# Many .WAV files are in "ERROR: ..."

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/many-wav-files-are-in-error/71064
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 16, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/many-wav-files-are-in-error/71064 "2026-04-16T02:59:52Z")
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#### Post date: [April 17, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/many-wav-files-are-in-error/71064/3 "2026-04-17T06:06:42Z")

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> [@Doug\_Mackie](#):
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> There are already free programs that can repair all sorts of corruption in WAV files.

and:

> [@User-defined Tools](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-tools/966/7):
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> Example — Re-encode WAV using ffmpeg Some WAV files [have an invalid structure](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-check-files-for-errors/44633) or extra junk bytes at some RIFF chunks so re-encoding the file might fix the problems. You can use the excellent [ffmpeg](http://ffmpeg.org/download.html#build-windows) command line utility as a user-defined tool from within Mp3tag. Name wav2wav Path Please locate the path of your ffmpeg.exe Parameter -i "%\_filename\_ext%" "%\_folderpath%\%\_filename%\_out.wav"

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