restore files from Carbon Copy Clone: same problem (has Spotlight done this while indexing the external HDD? do a fresh install of Mountain Lion: no improvement decrypt HD by disabling FileVault: no improvement and Time Machine won't work anymore (Stupid) play files on other machines: same problem restore files from Time Machine backup: same problem What is going on? Has Spotlight messed with my music's metadata? Is Apple denying me access to my own files? HELP! It has been over a week since I first noticed the problem and I spend many late hours. All I get is a message that songitle.mp3 cannot be played because it's format is not recognised. I tried opening the files with VLC player, Quicktime and even on a windows machine. MP3's that were not located in the iTunes library also still are playable. But when I click on the file, nothing happens. ![]() They can be seen in the library and metadata can be read in iTunes. Wifi syncing to my iPhone 4s made it worse: now the Music app on my iPhone won't play them either.Īll tracks added before Mid September 2012 are dead. It concerns mp3 and m4a files with music that I purchased and ripped over the years. ![]() All of a sudden, 95% of the 10,000 music tracks in my iTunes Library has become unplayable.
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