Media Library freezes when I add stuff.

Xipotec · 2nd August 2008, 21:56

When I add the folder containing all my music in the library and it reaches 37% it always freezes up. To be fair It does the same with media monkey.

There must be some kind of file that makes my Winamp fail!

Could anybody tell me what it could be and how to resolve it?

Nunzio390 · 2nd August 2008, 22:09

Well, I'd say that at least one (or possibly more) of your media files is corrupted, causing freezing in both players, in which case you'll have to add just a "bit" at a time in Winamp, until it does freeze to find the "culprit", and then remove the corrupt file.

But then again, you never said what version of Winamp you are using. Currently (as of the time of this post) the newest version is 5.54 and there were freezing/crashing issues in earlier 5.xx versions when adding media to the Library (a temp-fix in_mp3 update patch was available then), but those crashes have since been addressed and no longer occur. So, even "corrupted" files shouldn't cause a freeze-up or crash now when adding to the Media Library with the latest version of Winamp.

So... do you have the latest and greatest Winamp version?
If not - install it!

Xipotec · 3rd August 2008, 07:19

Thanks for the quick reply!

I'm afraid I do have v 5.54

.

That means I have to go through 950 gb of music

. I remember a mp3 checker though, it checked all you files to see if they were corrupt.

Any more ideas?

Update: I tried mp3 checker but it too got stuck!

Maybe it's some kind of virus.

Nunzio390 · 3rd August 2008, 15:06

OK. So you have the latest version. In that case I'll just quote from myself again...

Quote:

Originally posted by Nunzio390
Well, I'd say that at least one (or possibly more) of your media files is corrupted, causing freezing in both players, in which case you'll have to add just a "bit" at a time in Winamp, until it does freeze to find the "culprit", and then remove the corrupt file.

You think it might be a virus? Well that's possible, but I think not, due to the fact that you initially said it consistently freezes when it reaches 37% while adding files. So that implies that a particular file is corrupted and unreadable at that point and is why I suggested the first thing (quoted above).

But... in case it is a virus, you can read my response here --> corrupted mp3 files....

Understand though that the virus mentioned there causes problems with playing the file(s) and not while adding files to the ML. But anything is possible with a virus.

Xipotec · 3rd August 2008, 20:22

Case closed! The culprit was "Now Thats What I Call Music... 36"

Thanks for the help.

Nunzio390 · 3rd August 2008, 20:54

OK. Very good!

I assumed then that you just added a bit at a time to find the culprit - correct? Or was it the virus?

In any case, try and apply the fix linked to here by DJ Egg and see if you can "repair" that one damaged/corrupted file. Let me know if it works for you. I'm curious as to whether or not that file was infected.

2nd August 2008, 21:56	#1
Xipotec Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	Media Library freezes when I add stuff. When I add the folder containing all my music in the library and it reaches 37% it always freezes up. To be fair It does the same with media monkey. There must be some kind of file that makes my Winamp fail! Could anybody tell me what it could be and how to resolve it?

2nd August 2008, 22:09	#2
Nunzio390 Nugatory Aluminator Look it up Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tharsis Ridge (Martian lowlands) Posts: 8,588	Well, I'd say that at least one (or possibly more) of your media files is corrupted, causing freezing in both players, in which case you'll have to add just a "bit" at a time in Winamp, until it does freeze to find the "culprit", and then remove the corrupt file. But then again, you never said what version of Winamp you are using. Currently (as of the time of this post) the newest version is 5.54 and there were freezing/crashing issues in earlier 5.xx versions when adding media to the Library (a temp-fix in_mp3 update patch was available then), but those crashes have since been addressed and no longer occur. So, even "corrupted" files shouldn't cause a freeze-up or crash now when adding to the Media Library with the latest version of Winamp. So... do you have the latest and greatest Winamp version? If not - install it! Don't email or PM me concerning Winamp. Instead, either start a NEW TOPIC or post a REPLY in the appropriate thread in these forums. This will also benefit others who may have a similar question or problem. But before posting, please first Search the forums and read all FAQs and all Sticky threads. ORB Remote Broadcast [ Automated Jukebox \| Nunzio's Home \| Wacky Videos \| Solve the Prunella Puzzle! ] [ LINE RIDER! \| My Resume \| Virtual Chess \| Composite Sketch \| My Niece's Band ] [ Plugins by Joonas \| DrO's Winamp Plugins and Extras \| K-JÃ¶fol ]

3rd August 2008, 07:19	#3
Xipotec Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	Thanks for the quick reply! I'm afraid I do have v 5.54 . That means I have to go through 950 gb of music . I remember a mp3 checker though, it checked all you files to see if they were corrupt. Any more ideas? Update: I tried mp3 checker but it too got stuck! Maybe it's some kind of virus. Last edited by Xipotec; 3rd August 2008 at 07:54.

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3rd August 2008, 20:22	#5
Xipotec Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	Case closed! The culprit was "Now Thats What I Call Music... 36" Thanks for the help.

3rd August 2008, 20:54	#6
Nunzio390 Nugatory Aluminator Look it up Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tharsis Ridge (Martian lowlands) Posts: 8,588	OK. Very good! I assumed then that you just added a bit at a time to find the culprit - correct? Or was it the virus? In any case, try and apply the fix linked to here by DJ Egg and see if you can "repair" that one damaged/corrupted file. Let me know if it works for you. I'm curious as to whether or not that file was infected.