# Old ipod not compatible with car media player says no playable files

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/old-ipod-not-compatible-with-car-media-player-says-no-playable-files/65319
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** player
**Created:** [July 17, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/old-ipod-not-compatible-with-car-media-player-says-no-playable-files/65319 "2024-07-17T23:04:27Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/old-ipod-not-compatible-with-car-media-player-says-no-playable-files/65319/5 "2024-07-18T12:32:44Z")

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> [@kmcg](#):
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> load them into mp3tag and remove or replace the itunes file name with a tagged filename

What happens if you try the old filenames?

And just a general hint: the filename is a property that is needed by the underlying OS and is stored in the managing areas of the storage medium.  
MP3tag deals with the metadata embedded in the files.  
So if you can save the files on your storage medium and the OS does not complain, then there is nothing wrong with the filename.  
It could still be that the format of the storage medium is not compatible with the car stereo - so check the requirements. Something to look for in the car stereo specification is NTFS or FAT.  
If you have doubts that the files are actually MP3 files, see

> [@How to check files for errors?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-check-files-for-errors/44633):
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> It’s required and often helps to reduce support cycles to check files for errors before filing a bug report. Symptoms of erroneous files are often missing or wrong bitrate or length audible blips or skips tags seem to be sticky and cannot be removed There are some really good tools to check the files for errors, namely MP3 Diags — identifies many different issues in MP3 files Website: [http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net) Download: [MP3 Diags - Getting MP3 Diags](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net/010_getting_the_program.html#binWindows) If the font size in MP3 Diags is …

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