[X4U] massive iTunes corruption

[Simon Forster]

On 15 Aug 2005, at 16:51, joshua hough wrote:

> My iTunes library contains around 10,000 MP3s.  Latest version of  
> iTunes on Jaguar.  Starting recently, occasionally the wrong MP3s  
> are playing.  Or sometimes the correct one plays, but part way  
> through it starts playing part of another file.  The problem is not  
> the library file itself.  Playing the actual MP3s in RealOne or QT  
> Player shows that many of them are severely hosed (randomly spliced  
> together with different MP3s).  Last-modified dates show they've  
> been modified very recently.

My guess is that you're seeing the first signs of an incipient HD  
failure. Certainly, I've experienced mild file corruption which got  
progressively worse until the HD failed. I don't want to appear  
alarmist but do make sure that you've got an up-to-date backup just  
in case.

Simon