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Hi,
I'm trying to export to FLAC.

In preferences, I changed Lossless Export Format to FLAC.

Yet, when I try to export from File Menu, "Export as FLAC", I get an error message: "Cannot export audio to save location".

Is there something I am doing wrong, or something else I need to download to make this work?
Would be a huge time saver from exporting as WAV and then converting to FLAC after the fact.

Audacity 1.2.6
Windows 7

Thanks for the help,
Parker

Please see the Release Notes. Export to FLAC in 1.2.6 doesn't work on Windows. Please upgrade to 1.3.12 which is the recommended version for WIndows 7.



Gale

thank you Gale.

Tangent question: I downloaded 1.3 and messed up the default toolbars somehow. I tried to restore them or configure them properly, but can't figure out how. I even uninstalled 1.3 and tried a fresh install, yet when I opened it, the toolbars were still like I had changed them to. Is there a way to restore to default or delete some preference file so that I can use it properly? Thanks.

You need to reset your preferences (just re-installing does not do the reset). See this page friom the Wiki: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Audac ... o_defaults

WC

thanks so much!
all set now, working like a champ.
appreciate the help.

Initialising the 1.3 preferences in audacity.cfg after using Audacity 1.2 is probably a good move anyway, but if the toolbars get messed up again and that's the only problem, just click View > Toolbars > Reset Toolbars.



Gale