files to A (Archive) > [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] > > > > > > > >> > Is there a relation to tha file tagging format. > > > > > > > >> > Any help would be much aprreciated ! I had the same issue, and the common denominator I found was that all files that WMP couldnt find, were marked as "hidden" under file attributes. (Right click on MP3 file then properties). Problem was, it wouldnt allow me to "uncheck" the attribute. I downloaded some freeware program and it went in and made them non-hidden. WMP found all files successfully thereafter. Not sure if this will help you, but it did in my case... Johnny I did a batch update on the file and directory attributes and believe it or not WMP was able to import / recognize all MP3's. Thanks very much Johnny your help is much appreciated!! > I had the same issue, and the common denominator I found was that all files > that WMP couldnt find, were marked as "hidden" under file attributes. (Right [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Johnny |
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