Why can't I edit file information in iTunes anymore?

November 4, 2005 4:28 AM

Irritating iTunes problem.

I've been using iTunes to edit information on my music files for a long time without any problems. Recently, however, I'll edit a file (Get Info> Info) and as soon as I actually click on the file to play it, it reverts to its old information, erasing all my careful edits. What's going on? How do I fix it?

(I'd rather not use another program for editing file information.)

posted by TayBridge to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

Could the file be write-protected?
posted by edd at 4:43 AM on November 4, 2005

Response by poster: No, I don't think so. It's not just happening to one file, it's happening to lots of new files after I add them to iTunes. I've been able to edit the problematic files permanently in WinAmp without difficulty.
posted by TayBridge at 4:52 AM on November 4, 2005

Mac or Windows?
posted by Johnny Assay at 8:17 AM on November 4, 2005

Response by poster: Windows.
posted by TayBridge at 2:34 PM on November 4, 2005

What happens if you right-click on one of these and choose Convert ID3? iTunes doesn't support ID3V1 tags, for whatever reason.
posted by dhartung at 12:47 AM on November 5, 2005