Inability to convert files in some sub-folders

[Martin Algie]

I did a batch conversion of about 7,500 WMA files, convertting them to Apple Lossless. THe original files are in subfiolders and sub-sub-folders, organised by period, compodser and sometime piece. It worked fine, except about 1700 files failed.

The report on one failure states:

Error converting to Windows Media Audio 10, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\Early Romanticism\Weber, Carl Maria von\Opera and Choral\Der Freischutz - Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra - Wilhelm Furtwangler - 26-07-1954 - Pickwick Classical Recording\CD1\09 Der Freischütz, opera in 3 acts, J. 277.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\09 Der Freischütz, opera in 3 acts, J. 277.wma'

Thinking it was a software problem, I tried it using another program, but the same issue arose. That software stated in its error report that the system cannot find the path specified. THe file is in a sub-folder of a suib-folder. I thought that might be the difficuty, but it successfuilly converted other files in a sub-folder of a suib-folder.

Should I change the folder settings on my computer?

[Spoon]

According to the error, you are converting WMA >> WMA not apple lossless.

[Martin Algie]

According to the error, you are converting WMA >> WMA not apple lossless.

Sorry for the error. I tried converting he fsailed files, this time to WMA in another folder, hopingthat would work, but the error message was the same. I shoiuld have redone the Ap[ple Lossless convertion, but, as I say, the erroir message was the same.

[Spoon]

Convert one WMA file >> Apple Lossless can click the 'copy to clipboard' and paste the full error message please here.

[Martin Algie]

Convert one WMA file >> Apple Lossless can click the 'copy to clipboard' and paste the full error message please here.

I tried again to convert to Apple Lossless the WMA files in one of the sub-folders I know failed the last time. THis is the error message I received:

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Concerto funèbre für Violine und Streichorchester - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\04.Introduktion. Largo.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kube.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\04.Introduktion. Largo.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kube.m4a'
Error opening file 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Concerto funèbre für Violine und Streichorchester - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\04.Introduktion. Largo.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kube.wma' check no other program has it open and file is not protected. [clDecoder::NonInternetStreamingOpen]

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Concerto funèbre für Violine und Streichorchester - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\05.Adagio.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\05.Adagio.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.m4a'
Error opening file 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Concerto funèbre für Violine und Streichorchester - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\05.Adagio.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' check no other program has it open and file is not protected. [clDecoder::NonInternetStreamingOpen]

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Concerto funèbre für Violine und Streichorchester - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\06.Allegro di molto.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\06.Allegro di molto.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.m4a'
Error opening file 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Concerto funèbre für Violine und Streichorchester - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\06.Allegro di molto.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' check no other program has it open and file is not protected. [clDecoder::NonInternetStreamingOpen]

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Concerto funèbre für Violine und Streichorchester - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\07.Choral.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\07.Choral.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.m4a'
Error opening file 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Concerto funèbre für Violine und Streichorchester - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\07.Choral.Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' check no other program has it open and file is not protected. [clDecoder::NonInternetStreamingOpen]

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Konzert für Klavier, Bläser und Schlagzeug - Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\01.Andante et Rondeau varie.Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubeli.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\01.Andante et Rondeau varie.Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubeli.m4a'
Error opening file 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Konzert für Klavier, Bläser und Schlagzeug - Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\01.Andante et Rondeau varie.Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubeli.wma' check no other program has it open and file is not protected. [clDecoder::NonInternetStreamingOpen]

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Konzert für Klavier, Bläser und Schlagzeug - Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\02.Melodie.Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\02.Melodie.Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.m4a'
Error opening file 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Konzert für Klavier, Bläser und Schlagzeug - Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\02.Melodie.Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' check no other program has it open and file is not protected. [clDecoder::NonInternetStreamingOpen]

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Konzert für Klavier, Bläser und Schlagzeug - Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\03.Rondeau varie.Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\03.Rondeau varie.Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.m4a'
Error opening file 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Konzert für Klavier, Bläser und Schlagzeug - Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\03.Rondeau varie.Maria Bergmann, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' check no other program has it open and file is not protected. [clDecoder::NonInternetStreamingOpen]

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Symphonische Hymnen für großes Orchester - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\08.Fantasie.Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\08.Fantasie.Symphonieorches ter des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.m4a'
Error opening file 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Symphonische Hymnen für großes Orchester - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\08.Fantasie.Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' check no other program has it open and file is not protected. [clDecoder::NonInternetStreamingOpen]

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Symphonische Hymnen für großes Orchester - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\09.Adagio - Toccata.Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\09.Adagio - Toccata.Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.m4a'
Error opening file 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Symphonische Hymnen für großes Orchester - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\09.Adagio - Toccata.Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' check no other program has it open and file is not protected. [clDecoder::NonInternetStreamingOpen]

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Symphonische Hymnen für großes Orchester - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\10.Toccata.Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\Conversions\10.Toccata.Symphonieorchest er des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.m4a'
Error opening file 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\20th Century pieces\Hartmann, Karl Amadeus\Symphonische Hymnen für großes Orchester - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik - Orfeo Recording\10.Toccata.Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Rafael Kubelik.wma' check no other program has it open and file is not protected. [clDecoder::NonInternetStreamingOpen]

[Spoon]

The error is something is blocking dBpoweramp from reading the WMA files, it could be your security software which has sandboxed dBpoweramp. If you have security software as a test disable it then try to convert.

[Martin Algie]

I just tried again.

I disabled the Firewall on my Norton 360 software (after disconnecting the inbternet of course). I reran the convert sand the same thing happened:

Error converting to Apple Lossless, 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\Music for Filing\Ripped CDs\Peter-Lukas Graf\Flute Concertos\Stamitz, Carl - Flute Concerto in G major - Peter-Lukas Graf, Zurcher Kammerorchester - Edmond de Stoutz - Brilliant Classics Recording\06.Rondo, allegro.Peter-Lukas Graf, Zurcher Kammerorchester - Edmond de Stoutz.wma' to 'D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\Music for Filing\Ripped CDs\Peter-Lukas Graf\Flute Concertos\Stamitz, Carl - Flute Concerto in G major - Peter-Lukas Graf, Zurcher Kammerorchester - Edmond de St\06.Rondo, allegro.Peter-Lukas Graf, Zurcher Kammerorchester .m4a'

THat is one of 1410 errors.

Any other ideas?

Martin

[Porcus]

D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\Music for Filing\Ripped CDs\Peter-Lukas Graf\Flute Concertos\Stamitz, Carl - Flute Concerto in G major - Peter-Lukas Graf, Zurcher Kammerorchester - Edmond de Stoutz - Brilliant Classics Recording\06.Rondo, allegro.Peter-Lukas Graf, Zurcher Kammerorchester - Edmond de Stoutz.wma'

You are exceeding Windows Explorer's maximum pathlength. Likely you will have trouble even renaming that file in Explorer (though you can easily rename one of the folders).

[Martin Algie]

Is that the reason that that the program cannot get access in order to convert?

[Porcus]

Is that the reason that that the program cannot get access in order to convert?

Sounds very plausible. You can simply test it: In the D:\Concert Recordings\RECORDINGS\Music for Filing\Ripped CDs folder, create a copy of the the Peter-Lukas Graf subfolder and rename it to a single character you don't use for anything else - like ^, ¨ , ¤, _, §, whatever. I'll call it ^.
Go to ^. Rename the Flute Concertos to ^. Go to ^. Rename the Stamitz blah blah blah folder to ^. Finally, rename the wma to ^.wma. Now you should be within reach.

Run again, and see if it converts.


(Still I don't think it is a good idea to transcode WMA. WMA Lossless yes, lossies, no.)