I've been using Mp3tag for quite a while now and I haven't experienced any problems with it. Recently I edited the tags of a file and then afterwards it would not play. I tried to play it in many programs but it wouldn't play and instead would start and stop immediately without any sound. The lengt…

Oh. Well thank you very much for all the help. I've tried to repair it in an audio editor but didn't have any success. I'll just have to get the original audio again :slight_smile:

It would be great if you can check the backed up version for any errors, preferably with MP3 Diags [image] How to check files for errors? Howto It’s required and often helps to reduce support cycles to check files for errors before filing a bug report. Sympto…

Thank you very much for responding. I checked the backed up version for errors using MP3 Diags like suggested. Multiple notes have come up: 1. ac "No MPEG audio stream found." 2. fa "No ID3V2.3.0 tag found, although this is the most popular tag for storing song information." 3. ob "No supported t…

[image] Lucn_Bt: Any help on what this means This means that the file was corrupt before it got tagged. I would assume that no player will actually play it fully. I even doubt, that it can be repaired so that the originally expected information is restored. [image] Lucn_Bt: and how it c…

[image] Lucn_Bt: Any help on what this means and how it can be fixed You can try the ":hammer: 4" icon in MP3 Diags which tries to fix everything. Then listen to the file in full and see if you can notice any glitches. Personally, I'd not want such a file in my library and would try to buy a…

Thank you. Just tried that and it wasn't successful so I'll just get the audio again. Thank you so much for all of the help though

Mp3 file won't play

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Florian April 24, 2021, 6:45am 2

It would be great if you can check the backed up version for any errors, preferably with MP3 Diags

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