Switching to potplayer from itunes, some of my m4a files will not play

ethancatface · 05. Jan 2017, 03:20 PM

Hey sorry if there's a common issue with this but after 5 minutes of googling I couldn't find anything. With that out of the way I've decided to switch off of itunes but some of the m4a files I've added to the default playlist because it says "Can't play media file, the file seems to exist but does not seem to have any video , while some of the other m4a files play fine. It seems to only be an issue with songs that I've downloaded a long time ago but I would love help to manage to get it to work and stop using itunes.

George.J · 05. Jan 2017, 05:40 PM

Can you upload the m4a file that PotPlayer fails to play? Does any other player play the same file or probably it's corrupted.

ethancatface · 05. Jan 2017, 08:17 PM

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8...XN3UjVfWnN3VVk
itunes does play this file so idk what's messed up with the file, and thank you

EldonW · 05. Jan 2017, 10:00 PM

The file you uploaded is 82 bytes...

ethancatface · 06. Jan 2017, 12:05 AM

That's the file I dragged into itunes and it added that song, I honestly just dont understand. So this should just be that files issue then right and not some weird thing with potplayer?

EldonW · 06. Jan 2017, 01:21 AM

That's just a reference to the file (almost like a playlist) - it tells iTunes where the file is.

George.J · 06. Jan 2017, 03:08 PM

What EldonW just said. It's not the actual m4a file.

05. Jan 2017, 03:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
ethancatface Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 3	Switching to potplayer from itunes, some of my m4a files will not play Hey sorry if there's a common issue with this but after 5 minutes of googling I couldn't find anything. With that out of the way I've decided to switch off of itunes but some of the m4a files I've added to the default playlist because it says "Can't play media file, the file seems to exist but does not seem to have any video , while some of the other m4a files play fine. It seems to only be an issue with songs that I've downloaded a long time ago but I would love help to manage to get it to work and stop using itunes.

05. Jan 2017, 05:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
George.J Editor Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,950	Can you upload the m4a file that PotPlayer fails to play? Does any other player play the same file or probably it's corrupted. __________________ If you seek for attention, do common things in life in an uncommon way!

06. Jan 2017, 03:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
George.J Editor Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,950	What EldonW just said. It's not the actual m4a file. __________________ If you seek for attention, do common things in life in an uncommon way!

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05. Jan 2017, 08:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
ethancatface Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 3	https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8...XN3UjVfWnN3VVk itunes does play this file so idk what's messed up with the file, and thank you

05. Jan 2017, 10:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
EldonW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa Posts: 280	The file you uploaded is 82 bytes...

06. Jan 2017, 12:05 AM	#5 (permalink)
ethancatface Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 3	That's the file I dragged into itunes and it added that song, I honestly just dont understand. So this should just be that files issue then right and not some weird thing with potplayer?

06. Jan 2017, 01:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
EldonW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa Posts: 280	That's just a reference to the file (almost like a playlist) - it tells iTunes where the file is.