[Arny Krueger[_4_]]

"ChrisCoaster" wrote in message
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On Sep 29, 10:00 am, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"ChrisCoaster" wrote in message

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A Genesis track that clocked in at over 4 minutes is now only
0:10(plays the first 10 sec).

The same thing happened to a Rihanna and a Fleetwood Mac song on my
computer. The Rihanna played the first 30 sec.

WTF is going on with my music collection??!?

Have the files been updated in any way?

Are they the same length in bytes as always?
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Unsteady: Nope - first 10 sec plays on PC as well as on iPod.

Arny: Updated: Not as far as I knowd Length: Did not notice
length in bytes(size?) - just the length in min:sec.

If your music files are all coded at similar bitrates and in similar
formats, then the quotient between mm:ss length and length in bytes is
pretty constant.


It's happening slowly, like they are somehow "eroding".

Sounds like a sick hard drive.

Every once in
a while a song file completely VANISHES from the PC and the player.

If they vanish in synch, then the problem more likely to be a software
problem.

All I know is, I've got a lot of CDs to start burning b4 my
entirecollection disappears!!

Burning to DVDs in data format might be a favorable available option.