Cant import or play aif. files on new macbook pro

I didn't know that PCs used .aif files. I think the reason that you're getting the error message is because the permissions are getting borked with the copying between the PC and Mac. You can attach a .zip file up to 1.14 MB by using the paper clip icon at the top of the compose message window.

 

Okay, I downloaded, unzipped it and the .aif file has zero bytes. I don't imagine that's what you wanted.

 

That is a bad AIFF file - it has no data at all, so obviously there's nothing to play.

 

How are you moving them to the MacBook Pro?

 

Do the copied files always end up as zero bytes?

You can check this in Finder by control-clicking the copy and choosing Get Info from the contextual menu. Post what it says for Size.

You can repeat the Get Info on the original files and see if the Size is the same, or at least non-zero.


Try making a compressed copy.

Select one or more original files in Finder.
Control-click the name of the selected file.
Choose "Compress <something here>" from the contextual menu.
An "Archive.zip" or "NameOfAiff.zip" should appear on your desktop.
Do Get Info on the zip file and post its size.

Most aiff files are compressible, so the Archive.zip size can be less than the size of the originals. However, if the archive size is 10X or more smaller, it may be that the archiving experienced the same problem is plain copying.


If each files is less than 4 GB, and you have a USB thumb drive with sufficient capacity, you can use it for transfers.

First, insert it in the Mac, run Disk Utility.app, and Erase it to MS DOS. This will format it as FAT, which is readable and writable by both Mac and Windows.
Eject the thumb drive, then insert in Windows computer.
Copy files to it. Eject.
Reinsert in Mac, copy files off.
Again, Get Info to confirm sensible sizes will be worthwhile.


Oh, and make sure you're copying the original AIFF files, not a Windows shortcut.