[X4U] massive iTunes corruption

[joshua hough]

HD failure?  This wouldn't be discovered in some way by TechTool Pro or DiskWarrior?  Both have been run repeatedly with no ill signs.  Also, the changed modification dates would point to some program directly mangling the files, not drive decay.  Right?
-Josh


>Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:20:35 +0100
>From: Simon Forster <simon-lists at ldml.com>
>Subject: Re: [X4U] massive iTunes corruption
>
>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