Detective Work : MP3s not showing up in ITunes ?
Very lately, I have been piercing through my Itunes library collection and doing all sort of song scrubbing I can with my Tuneup Media software. Tuneup Media Software has miraculously cleansed up a large potion, but equally, I need to invest a portion of my time looking through if the recommendations fit the albums suggested :)Not to mention, after reinstalling my Windows 7 OS, all my years of Chinese song collection have turned up garbage in my Itunes library!! The journey of MP3 song scrubbing hence begun, and leading me deeper to the flaws that existed in my song collection for years that I wasn't even aware!
Though not widely reported, I also discovered that despite relentless corrections to Mp3 tag information, the information is not appearing in my Windows explorer as well.
Hence to summarize :
If you have such issues :
1. Mp3 mysteriously not appearing in Itunes library
2. BUT the songs can be played in other medias such as Winamp, WMP,FLV etc.
3. Correction of ID3 tags did not eradicate the issue
4. Correction of ID3 tags did not appear in Windows Explorer (Windows 7 here)
It took me a bit of google work and reading through list of forum replies to get me to the proper.
Even removing of ID3 tags did not help as corrupted ID3 tags may pose similar problem indicated in other forums.
Solution :
1. Download MP3 Validator Tool. An example used is MP3 Validator
2. Run a full scan of the MP3 files with the tool and you will notice all those problematic song files reflected as 'PROBLEM' by the tool as well.
3. Ensure under Preference settings , "Keep file timestamps" option is enabled to preserve the original file timestamp parameters.
4. Use the tool to repair all problem files by simply clicking on "Repair all files with problem".
It's as simple as that. Reimport into your Itunes library, and tada! A huge sense of accomplishment yah? :)
*PS : Interestingly, through this i discovered alot of other songs hidden in my trove that i've not been listening all these while!
Solution Credits to : Trevin Chow's blogpost
Other tools
That you can use in improving your overall usage of ITunes and problematic mp3s
1. Mp3tag
2. Search by Location Script for use in Itunes Library
(Forum post reference click here) (Download Script here)
3. Tuneup Media
Cos they have indeed given my scrubbling work a huge breeze!
Further Updates:
28-Feb-2011
#Display of tag information in Windows Explorer is probably due to tag version also. Convert V2.4 to V2.3 and the issue is resolved
"You can convert the tags if you select the files and press Ctrl+S01-Mar-2011
Tags are saved in the format selected in Options > Tags" (For users of Mp3tag)
#Error "Processing thread is still active" while running Mp3Val tool on certain MP3 files.
Rename the filename and it works like charm. I doubt there's a solution tweak on the software itself :S
"Yes, there is a problem with Unicode file names. I'll try to find a solution." - May-7,2007 Ringo
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