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iTunes wma conversion mess: help!!

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:15 pm
by fudgeflaps
Right.

I got an ipod nano today-great. The guy in the shop tells me to install itunes to the computer in order to export files to the nano. iPods don't run wma files, but itunes has on-board software to convert them to the preferred AAC (?) format. The iTunes program will take your media from the same source folder as your previous media player (in my case, Windows Media Player, it's served me well).

So far, so good- a minor inconvenience.

Now, just as iTunes gets to the end of the wma conversion process (which took about three bloody hours), i'm informed that my Windows drive has no space left!! !swear! So, where are the converted files stored, so I can obliterate them and free up space? I was assured a hitch-free process, now I'm scunnered!

Help, troops- what can I do? Where can I access the 'new' files, how can I reclaim a happy hard disk?

Thanks in advance.


Re: iTunes wma conversion mess: help!!

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:58 pm
by Jacques
You need Crap Cleaner

Does what it says on the tin.


Re: iTunes wma conversion mess: help!!

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:27 pm
by fudgeflaps
Cheers, J; when you are not compulsively swearing and valiantly fighting Tourettes, you are very useful indeed! !wink!

I'll give it a go, update you tomorrow nite.

Ta.


Re: iTunes wma conversion mess: help!!

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:50 am
by mart
Won't fudgeflaps still need to know which folder the files are saved in so he can check the relevant box?
Perhaps a Search by filename/s will show the location.

Mart

Re: iTunes wma conversion mess: help!!

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:32 am
by Jacques
If they are stored temp files then off they go.


Re: iTunes wma conversion mess: help!!

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:04 pm
by fudgeflaps
Claimed back 4Gb disk space with that... nice one.

I found the folder containing the converted files as well, so in total I reclaimed 8Gb.

Not bad!

!happy!


Re: iTunes wma conversion mess: help!!

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:08 pm
by Jacques
Glad to be of service.