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Jvk

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Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« on: January 05, 2003, 01:11:17 pm »

While decoding a large MP3, I ran out of disk space. After I quit MJ to delete the MP3, my entire hard drive was still full. Is there a temp file where the partial decode is sitting ? :o
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2003, 01:18:41 pm »

In Options, File Naming & Location, there a place to specify a temporary file location.  Check there, plus the windows temp directory.
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2003, 02:29:33 pm »

Interesting. I have the default c:\music\temp as the directory to use. I do not though, have a c:\music directory. I tried editing a much smaller MP3 (after clearing some other program files out) and the file did get decoded into a wav. I'm still not able to find where that wav file (or temp wav file) is stored or its extension (if not wav). I did check in the recommended locations and found no files that appeared to be related to MJ.

Any other ideas ?

Os Win2K

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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2003, 02:43:37 pm »

the wave file is deleted from the Temp Dir Just After It Is Converted.


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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2003, 03:17:52 pm »

Ok, so now I know I'm not going nuts  :-*

That explains now. How about the previous post when the operation aborted ? Before the decoding I had a gig free (the mp3 was rather large). After the decoding aborted due to a lack of space, I pressed okay and my hard drive was still filled up and I'm not sure where to look for that file (or at least I can't find where the space went to)
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2003, 03:20:39 pm »

MJ uses a temp directory that you can set.  The file should be there.  It's usually c:\music\temp, but it could be anything.

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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2003, 03:24:51 pm »

Agreed, and that's what the settings in MJ are set for, however I don't have a c:\music or c:\music\temp directory.

So, that being the case where are the files then stored ? Or, are the directories dynamically created/deleted ?

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2003, 03:27:50 pm »

You can find out by exploring MJ's settings/options.
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2003, 03:35:04 pm »

The settings in MJ are c:\music\temp, but again I don't have those directories created on my HD. Will MJ create/delete them on the fly ?

I can create those directories/subdirectories for the next time so I'll know where the files will be.

I'm still trying to see where the old file might be now.

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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2003, 03:37:42 pm »

>> are the directories dynamically created
MJ \ MC does create the dir, it does not delete it. it should be there.

Maybe something is wrong.

Maybe Create A Folder, Then Go Into MJ And Browse To The Temp Folder You Just Created To Make Sure.
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2003, 03:43:53 pm »

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Thanks for saying that, but new people are often a breath of fresh air.  If you'll be patient, there are plenty of people here who can help.
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2003, 04:11:45 pm »

>>Maybe Create A Folder, Then Go Into MJ And Browse >>To The Temp Folder You Just Created To Make Sure.

All set for the next time. Now to find the old file.....
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2003, 04:19:07 pm »

I Might Play With That It Might Be A Bug.

Where Is Your Base Path?

Normaly It Is C:\Music

Temp Normaly It Is C:\Music\Temp

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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2003, 04:21:36 pm »

Yep, those are the paths set in the program, but I had to manually create the directory and subdirectory.
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #14 on: January 05, 2003, 04:22:59 pm »

Ok, I Don't Use MJ8 But I WIll Look In MC9 To Make Sure.

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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #15 on: January 05, 2003, 04:28:42 pm »

Is MC 9 worth the upgrade ? I was very impressed with MJ 8. It gives RealOne a great run for the money. I don't really need all the "extras" RO "provides".
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #16 on: January 05, 2003, 04:37:36 pm »

It Really Depends On Your Point Of View I Guess.

More Bugs Need To Be Worked Out Right Now.

But I Use Options in MC9 That Are Not In MJ8 So I Would Say Yes.
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #17 on: January 05, 2003, 05:49:21 pm »

How about using the Windows Search function....

Go to the Advanced tab and specify to look for files bigger than a certain size.

Also, Jvk, remember that an MP3 decoded to WAV could be almost 10 times bigger than the original MP3.

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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2003, 05:59:04 am »

Found it !!

For future reference MJ 8's Media Editor decodes the file in the systems temp directory.

For example, in Win 2K, My Computer>>Properties>>Advanced>>Environment Variables lists what folders are used for temp space.

This is not searched by the normal search function in Windows because this is normally a hidden file.

I found the files by accident while checking on something else. The 2+ gig file was sitting there and actually marked with the file name(decompressed).wav

So to summarize, if a decode aborts abnormally, the file is not automatically removed and it can be found (at least for Win 2K) in the temp directory indicated by the environment variable setting.

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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #19 on: January 06, 2003, 06:58:17 am »

>> For future reference MJ 8's Media Editor
>> decodes the file in the systems temp directory.
I wonder if that is a bug.
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Re: Aborted MP3 Decode, Hard Drive Now Full
« Reply #20 on: January 26, 2003, 01:55:25 pm »

I am also having trouble with Decoding, and hard drive full. Also decoding large Mp3 (2 Albums).
Trying to use Media Editor to split file. C drive is to full, so set D:\music for decoding. MJ keeps putting decoded file in C:\Window\Temp.  HARD DRIVE FULL, end of story!!
Does anyone know if this a BUG ? ? ?
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