uTorrent corrputing mp3 files?

[Sachaztan]

I used Bitlord a long time but the dl times were sick and it seemed like it was full of spyware, and then I found the saviour uTorrent. Possibly the best torrent client ever.

BUT, it did do something weird with mp3 files...

Haven't had a single problem with mp3 files with Bitlord, but EVERY SINGLE album i downloaded with uTorrent has been unable to open in Windows Media Player (my player of choice) with the nice error message

"The file you are attempting to play has an extension (.mp3) that does not match the file format. Playing this file may result in unexpected behaviour."

Well, it didn't even play on WMP but on Winamp it did, and the "music" was pretty f*cked up.

Coincidence? Not uTorrents concern?

I let you decide, but i'm contemplating switching to Azerus if this don't get straightened out. Please don't make me abandon this great torrent client.

[DreadWingKnight]

Coincidence?

Yes it is a coincidence.

Not uTorrents concern?

No it's not, as uTorrent wasn't the creator of the original mp3s.

Windows Media Player (my player of choice)

Which happens to have a habit of silently re-tagging (and thusly corrupting if they're still in the process of downloading) mp3 files.

Just as a test, have you tried downloading albums that were stored in an archive?

[Sachaztan]

Ay, and they work perfectly if they come in rar format.

Also I did say that when played in winamp they just sounded "f*cked up". Somethings wrong with winamp then? Not even switch could touch the corrupted files when i tried to make other formats out of them.

And what if uTorrent corrups simple mp3 files then? Still not uTorrents concern?

[DreadWingKnight]

It's not uT that's directly causing the corruption.

A media indexer is causing the silent re-tagging of the file, and that re-tagging is what is causing the corruption, not uT.

[Sachaztan]

Can you perhaps help me a bit fixing that?

[Lord Alderaan]

Sachaztan well you should disable or even uninstall the indexer.

A workaround for now might be to enable the .!ut extension for incomplete files. This might prevent the indexer from finding the .mp3 files before they are done. You can find it under Preferences => Downloads => Enable 'Append .!ut to incomplete files'.

However this is NOT a solution to your problem (and only works for new torrents you start from then on, if at all). You should really disable/uninstall the indexer. If you have no idea how we might be able to help if you provide a list of running processes (get Process Explorer from sysinternals.com, run it, File > Save, then post the contents of the saved process list in the .txt file here).

[Switeck]

You many have a hostile piece of software on your computer that's corrupting media files...called Roxio.

[jewelisheaven]

I don't mean to be rude Sr. Alderaan but I think HiJackThis would be a better choice to list affecting processes

Or it could be that Switeck did-it-again in-one.

[Sachaztan]

I'll do like this:

Append the .!ut and dl all files again (they weren't all too many)

Thanks for your time

[Firon]

You really should find what's corrupting your MP3s instead.

[Sachaztan]

Well as the ONLY mp3 files that get corrupted come after handling from uTorrent, it doesn't matter. As long as just appending the .!ut works I couldn't care less.

As long as it's not something harmfull, but then that's the Anti Virus programs job.

[DreadWingKnight]

come after handling from uTorrent

uTorrent isn't the app that's doing the corrupting. Whatever media indexer that's re-tagging them IS.

[Sachaztan]

Yeah, I know. But what difference does it make?

[Lord Alderaan]

@jewelisheaven: That was pretty much a C&P from this post.

@Sachaztan:

An indexer that changes the files it indexes is a bad piece of software to have on your computer by definition. It might cause all kinds of problems on your PC and you might not be aware they are related to that piece of software or you might not be aware of them at all. It's almost like saying you don't mind a virus on your computer as long as you don't know which problems it is causing.

[Firon]

The fact that appending !ut works means that you have a -different- application on your system trashing all your MP3s.

In fact, it's probably still doing it after µTorrent finishes downloading, so you're sending nothing but bad data out.

[Sachaztan]

And how shall I find out what indexer is causing this, and then how do I remove it? Just find the folder and delete or do I have to do more?

[jewelisheaven]

Download HiJackThis and post the log here if you are unsure of what could be causing the problem

I take the stance programs should do ONLY what I tell them SPECIFICALLY to do... there are others which prefer the reverse... For a generic discussion about it: http://www.slashdoc.com/documents/78852 (note address was obtained from the Get Lucky! URL returned from this search)

[Sachaztan]

What's the code for uploading files on this forum?

[jewelisheaven]

OH! you can just paste the logfile in the submit post form.

As far as code,

[.code][./code]

works for default, non-wrapping monospaced font. (you have to remove . from both blocks)

[Sachaztan]

C:\Users\Sachaztan\Desktop\hijackthis.log

Hmm...guess i'll have to upload it to a site then...

[DreadWingKnight]

the content of the file, not the location.

[Sachaztan]

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[Firon]

Windows Media Player, probably. Go into it's configuration and disable any options for it to "update tags"

[Sachaztan]

I'll get right to it as soon as I find that option.

Thank you for your time

[jewelisheaven]

Thanks for that clarification, I'm sorry I wasn't clear. It's been a busy week here.

Also if I may make an observation, all of those services without files suggest a recent... cleanup operation?

I would also recommend making sure McAfee's realtime scanner is exempt from snooping in your uT download folder to be sure it's not futzing with files before it's even complete.

Other than that it looks like you have a nicely working Windows Vista

If I may also make a note regarding your first post, I think that BitLord does a similar shuffle to BitComet auto-downloading files with its own extension (I know bitcomet uses !bc as it's used in the migration guide) to keep other programs from opening them as it's an unknown extension. Furthermore the using of uT's feature to use IT'S own extension !ut for downloads fixing the problem you're seeing proves it is probably your media indexer working in the background to "help" you make your life easier... See how much easier it made it

Nah seriously, if it only did it when I opened my media browser and then said "XXX imported from XXXX. Do you want to accept changes" I would check my folders for downloads, check to see if I plan on seeding them more as current or not, and either say YES or NO. Too many useless background processes are bad for the sanity of your computer. How long do you think it takes each night to put them to sleep?