Can't play certain songs in iTunes

nias9527 · Sep 26, 2009

I don't know why, but some certain songs just won't play
in my iTunes, but like a few day ago, those song work fine,
there is no exclamation mark(that means it isn't missing)
and the file can play on window media player or etc..
help~ :Shouting:

Sur3Mac · Sep 27, 2009

Maybe you need to authorize iTunes to play them, if the songs have been purchased via iTunes.

Regards

nias9527 · Sep 29, 2009

I got those songs(all of my songs) from my friends,
It work fine with all the media players other than iTunes... dam
I just bought a iTouch yesterday...
and iTunes is the only way i know to sync apps, etc... to my ipod
Omg I wanna fix it so much
HelP!

mikekan · Sep 29, 2009

That doesnt sound normal please elaborate a bit more...

nias9527 · Sep 29, 2009

I don't know what happened...
I just click on the song and then nothing happened ??
But ! I'm 100% sure that the file (xxxxxx.mp3) is fine.. it work on other players
I try to delete it and add it again to my library... and the song just disappear it is not added to my library ( i try to drag it to my library and still didn't work)

martyp · Sep 30, 2009

Can you preview it?

I.e. select the .mp3 file in a finder window and hit space - does it play.

I had one .mp3 file ages ago that would play in every player by iTunes, well, it played 2 seconds then skipped to the next track. Never found a cure, other than buying it from the iTunes store.

ratc21 · Oct 1, 2009

If a friend gave you all of your songs, it's possible they gave them to more people than the license allows. In that case, iTunes will no longer play it. As I recall, iTunes only allows songs to be downloaded to 5 iPods/computers. If you're running iTunes under windows on a virtual machine, I'm not sure but that might that might count as a new download.

(My daughter had a similar problem with some of her songs.)

nias9527 · Oct 1, 2009

Re:martyp
--I.e. select the .mp3 file in a finder window and hit space - does it play.

Nothing happened...

I think it's some bugs in iTunes ... hope apple will fix it....

martyp · Oct 2, 2009

Hmm...

If they are MP3 files, they can't have licences tho can they? WMA or AAC yeah, but MP3 is DRM free.

Just make me 100% clear here, are they all MP3 files?

DanFlan · Oct 2, 2009

ratc21 said:
If a friend gave you all of your songs, it's possible they gave them to more people than the license allows. In that case, iTunes will no longer play it. As I recall, iTunes only allows songs to be downloaded to 5 iPods/computers. If you're running iTunes under windows on a virtual machine, I'm not sure but that might that might count as a new download.

(My daughter had a similar problem with some of her songs.)

This is correct, if you got songs from anymore than 5 of your friends (and you are the sixth computer), the song will be de-authorized by iTunes. Your best bet at this point must just be to buy the song.

nabl · Oct 2, 2009

I doubt it’s an authorization problem as others are suggesting if it works in Windows Media Player.

Try right-clicking on the song in iTunes and click Show in Windows Explorer. This will show you where iTunes is looking for the file; make sure it’s correct.

nias9527 · Oct 2, 2009

I did all those check
I'm 100% sure it is mp3 files
Maybe you guys are right
IT'S AUTHORIZATION PROBLEMS!
TY