Many thanks for your email Ronni. I have iTunes 12.6.2 installed - but would mention it was the update before this one when I started experiencing the problems. Never a problem previously.
I log on to a website and download their latest interviews (of which I am a subscriber) - no problem there. I have always just dragged the mp3 file from the Downloads folder and placed in the relevant folder on my iTunes. I then later usually transfer these onto my classic ipod - no problems with the ipod. Sometimes the mp3 I have dragged onto iTune freezes iTunes and am unable often to do a Force Quit, so have to shutdown and restart the Mac. I have recently noticed also that when playing from iTunes on the Mac, it now stops and starts - perhaps a 10 second time of silence and then it returns playing. I have my iTunes library etc on a dedicated 2GB hard drive, which I installed into my Mac Pro - it is not an external hanging from a USB cord. I tend to keep most of the mp3s in the iTunes library for future reference. Of course, when the disc gets full, I will have to think about backing some files up on another hard drive for safe keeping. I have been having better luck when transferring the mp3 files onto iSkysoft iMedia Converter Deluxe - for reformatting. Basically I’m just reformatting an mp3 into an mp3, as I suspect maybe the original file has something which iTunes does not like and the re-format eliminates it. This process 98% of the time works. I have searched the web for a solution without success, but have come across numerous people who are having the same or similar problems. Cheers Jewels > On 26 Aug 2017, at 3:34 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Jewels, > > A) How are you trying to Add these MP3 files into iTunes? > > You can add them to iTunes in many ways: > > * Drop them—either grouped or in a folder—on the iTunes icon. > > * Choose File > Add to Library (Command-O) and select files or folders. > > *Drop them in the Automatically Add to iTunes folder. This is located in the > iTunes Media folder, which by default is in your Music folder. iTunes adds > any new content in this “watched” folder to your iTunes library and then > deletes it from the folder. > > B) What format were the original downloaded files, and what ‘program’ have > you used to convert the files to MP3? > You can convert audio files in iTunes to other formats. > "I have run the problematic mp3s > through a program which reformats to an mp3, which usually works, but not > always.” > > C) Are you using iTunes 12.6.2? > > Cheers, > Ronni > >> On 25 Aug 2017, at 11:00 pm, Julie Bedford <jew...@iinet.net.au >> <mailto:jew...@iinet.net.au>> wrote: >> >> >> Hi >> I have been having the following problem since doing one of the itune >> updates. >> >> I download a number of talks from various sites I am a member of - basically >> mp3s. >> I do not have a problem downloading, but do when trying to transfer into >> itunes. iTunes >> freezes and usually I am unable to do a force quit and have to do a restart. >> >> It is not every file I put into itunes, but enough to really be annoying. >> I’ve tried the >> various suggestions on the net without any success. The last suggestion was >> MacKeeper, >> but I resisted as I know Ronnie’s opinion on this software. I have run the >> problematic mp3s >> through a program which reformats to an mp3, which usually works, but not >> always. >> >> I’m currently running El Capitan OS. >> >> Looking forward to any suggestions >> >> Jewels > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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