m4a files not importing to iTunes!

battletard · Apr 3, 2012, 02:45 PM

So, I've done this a million times before: I have an m4a file (a voicememo from my iPhone), I drag it into iTunes, and then I convert it to an mp3.

NOW.... For some reason, SOME of my m4a files simply don't import into iTunes. I drag them there, and they don't go.

The file names are not long. Nothing's weird about the file names.

I've tried everything, and I've been Googling forums for an hour. PLEASE help me!

TheAppleSource · Apr 3, 2012, 06:02 PM

Have you tried going into File and then Add To Library... rather than dragging? I mean, I know that dragging should still work, but just as a check, it's worth a try.

If you've tried it, do you get any error message or do the files just not add?

battletard · Apr 3, 2012, 08:15 PM

yep! i tried "Add To Library"
no error message; files just don't add

thanks!

battletard · Apr 4, 2012, 03:52 PM

Well, I got it working. It was something about the files themselves. When I downloaded them using iExplorer instead of iTunes synch, the files work as expected. Thank you for your helpfulness anyway!

Apr 3, 2012, 02:45 PM	#1
battletard macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	m4a files not importing to iTunes! So, I've done this a million times before: I have an m4a file (a voicememo from my iPhone), I drag it into iTunes, and then I convert it to an mp3. NOW.... For some reason, SOME of my m4a files simply don't import into iTunes. I drag them there, and they don't go. The file names are not long. Nothing's weird about the file names. I've tried everything, and I've been Googling forums for an hour. PLEASE help me!
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Apr 3, 2012, 06:02 PM	#2
TheAppleSource macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: United Kingdom	Have you tried going into File and then Add To Library... rather than dragging? I mean, I know that dragging should still work, but just as a check, it's worth a try. If you've tried it, do you get any error message or do the files just not add? __________________ If you've got any questions relating to Apple technology or you want to learn some tips and tricks then head on over to TheAppleSource
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Apr 3, 2012, 08:15 PM	#3
battletard Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	yep! i tried "Add To Library" no error message; files just don't add thanks!
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Apr 4, 2012, 03:52 PM	#4
battletard Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	Well, I got it working. It was something about the files themselves. When I downloaded them using iExplorer instead of iTunes synch, the files work as expected. Thank you for your helpfulness anyway!
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