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Renaming Files - Table of Contents
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Introduction
You've downloaded the song you've always wanted. Just as you double click on it, instead of your favourite MP3 player, the dreaded box comes up. Doh!
Now, why is this happening and how can I listen to that MP3? This is happening because the MP3 files you've downloaded was renamed.
This is usually done because the servers that you download MP3 files from deletes all instances of .mp3 from its website because of the traffic it creates.
By renaming the file to something other than .mp3 (commonly used ones are .bin, .ps, .tar, .gz, .tgz... etc) the MP3s tend to stay on the server a little longer, which is good for you. :)
Now, what you have to do is to rename the file from its changed form to the original form, which means adding the .mp3 to the end. If you already know how to do that, then that's great!
If you are not too sure how to rename the files, the next section will explain the steps you need to take.
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Rename It!
I'm assuming that you will be using Windows to rename the files. (You can do it under DOS, and the command for it is 'ren filename.before filename.after'... Just so that you know.)
First, go to the folder that contains the files that you want to rename. Once you're there, click on View -> Folder Options... You should see a screen similar to that on the left.
Once you get to the box, click on the 'View' tab and look down until you see a check box beside 'Hide file extensions for known file types'. Uncheck the checkbox beside it.
Press 'Okay' to get out of the dialog box. What you have just done is that you've told windows to show the entire filename instead of cutting off the extentions.
You now should be able to see the extensions of the files (for example, .mp3). If you ever want to turn it off, all you have to do is go back there and check the box beside the 'Hide file extensions...' again.
Now that the extensions are showing, all you have to is right click on the file, then choose 'Rename' to rename the file. If you are a computer guru, or want to become one, you should learn the Windows shortcut for renaming files, the F2.
First, select the file, then press the 'F2' key. You should now be able to type a new name under the icon. That was easy, eh? :)
Now, go and rename your .ps and .bin files into .mp3. The computer might bother you about how the file might not work with the new extention. You can safely ignore that warning, as you now know how to change the extension back as well. :)
If the MP3 works with the file extention changed, great! If not, please read on.
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Conclusion
If Winamp rejects the .mp3 file, then it might mean that the file was zipped up. Try renaming the filename.zip and see if you can open it with Winzip.
If Winzip fails, then it might mean that the file was corrupted during download, file was cooked (see FAQ), or the file was uploaded incorrectly.
If the music continues to not work even after you tried downloading again, you can try contacting MP3Raid staff.
I hope this solved the problem. Happy downloading!
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