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Are you able to create a new file on disk D:\
(for example, create a new .txt file)

If there is a good third-party package that you think might spot things Windows doesn't, I'll certainly give it a try. The standard Windows tools should be sufficient. I was only asking because we have previously seen cases where 3rd party security products have blocked Audacity. I was checking tha...

We’re pleased to announce release of Audacity 3.0.2 which replaces all previous versions for Windows, macOS and Linux. This is a significant bug fixing release. Further details about this release may be found on the Audacity website: https://www.audacityteam.org/audacity-3-0-2-released/ Audacity 3.0...

I don't know if this sheds any light whatsoever on the problem. Not much, but everything seems to be pointing towards something on your computer shutting down Audacity as soon as it attempts file access. When you installed Audacity, were you logged in as "Brian"? What security apps run on your comp...

Please try this and let us know what happens: 1. Move the "chirp.wav" file that I posted here to your Desktop. 2. Reboot your computer 3. Do NOT open the Windows "File Explorer". 4. Launch Audacity. 5. "File menu > Import > Audio" 6. Navigate to the Desktop and select the "chirp.wav" file 7. Click t...

юра00 wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:48 pm

I tried another program, wxmp3val 4.0. It seems to be working. Thank you!

Super. Thanks for the update.

dicenloot21 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:41 am

The drive says exFAT?

Where does it say that?

Have you checked in "Disk Management"? (see: https://kb.netgear.com/29640/How-to-ide ... ive-format)

Are you not able to fix them with mp3val?
That works for me on Linux and when run with this command it fixes all of the MP3s in the current directory:

now the report is sent to C:\Users\Brian\AppData\Local\Temp Good. At least we have a little progress. It would seem that Wondershare was overriding the Windows default temp location in some way. Am I really the only one who's ever had this problem? I've never seen that problem / symptom with the de...

voassist wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:50 pm

I might be listening to the music in the background because that is what the client would like the script to be read to

The way to do that is by "overdubbing".
There's a mini tutorial here: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tut ... rdubs.html