Batch check if mp3 is playable

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I just managed to recover lots of mp3 from a bad HDD.

Is there a way or tool to test all these files if they are playable?

I don't want to hit next a few thousand times

Hitting next a few thousand times might not be enough, either. Once when I recovered a lot of music years ago I went through each song manually and verified it was playable. I didn't find out until later that many of the songs were messed up in the middle, like they got spliced with another song for anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute. Fun.

Mike Fitzpatrick · Answer 1 · 2010-05-14 01:30:15Z

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Here are a couple of options.

mp3check - free, source code only

MP3 Tester - free to test, small cost to buy, Windows

answered May 14 '10 at 1:30

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afrazier · Answer 2 · 2010-05-14 03:35:21Z

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mp3Utility, mp3val, and foobar2000 with the foo_verifier plugin can all help.

answered May 14 '10 at 3:35

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