'Failed to create output file' and 'Error unable to open File 'C:\Users\x\x\etc.'

[BigBlueFan]

Love Batch Converter Multi Encoder but...

I'm running 17.2 and had the same problems with 16 on a Windows 10 machine.

Restart, reinstall, upgrade and this:

R16.2 Multi-Encoder 'Failed to create output file'
To resolve this issue, run dBpoweramp Control Center >> Advanced Settings >> click [Set] next to Filename Restricted Characters and click [Restore Default].

Now Multi-encoder will work.

did not work for me.

Had no problems before today.

Any suggestions?

Thank you!

[Spoon]

Re: 'Failed to create output file' and 'Error unable to open File 'C:\Users\x\x\etc.'

Post the full error message please with the full filename, there is a copy to clipboard button on the error page.

[BigBlueFan]

Re: 'Failed to create output file' and 'Error unable to open File 'C:\Users\x\x\etc.'

Thank you, Spoon (not only for the help, but also for the great product).

Here it is:

Error converting to [Multi Encoder], 'C:\Users\Pas\Music\Blissing\Styx\Come_Sail_Away_T he_Styx_Anthology\Disk 1\02-You_Need_Love.flac' to 'C:\Users\Pas\Music\ALAC Rips\Styx\Come Sail Away; The Styx Anthology\02 Styx - You Need Love.m4a'
Error unable to open File 'C:\Users\Pas\Music\ALAC Rips\Styx\Come Sail Away; The Styx Anthology\02 Styx - You Need Love.m4a' for writing. [clEncoder_ALAC::BeginConversion]

[Spoon]

Re: 'Failed to create output file' and 'Error unable to open File 'C:\Users\x\x\etc.'

Try converting a new folder on the root of drive c: called Test

and convert to that folder, does it work?

[BigBlueFan]

Re: 'Failed to create output file' and 'Error unable to open File 'C:\Users\x\x\etc.'

Thank you for that. It worked.

But when I tried using the AIFF and ALAC Rips folders as the destination for the files. It failed.

[Dat Ei]

Re: 'Failed to create output file' and 'Error unable to open File 'C:\Users\x\x\etc.'

But when I tried using the AIFF and ALAC Rips folders as the destination for the files. It failed.

Can you create files in those folders by hand?


Dat Ei

[Spoon]

Re: 'Failed to create output file' and 'Error unable to open File 'C:\Users\x\x\etc.'

The file and folder names look good to me, it is likely a permissions issue, CD Ripper will not have permission to write to that location:

https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?41035-CD-Riper-Cannot-See-CD-Drive-Drive-Appears-as-Unknown-Unknown-Windows

[BigBlueFan]

Re: 'Failed to create output file' and 'Error unable to open File 'C:\Users\x\x\etc.'

That worked. Thank you for the great product and awesome support!

[BigBlueFan]

Re: 'Failed to create output file' and 'Error unable to open File 'C:\Users\x\x\etc.'

Thank you both for the help! It was a permissions issue.