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Re: txt files instead of mp3

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martin_e_hoodMay 9, 2010
 
 
Emile is correct. Mediafire has a limit of 100 characters for filenames, which is just too short for verbose namers like me where I like to jam a lot of information in the filename.

Unfortunately, if the filename is longer than 100 characters, Mediafire just truncates the filename leaving it without an extension at all. The bigger problem is that Mediafire will not allow the extension of an uploaded file to be changed. Presumably this is to discourage nefarious individuals from uploading a viral file with an innoccuous extension and then later changing the extension to an executable one.

The upshot is the only way to correct the extension of a file with a too-long filename is to shorten it and upload it again to Mediafire.

As Emile says, renaming the downloaded file to add .mp3 to the end SHOULD work. If it doesn't, then the file may have been corrupted during download or is in fact not an MP3 format file.

Best regards,

Martin


--- In just-a-minute@..., "ejumean" <mochrie99@...> wrote:
>
> And if it doesn't work, try making the filename a bit shorter, then add the .mp3 extension. I have had to do that a few times in the past if i recall.
>
> Emile
>
> --- In just-a-minute@..., "ejumean" <mochrie99@> wrote:
> >
> > I think it's because the filename ends up being so long that it somehow "forgets" to add the .mp3 extension. When you save it, you need to add ".mp3" to the filename and it will save it properly.
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> > Emile
> >
> > --- In just-a-minute@..., "alondonhound" <alondonhound@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Firstly Thank you so much for all the work uploading all the episodes, just fantastic.
> > > Secondly have now downloaded most of them i think but a few 731 appear as txt files rather than mp3.
> > > I'm sure it's my fault but any ideas how to solve this?
> > > Apologies in advance for my computer illiteracy and if this problem has already been dealt with.
> > > Nick
> > > Clement forever
> > >
> >
>

 
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