Converting m4a to mp3

Alan Sex · #1 (**permalink**) 14th October 2009, 02:39 AM

I've found programs using google, but need to see if any of youse have a recommended free tool for converting m4a files from my ipod library to mp3 so I can play them off the memory in my car stereo.

Fanks again!

DJLJ · #2 (**permalink**) 14th October 2009, 02:41 AM

You can do that from within iTunes, which I assume you use with your ipod.

Alan Sex · #3 (**permalink**) 14th October 2009, 02:49 AM

Yep, I use iTunes.

I want to leave the stuff on iTunes as is - my new motor has 16gb built in memory which only plays mp3 tracks. I need to copy files from my iTunes library to a new library, convert them to mp3 and stick them on a memory stick to download into the usb port on the car stereo.

I just wasn't clear in the first post!

DJLJ · #4 (**permalink**) 14th October 2009, 02:58 AM

How to export from iTunes to mp3.

Exporting An MP3 Using iTunes: Brief Tutorial « Holy Paninis!

RedinSweden · #5 (**permalink**) 14th October 2009, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJLJ

How to export from iTunes to mp3.

Exporting An MP3 Using iTunes: Brief Tutorial « Holy Paninis!

Cheers! I have one song that is m4a and i wanted to convert.

Alan Sex · #6 (**permalink**) 15th October 2009, 12:57 AM

Ok, cheers folks. Got the converting done.

Most of the tracks are copying well from my desktop onto the memory stick - but a few albums are coming up with the error message

Are you sure you want to copy this file without its properties?

The file >>file name>>> has properties that cannot be copied to the new location.

Can't work out how to fix the files to copy them.

Ideas??

Alan Sex · #7 (**permalink**) 15th October 2009, 01:32 AM

Something to do with removing metadata?

DJLJ · #8 (**permalink**) 15th October 2009, 01:38 AM

Looks like it is because your computer is formatted NTFS and the drive you are trying to copy to is FAT formatted. Would it be an option to reformat the drive you are trying to save the files to, as NTFS? Otherwise, you probably need to delete the properties, i.e MP3 tags etc. from the files, in order to copy them over.

Oh, another thing could be the length of the filenames, are these problematic files, much longer than the ones the copy correctly? That could also be the problem.