Roon falsely detects MP3 files as corrupt on NAS (ref#5QY1MM)

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Thank @mjw but I don’t use Terminal/Command Line tools.

I’ll try and remove the cover art, or just remove the album and start from scratch

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Do you know of any MAC software that will do the same thing @mjw ?

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Yate should do this for you in batch mode.

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OK. I’ll check that one. I use Tag Editor for Mac - Free Download - Amvidia (have done for years) and it’s been fine up until this album/issue. Even if I remove all artwork or replace with a new 600x600 version, Roon still skips it as corrupt

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Are you using progressive JPEG? I think this could be a Mac thing.

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@mjw So even Yate is showing there is no artwork in those files, but Roon skips them. Even if I create a new folder and drop the files straight in.

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I don’t know what @benjamin used to “fix” the 3 files I sent to him, but they worked.

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I also don’t get how Roon pulled them in and played the album through twice before deeming them corrupt

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Download Yate Audio File Health Check, and scan the files for issues. If problems are found, use Yate to reencode the files using batch mode.

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Hi @davidmead,

Thanks for the follow-up! We did indeed use Terminal for the earlier procedure.

Did @mjw’s above reply help at all?

Another option to consider could be Kid3 as well:

  • Free, has a native Mac app, full GUI
  • I believe it lets you select all files in an album, view embedded picture properties (including that odd 600×590 dimension) before removing
  • It may also have an explicit "Remove all pictures" batch action separate from re-tagging, so it targets just the APIC frame without touching other tags
  • Unlike Tag Editor for Mac, which apparently didn't fully clear the frame in your case, Kid3 tends to fully strip the frame data rather than just blanking the reference
I hope this helps!